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Letter to President Obama
PKK extends ceasefire till 15 July
PKK Calls For Peace!
A new approach to resolve the Kurdish issue by Turkey’s President needs to go further
Extraditing Kurds to Turkey will not help resolve Turkish-Kurdish tension
Seminar on Human Rights and US-Iran Relations
Syrian law forbids the use of Kurdish language
The urgency of this search for peace cannot be underestimated!
Where is the lawless city?
Appeal to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, international human rights organisations ........
Court ruling regarding 24 Kurdish activists including Mr Fouad Aliko, Mr. Hassan Saleh
Kurdish singer Rojin quits TRT-6 and says they treated her like a criminal
Demonstrate to Stop the Criminalisation of the Kurdish Freedom Struggle
President Obama Misses Fundamental Kurdish Issues in Turkey
Two dead and scores injured as Turkish security forces fire into crowd of Kurds
Talabani and Barzani discuss the upcoming election in Kurdistan
Peace Now! Unban the PKK!
Kurdish New Year events in Southern California
Halabja
UK Carrying Out Turkey's War Against the Kurds!
5th International EUTCC Conference on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds
Jalal Talabani and His Two Deputies, Kosrat Rassoul and Barham Saleh
Former Turkish State Minister confesses: Massacres blamed on PKK were committed by the Turkish State
Resignations of Kurdish Officials may "lead to Disaster"
Letter to President Obama
UK Aiding Turkey In Kurdish Rights Crackdown
Resignations of Kurdish Officials may "lead to Disaster"
The archetype of a Median descendant
Kurdistan Islamic Union, a Successful Model of the Islamic-Liberals
Making Kurdish music
UK Aiding Turkey In Kurdish Rights Crackdown
Full text of PUK General-Secretary Jalal Talabani’s reform project
Reform in Kurdistan: Democratic Change Trend's Reform Project
Speech by Öztürk Türkdoğan IHD President
Sara Aktas: Speech in 5th International EUTCC Conference
Deadlock and the human rights situation
The role of Europe in promoting democratic changes
Neo-ottoman policy of AKP
Prospects for a democratic, peaceful solution to Kurdish question
Notes by Ahmet Türk
Mr. Sarbaxoee goes to EU
Kurdish Cultural Center now open in Atlanta GA
The Upcoming Election: Overcoming Corrupted Leadership in Kurdistan
Election is a democratic procedure, not a contest about the personalities and popularity of the candidates.  On both the local and national levels, ___________________
Dear President of Kurdistan...Congratulations!
We all have moments when we feel we have lost the will to live and mine came on the evening of Monday 1st June when I looked at KTV, the official ___________________
The King Worshiper and the Separatist
My friends and I understand each other relatively well. He supports PUK, the Persian United Kingdom, and tells me that separating the kingdom into ___________________
While US administration works for reconciliation in Iraq, hundreds of Kurds lose their lives to .........
Genocide is an act with intend to eradicate a group of people based on some criteria that binds them together such as race, religion, ethnicity, believe, ___________________
Kurdistan Regional Gamblers
KRG leaders are often criticized for their incompetence to promote their people’s ultimate cause. I confess I was not sure what KRG stands for, until I ___________________
Kevin Costner's advertisement and Turkey’s involvement in genocide
Kevin Costner, in the morning or in the evening, whenever you have time, you should read about the Turkish involvement in the Armenian genocide, and ___________________
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli stands for President of Kurdistan
Many people believe that to put your name forward as a candidate for the presidency of Kurdistan is futile and a waste of time. I do not think so and in fact ___________________
Ahmadinejad, Obama, and Change
A friend told me that cynical Americans who did not believe in change used to have a saying: “America will be ready to elect a black president when ___________________
Tamils Struggle for Independent Homeland will not Disappear  
Over the last two weeks we have seen the advancement of the Sri Lankan government troops against the Tamil ethnic ___________________
Fingers That Crush Each Other
I keep revisiting the book Fingers That Crush Each Other (Panjakan Yaktry Ash Kenen) written in the Kurdish language by Nosherwan Mustafa Emin ___________________
Could corruption offer a path to liberation?
In a heated debate, a few friends were arguing that corruption is the reason why Kurdistan is not yet liberated. They pointed to the disparity ___________________
PUK: Disunity of Leaders Results in Crumbling Party
Many people believe that the PUK organisation was originally set up in 1975 as a semi-front for all different factions inside Kurdistan, including Marxist, ___________________
Mustafa Barzani and His Immortal Legacy
Mustafa Barzani, for Kurdish patriots, is the most revered name for many reasons: First he is the only leader in the 20th century who managed to unite ___________________
In the Defense of the Late Mullah Mustafa Barzani
Mustafa Barzani devoted his entire life to the Kurdish cause.   He was 3 years old when, along with his mother, he was thrown in prison.   He was only 16 years ___________________
Birth of the Peopledom is Near
A couple of years ago I put my ideas for an On-Line Real-Time Direct democracy in a book and published it. It contains ___________________


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Kurdish Views
KRG elections begin to sizzle
Blog - By Shkow Sharif  -  July 4, 2009
The buzz of electioneering is certainly in the Kurdish air. It is impossible to go half an hour without hearing a campaign anthem or seeing an election slogan. Young
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Corruption rampant in oil-rich Kurdistan
Marketplace - By Reese Erlich   -  July 4, 2009
Oil companies are cautiously gearing up to tap Kurdistan's massive oil fields. But they could hit some roadblocks from the country's high-level corruption, which is
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Protest on the 20th Anniversary of Dr. Ghasssemlou's Terror by the Mullahs in Iran
PDKI -  July 4, 2009
20 years ago, on 13 July 1989, a legendary Kurdish leader and then the Secretary-general of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Dr. Abdul-Rahman
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Empower Kurdistan to Independence and to Freedom!
Kurdishaspect.com -  July 3, 2009
The people of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) together at their discretion and at the time of their choosing may hold a referendum to amend the Constitution and to declare an independent Kurdish state under “the right of nations to self-determination”.
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Iranian Mullahs Under Fire
Kurdishaspect.com - By Rauf Naqishbendi  - July 1, 2009
The Iranian post-presidential election turmoil has been rocking the ruling clergy government in Iran, and posing the most threatening challenge to their authority
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Electoral commission to decide on constitution referendum
AFP - July 1, 2009
The Independent High Electoral Commission will decide today, July1, on whether it can make preparations of a referendum on the draft of the Kurdistan Constitution
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I am confident that these elections will change the entire political map of Kurdistan
Rudaw - June 30, 2009
We believe that the ruling system of Kurdistan has to be changed, the region should be improved politically and the parliament, government institutions
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Count Your Change
Newsweek - By Lennox Samuels - June 29, 2009
If raw excitement is any indication, big things may be happening in Iraqi Kurdistan. After months of delay, campaign season has finally begun for the
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An Islamic, Patriarch Constitution
Rudaw - By Noreldin Waisy  - June 29, 2009
Unfortunately the Kurdistan Parliament finally bowed to the demands of the conservative and retrogressive forces and passed a Constitution that doesn’t
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Show your support for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey
KNC  - June 29, 2009
Considering the developments in the last two decades in Turkey vis-à-vis the Kurdish issue, and the wise policies of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) to find
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Lame-duck lawmakers push through Kurdistan's new charter
IPS - Mohammed A. Salih  - June 29, 2009
A draft constitution passed by the parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan has drawn divided reactions, with some questioning the very legitimacy of a lame-duck parliament _________________________________
First step towards a ”change”
Kurdishaspect.com - By Razan Lawan - June 24, 2009
The Change List initiated by Kak Nowshirwan will probably do a first major change in the Iraqi Kurdish political system; that change will be to implement a
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Iran must stop the violence against protestors
Alliance for Kurdish Rights  - June 24, 2009
There have been widespread protests against the disputed election results following the declared victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June
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A Kurdish view on the Iranian Uprising
Kurdishaspect.com - By Kay Azadabeen - June 22, 2009
One might wonder why we do not hear much about the Kurdish views in the media in regard to the election in Iran. The media is usually serving the establishment.
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Can a democratic election change our society for the better in the South of Kurdistan?
Kurdishaspect.com - By Mufid Abdulla - June 19, 2009
This should act as a warning to our own corrupt Kurdish leaders that we are not prepared to continue with such acts and are at a vital point now in our history
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Austrian lawmaker links Ahmadinejad to 1989 Kurdish killing
AFP - June 19, 2009
An Austrian lawmaker on Thursday linked Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the 1989 murder of a Kurdish opposition leader in Vienna.
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Interview with Arab Association for Kurdish Rights
Kurdishaspect.com - By Ara Alan - June 18, 2009
Esra'a Al Shafei is the founder of Arab Association for Kurdish Rights. She has formed an activist group with fellow student and journalists to speak for Kurdish
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The Exportation of American Prosperity and the Phantom Economic Recovery
Kurdishaspect.com - By Rauf Naqishbendi - June 18, 2009
It all depends on to whom one listens. There are many economists claiming that the bad news is behind us and the economy is in recovery mode. Banks have
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Halluja left Iran too
Kurdishaspect.com - By Hataw Sarkawt  - June 17, 2009
Halluja is a friend from the Iranian Kurdistan.  She was as sweet as a sugar plum, when I said good bye to her on a Christmas night many years ago. Recently she
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The messy world George W. Bush left behind
Kurdishaspect.com - By Dr. Kirmanj Gundi - June 17, 2009
In the wake of the impractical policies adopted by George W. Bush, the Middle Eastern regions became a vexatious migraine for the world. Afghanistan, Iraq,
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The President of Kurdistan Region should be elected by the parliament
Rudaw- June 17, 2009
Nawshirwan Mustafa, head of the Change List, told the London-based Arabic
newspaper Azzaman that President of Kurdistan Region should be elected by
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Producing and exporting oil by Kurdistan Region is a remarkable achievement
Rudaw- June 16, 2009
Professor Ismail Beshkchi is a supporter of the Kurdish cause in Turkey. He has spent more than 17 years in Turkish prison for his positions in support of Kurdish
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Don't Give Up on Iraqi Democracy
Wall Street Journal - By Entifadh Qanbar - June 13, 2009
The Iraqi people will defend our democracy. It is in the best interests of the U.S. to continue its firm support for democracy in Iraq and not to slide back into the dead-
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Boycott of Sham Elections in Kurdistan
Krudishaspect.com - By Sayeh Hassan - June 13, 2009
According to the Payam website many cities in Kurdistan of Iran have boycotted the [S]elections. You can find on the hour updated news about different cities on
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Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation launch new website!
KSSO - June 12, 2009
June 2009 sees the re-launch of the Kurdish Studies and Student Organisation’s website, incorporating links to popular social networking sites.
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Self Critique and Privatizing Religion
Kurdishaspect.com - By Kay Azadabeen - June 12, 2009
In an article titled An Open letter to President Obama, a Kurdish author that reminds me of a typical grandpa argues that the oppression of the 50 millions
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Kurdish National Congress of North America is calling on all Kurds in Eastern Kurdistan to boycott Iran’s elections
KNC - June 11, 2009
The Kurdish National Congress of North America is calling on the 12 million Kurds living in Iran under the rule of the Islamic Republic and Iranian Kurds in Diaspora
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Canada is not the Place to Advertise for the Islamic Regime!!!
Kurdishaspect.com - By Sayeh Hassan  - June 11, 2009
As Canadians we must remember that besides being a major threat to its’ own people The Islamic Regime is a global threat to the entire international
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An interview with Nawshirwan Mustafa
Kurdishaspect.com - Translated By Simko Azad  - June 10, 2009
We do not believe that Kurdish unity is having a single Kurdish list we believe hat Kurdish unity is having one Kurdish line. It is possible for us to have a common
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Why Iran's Elections Should Be Boycotted
Kurdishaspect.com - By Mustafa Hijri - June 8, 2009
It is in democracy that modern forms of political authority find their most powerful source of legitimacy. Even dictatorships know this. But instead of embarking on a
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Abolishing Religion for Peace
Kurdishaspect.com - By Kay Azadabeen - June 8, 2009
Traditionally the Jungle and Sahara are led by kings and sultans. In a recent visit to the Sahara a new sultan mentioned that he respects the religion of the people
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