Category Archives: Events

The long road to peace and reconciliation in Turkey: Seminar

SOAS Kurdish Society with Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Opportunities for genuine dialogue between Ankara and the Kurds   Seminar on Saturday, 16 November 4-6pm SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG, Room L67, Main Building Speakers: Judge Essa Moosa, International Peace and Reconciliation Initiative, South Africa Akif Wan, Kurdistan National Congress…

The implications of mass trials in Turkey for the peace process with the Kurds

KCK supporters under arrest

Panel Discussion (London): Anti-terror legislation and the obstruction of Justice Wednesday 9th October 2013, 6.30pm Venue: Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincolns Inn Fields, London WC2A (closest tube Holborn) Chair: Prof Bill Bowring School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London; President of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH); International Secretary of…

Christianity in Kurdistan Today

 Press Release by Gulan: Event at the UK Royal Geographical Society (on 31st October – details below) sheds light on the culture, history and day to day life of this overlooked minority. Kurdistan is home to many ancient churches, including the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Church of the East, the Chaldean Catholic Church and the…

London Kurdish Film Festival Screenplay Competition

LKFF

By LKFF: Recognising the vital importance of well constructed and developed screenplays for the enrichment of Kurdish cinema, the London Kurdish Film Festival is organising a competition to select the best entry for a screenplay for a feature film on a Kurdish theme. The competition forms part of the 8th London Kurdish Film Festival that is…

Turkey, peace talks and the PKK: London meeting

By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Freedom and Justice for the Kurds Date: Friday, 28 June 2013, 6.30pm Place: Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A (closest tube Holborn) Chaired by Professor Bill Bowring, President of the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Panel Rights (ELDH); International Secretary, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers Bookmark…

Suli court protest for ‘Laws to bring women’s killers to justice’

KT News: Following a controversial decision by a judge last week in the Sakar murder case, the Zhyan Group for Protecting Women is holding a protest outside the Suli court tomorrow at 8 am calling for ‘Laws to bring women’s killers to justice’. They are protesting at the judge’s decision to release Sakar’s father, the…

‘Who are the Kurds?’: Book launch, London, 9 March

By Kurdish Book Club: As part of a series of seminars, the Kurdish Book Club is pleased to invite you to the launch of “Who Are the Kurds? The History of Kurds and the Origin of their Language from the Dawn of Civilization to the Tenth Century A.D” by Soran Hamarash. Date: Sat 9th March 2013…

Lawyers on trial in Turkey: Implications for establishing peace and justice – London meeting

Political arrests in Turkey

Peace in Kurdistan Campaign supported by the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) and CAMPACC Date: Thursday, 28 February, 6.30-8pm Venue: Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Westminster, SW1 IMPORTANT Please try and arrive at 6pm to make sure you leave enough time to get through security Hosted by Lord…

Kurdish population in Turkey: Time for justice and a roadmap towards reconciliation – London meeting

woman in Kurdish village

Hosted by the Law Society: Date: Wednesday, 20 February, 17.30-20.00 Venue:  The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL This seminar of the Law Society, arranged in conjunction with Human Rights Watch, will bring together international and Turkish lawyers. Speakers include Emma Sinclair Webb, author of the Human Rights Watch report, Professor Francoise Hampson of…

Second anniversary of state killings in Suli – London protest

Date: Friday 15th February 2013 Time: 1-2 pm Venue: 23 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6LB (Nearest tube station: Victoria) The Freedom Umbrella group is organising a protest outside the London office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to mark the second anniversary of the deadly attack by militiamen on unarmed demonstrators in the city of Suli. Bookmark on Delicious…

‘The Kurds in a Transforming Middle East’ – seminar, Conejo Valley

By KNC-NA: With Prof. Hisyar Ozsoy, University of Michigan, Flint, and Luqman Barwari, President of the Kurdish National Congress, North America Dr. Hisyar Ozsoy will be the keynote speaker on the topic, “The Kurds in a Transforming Middle East”. The event will be held at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on January 26, 2013…

Invitation to ‘Kurds in the Changing Middle East’ Conference

By Kurdish Academic Forum: You are cordially invited to the ‘Kurds in the Changing Middle East Conference’ which will be held at the The School of Oriental and African Studies on 17-18 November. Among speakers are Salih Muslim, the leader of the PYD, Gultan Kışanak, co-chair of the BDP and Peace Negotiator Brian Currin. The Middle…

Urgent Appeal: Support the demands of the Kurdish Hunger Strikers in Turkey!

Press Release: “The hunger strikes constitute an indication that the Kurdish issue has reached an intolerable level!” – Metin Bakkalci, head of the Human Rights Foundation in Turkey Demonstrate outside 10 Downing St, London: 12 noon Wed 24th Oct 2012. Hundreds of Kurdish political internees, incarcerated for campaigning for Kurdish rights in Turkey are on day 43 of possibly…

Syria and Kurds at the crossroads of change: LA seminar, 6th Oct

By Kurdish American Education Society-Los Angeles: Seminar Announcement Democratization in Syria, Perspectives and Prospects, Syria and Kurds at the Crossroads of Change: Oct 6, 2012 at the California State University, the University Theater (UT) from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the…

‘Mass political show trials in Turkey’: UK public meeting

By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Date: Tuesday 18 September 2012 Time: 6.30-8.30pm Place: Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ  (nearest tube: Holborn) Chaired by: Prof Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College, President of the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) and International Secretary of the Haldane Society of Socialist…