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By Amy L. Beam, Ed.D: As reported by ekurd.net Nov. 20, the European Parliament held a special conference to address the Yazidi refugees (also spelled Ezidi) who suffered a genocidal attack on Aug. 3, 2014, by the Islamic State (also referred to as Daesh, ISIS, and ISID). The European Parliament passed the following Resolution: Urgent assistance…
Press Release by EU-Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC): It was with shock and grief we received the horrible news about the deaths of our dear friends who were massacred in Paris today in the most grotesque way. Sakine Canziz, the co-founder of the PKK in 1978 holds a crucial role in the party. Fidan Dogan (Rojbin),…
By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: OPEN LETTER TO MR THORBJØRN JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Dear Mr Jagland As you must be aware hundreds of Kurds in Europe and Turkey have been taking part in a hunger strike to demand justice for their people. The hunger strike started as a protest by…
By GUE/NGL (European United Left/Nordic Green Left European Parliamentary Group): This morning the President of the European Parliament, Mr Martin Shulz, met Mrs Leyla Zana – European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought holder and Member of the Turkish Parliament – in Strasbourg. They discussed the political situation in Turkey and the Kurdish issue.You…
