Alliance For Kurdish Rights has been using social networking tools to raise awareness for Halabja genocide, which took place on March 16, 1988. We have written about what happened in the massacre here, why it is important to remember it …
Posted in Campaigns, Genocide, Iraq | 2 CommentsHalabja is a Kurdish town in Southern Kurdistan, and Northern Iraq. It is nearly 150 miles north-east of Baghdad, and has a rich history. It is home to Adela Khanum, an iconic feminist Kurdish figure, who was honoured with the …
Posted in Genocide, Iraq | Leave a commentSabiha Gökçen holding a bomb before the bombardment operation over Dersim with her Breguet 19. Fato Dersimi was among those who fled Dersim, which is a predominately Kurdish district in Northern Kurdistan. When Turkish troops were killing Kurdish civilians between …
Posted in BDP, Genocide, Turkey, Violence | Leave a commentThe operation was called “Anfal Campaign;” Anfal means “Spoils of war” in Arabic. This was a genocidal campaign that was followed by a series of systematic attacks against the Kurdish population and their means of livelihood – villages, agriculture, infrastructures, …
Posted in Arabic, Discrimination, European Union, Genocide, Iran, Iraq, Reports, Syria, Turkey, United Nations, WMD | 6 Comments