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Iranian Kurds in an Age of Globalisation
Response to Amy Howard’s Allegations
Public  Statement on Peace Groups
Further explanations on Kenneth F. McCallion and the Anfal case
KYC Opens a new chapter in Lincoln Nebraska
Lawsuits against the government of Iraq and a company that sold precursor chemicals to Saddam Hussein’s regime go forward 
KNCNA and Kenneth F. McCallion Owe Anfal Victims an Explanation
The Press and Political Processes in Contemporary Iraqi Kurdistan
Campaign in Support of Kurdish Political Prisoners Launched by Women of Azarmehr
The first Kurdish-American film David & Layla now available on iTunes and Netflix
KYC's Fundraiser Party in Atlanta Georgia 
Four fundamental questions about DNO
The First New York Kurdish Film Festival: Cinema Across Borders  October 21-25
DAVID & LAYLA at Kurdish Film Festival
Prevent Iran from getting the bomb, Sign the G-20 petition
Racially motivated attacks in the UK are higher than ever
Remarks by Vice President Biden at joint statement to the press with Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani
South of Kurdistan: political earthquake will change political map Part II
DAVID & LAYLA at Vienna Jewish Film Club
Appeal to save the life of a Kurdish teacher
Roundup of media reports on honour-based violence and violent incidents involving women in Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Launch in Sulaymaniyah of the first literary translation of Mam u Zin  into Standard (South Kurmanji) Kurdish
Call to Action! Stop the Deportation of Ibrahim Parlak
Hawlati’s interview with Kamal Mirawdeli on the results of Kurdistan region’s presidential elections   
Statement by the presidential office of Dr Kamal Mirawdeli on the first meeting of the new Kurdistan parliament
A tribute to the great Kurdish artist Ali Latif
Kamal Mirawdeli warns of violence and civil unrest in Kurdistan region
Turkish-Kurdish conflict through a woman’s lens
Winds of change in Turkish-Kurdish relations
The New Kurdistan Parliament
Former FBI translator gets chance to reveal information about scandals and also discusses Armenian genocide and Kurds
To remember 1979 invasion of East Kurdistan
Hell under theocracy
Call for Paper
Overall assessment of Kurdistan elections
A letter to Kurdistan
Shock to the System

Erdogan’s trip to Iran and Turkey’s tilt towards the Islamic regime in Iran
Following the strained relations between Turkey and Israel, Raceb Tayyip Edrogan, the Turkish Prime Minister embarked on an official trip to ____________________
Iranian accusations of separatism and treason
I have received a couple of angry emails from Iranian expatriates accusing our party, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, of treason and ____________________
What is Mine is Mine; What is Yours is Negotiable
The late Howard K. Smith, the ABC Television News anchor and commentator, used to remind us often of one of his favorite quotations, which he ____________________
Iraq:Partition is the Only Solution
The two co-ordinated attacks which took place on the 25th October in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, were the biggest explosions to take place over ____________________
South of Kurdistan:The Political earthquake will change the political map  Part IV
The entire situation in the south of Kurdistan at present is pioneering. This is not only due to the work of one leader or other individuals, but rather from ____________________
Iraq’s rapidly growing military capability is a great threat to Kurdistan's future
After the invasion in 2003, the Baath party was more or less dissolved.  Adherents and members belonging to ministry of defense, ministry of state for
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Kurdish prisoners have been raped in Iranian prisons since 1979
Documents showing that regimes around the world use rape as a tool to curb political dissent have been brought to public light during different wars ____________________
South of Kurdistan: the political earthquake will change the political map Part III
Nawshirwan Mustafa’s message through some of his followers to PUK leader Talabani and his second in command Kusrat Rasul is that ____________________
Kurdish prisoner tortured to death in Omrye
Guards of a prison in the Kurdish city of Ormye tortured a Kurdish prisoner by the name of Amir Abdullanejad to death on the third of October. Agents of ____________________
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s longest suicide letter
Once upon a time, and it was a very bad time, there was a leader, who decided to commit suicide due to a psychological breakdown which left him with ____________________
Ask not why They Did it to us; Ask Why We Did it to Ourselves!
Ask any Kurd, this one included, why his people have not been able to establish a free and independent Kurdistan, despite the huge sacrifices they have ____________________
Who is behind the recent assassinations in Iranian Kurdistan?
Two weeks ago, five officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran were killed in a series of assassinations in the Kurdish ____________________
The reason why Iran’s Green Movement has no support in Kurdistan
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The debacle of DNO's share sale to Turkish Genel Enerji and the role of Kurdish minister in question
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I ran away from death, now I have a fear of life!
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The selection of Barham Salih as Kurdistan PM by parliament and the absence of Macavity the Mystery Cat
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Kurdish Views
EUTCC Strongly Condemns Turkey’s Actions Towards the Kurds
Kurdishaspect.com - December 28, 2009
It is with the deepest disappointment that we note the recent systematic and antidemocratic arrests of more than 80 persons including 9 democratically
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Peace and Democracy Party Statement
Kurdishaspect.com - December 26, 2009
On Thursday morning, 24 December 2009, an operation was carried out by security forces against the Peace and Democracy Party (Barış ve Demokrasi
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If the Kurds Were Not Muslim
Kurdishaspect.com - By Dr. Aland Mizell  -  December 24, 2009
If the majority of the Kurds were not Muslim, what would their status be by now? Would the Kurds get support from Christian nations? Would Kurds have their
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A journey through growing ripples of Iraqi Oil Industry from the collapse of Othman empire to the US led invasion....
Kurdishaspect.com - By Harem Karem   -  December 21, 2009
The struggle for Iraqi oil started at the beginning of the last century and it played a central role in the occupation of the country by the British in 1917.
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New England Kurdish Association (NEKA)’s Reaction to Closure of Democratic Society Party (DTP)
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 21, 2009
In 1990, the late Turkish leader, Turgut Ozal, was advocating a more liberal political climate. Kurds also wanted to use the open channel through parliament ________________________________
North of Kurdistan: is Turkey returning to the martial law of 1978?
Kurdishaspect.com - By Mufid Abdulla -  December 21, 2009
Anybody who travels to Turkey especially to the Kurdish part in the south of Turkey, realises the poor state of the living conditions for people living there.
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Trial of three political Kurdish women and one man delayed, in Syria
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 21, 2009
Cases number 3485, and 3486 were adjourned in the Individual Military Court in Qamishli until 17 January 2010 because the detainees were not brought from the
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Kurdistan Institute for Political Issues Condemn the Ban of DTP (Kurdish Democratic Society Party)
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 12, 2009
While efforts have been done to reconcile Turkey’s people and the government, the Turkish Constitutional court newly decided to close the DTP party which has
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EUTCC Patron Leyla Zana banned by Constitutional Court, Turkey
EUTCC -  December 14, 2009
Leyla Zana, an internationally renowned Kurdish politician and spokesperson is banned from joining any political party the next five years. The banning followed
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Turkey’s High Court decision to ban the DTP was unjust
KNC -  December 14, 2009
(December 14, 2009). Justice in Turkey is premised on the Turkish Constitution, which has been adopted by the military junta and ultra Turkish nationalists. The
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Asos Hardi, Kurdish Editor in Chief, Wins Gebran Tueni Award
WAN -  December 12, 2009
Asos Hardi, the Editor in Chief and founder of the Awene newspaper in Iraqi Kurdistan, has been awarded the 2009 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of ________________________________
EUTCC strongly condemns Turkey’s ban on DTP
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 12, 2009
The EUTCC strongly deplores the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decision to ban the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).  So far 37 members of the DTP
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Kurdish conscript Khalil Bozan Sheikh Muslim is one of the new victims ...
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 12, 2009
According to the Kurdish organization for the Defence of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD, the family of conscript Khalil Bozan Sheikh
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Letter to José Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission
KNC -  December 12, 2009
In 1979, when Shah’s despotic regime was superseded by Khomeini’s tyrannical theocratic regime and the establishment of the Shiite sectarian government, strict
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The change  “Goran” between Political Parties & Movemen Kurdishaspect.com - By Mufid Abdulla -  December 12, 2009
When considering the general characteristics of political parties in the Western world we can see that most have taken a Stalinist approach to political parties.
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Stop Turkey’s State Killing of Abdullah Ocalan!
Kurdish Federation in UK -  December 1, 2009
The Kurdish Freedom Movement sincerely and honestly believes that the Turkish authorities have taken their plan towards killing the leader of the Kurdish
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Zaynab Jalalian’s Letter to the world’s Conscience
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 1, 2009
The Kurdish woman, Ms. Zaynab Jalalian, who has been sentenced to death by the Iranian government, spends her remaining time at a prison in Sanandaj in ________________________________
Iran: A stubborn murderer of Kurdish human rights activists
Kurdishaspect.com -  December 1, 2009
In the past years, the Iranian despotic regime has been busier than ever before murdering Kurdish human rights activists. Sadly enough, the Kurdish activists are
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Two Kurdish men in their 70s and a 10 year old child arrested in Syria for celebrating Eid al-Adha
Kurdishaspect.com -  November 29, 2009
Kurdish Committee for Human Rights (monitor /al-Rased) and other sources report that three people have been arrested in Deyrik al-Malikiya town on the
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Bring down the walls!
Kurdishaspect.com - By Delovan Barwari - November 25, 2009
Linguistic diversity is closely connected to diverse democracy. A nation proud of its diversity will safeguard and protect its dialects. As each dialect holds
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KYC's 1st Kurdish Festival
Kurdishaspect.com -  November 25, 2009
Kurdish Festival is a celebration of Kurdish Heritage in the United States. The festival will stretch a spam of three days. During which, Kurds and non-Kurds, from
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Kurdistan Region and the Dangers of Remaining within Iraq
Kurdishaspect.com - By Karim Hasan - November 21, 2009
November 2009, six years and half have passed since the fall of Saddam’s regime in April 2003. The fall of Saddam’s regime brought hope for Kurds. As the
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Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regarding the Plight of Our People in Kurdistan-Syria
KNC- November 21, 2009
In the wake of the Sykes-Picot Treaty in 1918, and the subsequent division of Kurdistan among Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, the people of Kurdistan
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“The Principles of Democratic and Non-democratic Government”
Kurdishaspect.com - By Nabaz Shwany - November 18, 2009
Democratic and non-democratic government is a very significant topic that discuss among politician and people. Both terms have different definitions
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Does the new cabinet have legitimacy?
Kurdishaspect.com - By Razan Lawan - November 18, 2009
Iraqi Kurdistan’s sixth government led by Barhem Salih is now appointed and ready to deliver needed services to its citizens. Citizens in Dohuk, Erbil and
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The Future of Rural Health in Southern Kurdistan
Kurdishaspect.com - By Kate Dovel - November 17, 2009
Southern Kurdistan continues to make strides towards social stability and development. Yet, amid the success of this region, discouraging levels of
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HRW's "On Vulnerable Ground" is on Shaky Ground
Kurdishaspect.com - By Martin Zehr  - November 14, 2009
The recent report of the Human Rights Watch “On Vulnerable Ground” has presented a unique effort to discredit the Kurdistan Regional Government,
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Shirkoh Moarefi another Kurdish Activist has been
Kurdishaspect.com - Translated by Sayeh Hassan - November 14, 2009
Mr. Shirkoh (Bahman) Moarefi is a 30 years old Kurdish activist who was arrested on October 31st 2008 in the city of Saqz. After months of interrogation and torture
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PDKI Press Release on the rise of executions and the killing of Ihsan Fatahian
Kurdishaspet.com   - November 14, 2009
Noting that within the last thirty years of the reign of the Islamist regime in Iran the people of Iran in general and the Kurdish people of Iran in particular have been
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Iranian theocratic regime continues to execute Kurds
Four activists from the Democratic Union Party are each sentenced to six years in prison, in Syria
Kurdish/Turkish Peace Initiative and the Current Developments in Turkey
Hunger strike amongst Kurdish political prisoners in Syria
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A journey through growing ripples of Iraqi Oil Industry from the collapse of Othman empire to the US led invasion of Iraq and the separation of Kurdistan.
The struggle for Iraqi oil started at the beginning of the last century and it played a central role in the occupation of the country by the British in 1917.
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