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By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: On 16 – 19 July 2012, thirty-six Kurdish lawyers, representatives of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, were tried at Istanbul High Criminal Court. They were arrested in November 2011 and charged under the Anti-Terror Act of ‘being a member of an illegal organisation’ and ‘passing orders of Abdullah Ocalan’. Margaret…
By Mansoor Jaffer, KHRAG: Three leaders of the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in Turkey are in Cape Town this week and will speak at a Symposium organised by the Kurdish Human Rights Action Group South Africa (KHRAG). The symposium is titled “The Kurdish Question – Current situation in Turkey”. It will take place at…
By KCC2012: Erbil: 28th, 29th August Sulaimani: 31st August, 1st September The Kurdistan Careers Conference 2012 (KCC2012) will be the first event of its kind in Iraq to create a forum that brings together students, graduates and professionals with local and foreign companies operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to explore employment opportunities. KCC2012…
London Talk and Book Signing with award-winning author Ariel Sabar and his father Professor Yona Sabar, one of the world’s most sought-after experts on Aramaic. Thursday 28th June, 7pm (doors open 6pm) Royal Geographical Society, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AR There will be an exhibition of outstanding historic images of Kurdistan in the 1940s from the archive…
The Freedom Umbrella is holding a seminar on the second anniversary of the murder (on 4th May, 2010) of the young Kurdish journalist Sardasht Osam. This event is open to the public: Date: Saturday 5th May 2012 Time: 7-10pm Venue: River Court Methodist Church, King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9JT Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about…
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign invites you to an: Open Discussion on the ‘Road Map To Negotiations’ – towards a political solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 6.30-8.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ (Holborn tube station) PANEL: Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about…
The Kurdish community in Manchester, UK, is holding a seminar tomorrow (3rd March) that will be addressed by Farok Rafiq, the Kurdish writer, academic and leader of the 2011 spring uprising in south Kurdistan. The details are as follows. Theme: Kurdish State or Modernisation? Date: Saturday 3rd March 2012 Time: 1pm to 5pm Venue: Bridge Club, 30…
Date and time: Wednesday 15th February 2012 – 1pm Start Point: Halkevi Kurdish Turkish Community Centre 31-33 Dalston Lane E8 3DF End Point: Amnesty International Kurds are marching for the freedom of their leader Abdullah Ocalan! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
The Freedom Umbrella is organizing a mass demonstration in London on the anniversary of the uprising in the south of Kurdistan. Date: Friday 17 February Time: 2-4 afternoon Place: 23 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6LB (Nearest tube stations: St James’s Park, Victoria) The Freedom Umbrella is urging the Kurdish diaspora to join this demonstration. In…
Date: Saturday 14 January, 2012 Time: 11am – 5pm Venue: Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA. Nearest tube station: Old Street (on the Northern Line) The aim of this conference is to raise awareness on this vital topic and to bring attention to laws and legislations in countries practising stoning and the death…
In the week of international Human Rights Day, the Freedom Umbrella (Chatri Azadi) has convened a meeting, backed by Labour MP John McDonnell, on human rights issues in the south of Kurdistan. This is a public meeting – open to all. Date and time: Monday 12 December, 7.30-9pm Venue: Committee Room 4, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Bookmark…
Interview with Fethi Karakecili by Ava Homa: Fethi Karakecili – an artistic director, dancer, choreographer, educator and scholar – was born in Urfa, Northern Kurdistan. He received his Bachelors degree in Folk Dance at the State Conservatory in Turkey and completed his Master’s in Dance at Istanbul Technical University – Social Science Institute. He taught for…
By London Kurdish Film Festival Organising Committee: We are happy to announce that the 7th London Kurdish Film Festival will be held in London from 17-24th November 2011. The main venue for the festival will be the brand new Picturehouse Hackney. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the…
By National Geographic: Sat 17th Sept, 7pm, 1600 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 ‘Road to Kurdistan’ is a documentary about the relationship between Iranian Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan. Fo’ad, a male musician from Iran, and Serwa, a female musician from Iraq, give perspective on the relationship between the two regions and share experiences of living…
By Ibrahim Mustafa: Time: 17:00 – 19:00 Date: Tues 6th September 2011 Venue: House of Commons, Committee Room 2, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA In the name of the Syrian Kurdish community in Britain we cordially invite you to attend a meeting to discuss the current situation in Syria. As the death toll mounts daily and Asssad’s regime continues to massacre…
