KT News: Kurds will today gather in London to honour the life of Dr Rizgar Amin, the dedicated psychiatrist, champion of women’s rights and ambassador for Kurds who died last month. Details: Saturday 25th May, 16.00-18.30 The Adelaide Suite London Marriott Hotel Regents Park, 128 King Henry’s Road London, NW3 3ST Tel: 0207 722 7711 Bookmark…
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Category Archives: UK
8th London Kurdish Film Festival: Call for submissions
By LKFF: We are happy to announce that the 8th London Kurdish Film Festival will be held this year from 15th-24th November. The main venue for the festival will be the state-of-the-art PictureHouse Hackney. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
A call for justice: Over 100 women join together to demand justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla
By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Open Letter to Christiane Taubira, French Justice Minister Women call for Justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla Dear Mme Christiane Taubira, We are writing to you because we are sure, like us, you were deeply shocked when you heard of the assassinations in Paris of three Kurdish women human rights…
How Thatcher helped Saddam commit genocide
By Harem Karem: The death of Margaret Thatcher has reminded everyone of her divisiveness, in Britain and abroad. As Britain’s longest-serving Prime Minister (1979-90) in recent times, Thatcher was loathed and loved simultaneously and her passing has caused both mourning and celebrations. Today her supporters will appreciate her publicly-funded £10 million funeral ceremony with appropriate…
As a Kurd, how I remember Thatcher
By Mufid Abdulla: The news of the death on Monday of former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher has made headlines around the world. Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 and, from the time I came to the UK aged 23, I remember her rule vividly like today. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share…
London Kurdish Film Festival 2013: Announcement
By LKFF: London Kurdish Film Festival (LKFF) is pleased to announce that we have moved to our new office located between Portobello Road and Ladbroke Grove, in the West 10 area, the heart of artistic London. This office will host our staff and volunteers as well as give us access to a wealth of resources…
Standing Together
By Brian Futcher and Judith Kerby: Every Kurd knows that on 16th March 2013 it will be 25 years since the Iraqi regime dropped chemical bombs on the market town of Halabja, killing 5,000 men, women and children and leaving thousands more with life-long injuries. What every Kurd reading this article won’t know is that here in…
‘Stop interference in lawyers’ legitimate activities’ – UK Law Society head writes to Erdogan
By Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: The President of the Law Society of England and Wales, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, relating to her concerns about the deteriorating conditions for lawyers in Turkey who are being criminalised in the course of the undertaking their professional duties….
Kurdish population in Turkey: Time for justice and a roadmap towards reconciliation – London meeting
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…
A begana* amongst beganas
By Shwan Dizayee: It’s funny how a group of letters, which make up a name, can spark so many memories, stories, tragedies, joy, and change the course of so many lives: some for better, some for worse, some long term and some short. Saddam Hussain The reason for me being here today. All things happen…
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 Britain I have seen and the Kurdistan I belong to
By Shivan Fazil: Obviously, there are perceived cultural differences between the two. In this article I highlight the differences that I have experienced as a resident in the UK. Referring to Edward Hall, the American anthropologist, who classifies culture as high context and low context, I will try to compare them with regard to context, interpersonal…
UK delegation briefs MPs on ‘highly political’ KCK trial in Turkey
Peace in Kurdistan press release: A successful meeting was held on Tuesday 27 November in Portcullis House, Westminster, hosted by Hywel Williams MP and attended by Mary Glindon MP, Pat Doherty MP, and Lord Rea. A considerable number of MPs also sent messages of support. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet…
Support the motion to UK parliament on media freedom in Turkey
By Peace in Kurdistan: The following new Early Day Motion (EDM), entitled ‘Media Freedom in Turkey’, has been tabled in the UK Parliament : Turkey’s media crackdown and the disproportionate targeting of Kurdish or pro-Kurdish media has been receiving more and more attention from international NGO’s and activists. In particular, the Committee for the Protection of…
Kurdistan, Turkey and the West’s immoral hypocrisy again!
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli’s Memorandum to the British Prime Minister: His Excellency David Cameron, the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, City of Westminster, SW1A 8th November 2012 Dear Prime Minister, Kurds in Turkey and Syria I am writing to express my grave concerns about the fate of Kurdish hunger strikers in Turkey’s prisons, the general deterioration of…
