Amid continued silence from Iraqi Kurdistan officials and prominent Syrian Kurds, many youth in Kurdish towns in Syria counted themselves among the protesters that have rallied in Syrian streets every Friday for over three months. Thousands protested in Kobanî (Ain el Arab), Amûdê, Qamishlo, …
Posted in Syria | Comments Off on Syrian Kurdish towns protest on the “Friday of the Loss of Legitimacy”Turkey’s June 12 elections brought a third victory for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), with an unprecedented 50% of the votes. Alongside Erdogan’s victory, however, Turkish Kurdistan is also celebrating the victory of …
Posted in BDP, Leyla Zana, Turkey | Comments Off on Elections in Turkey Raise Hopes for Turkish KurdsThe election high was not over yet when the Turkish police took more 74 people into custody, mostly those who are affiliated with the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). In the June election of this year in Turkey, the …
Posted in Suppression, Trials, Turkey | Comments Off on Turkey on arresting spree after Kurdish election gainCaught in the spirit of reform that has spread all over the Middle East, protests against the Kurdistan Regional Government have largely gone unnoticed, with Kurdish youth demanding an end to corruption, nepotism, high unemployment, biased media outlets, and violence. …
Posted in Human Rights Watch, Iraq, Kurdistan, Protests | Comments Off on Protests Against the Kurdish Regional Government Stall in Opposition Talks