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By Kirmanj: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) have agreed to settle their rekindling disputes over a “team deathmatch” game of Counter Strike, scheduled on August 31. Sources confirmed that version 1.6 of the tactical shooter game will be played, and that the winning team will indeed “take…
KT News: Lawyers for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence on Turkey’s Imrali island, yesterday filed a request for his retrial, on the grounds that recent changes in the law could pave the way for a fairer trial. According to Firat News Agency (ANF) and bianet, Öcalan’s…
By Dr Amir Sharifi: Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group and a delegation meet Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in Iran On July, 19, 2013 a Kurdish delegation consisting of the Kurdish Human Rights Advocacy Group (KHRAG) and Kurdish American Committee for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran (KACDHI) met with…
By Adib Abdulmajid : With the start of the ongoing ‘crisis’ in Syria, the country’s dictator insisted that the popular uprising was nothing but a mere conspiracy by imperialistic international forces aiming to destroy the alleged anti-Zionist “state of defiance”. As the dictator’s anti-West story of “conspiracy” didn’t fill the gap, the Syrian regime resorted to…
By Kirmanj: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan passed a motion on July 23 to allow Kurds to play hide-and-seek in Kurdish. This legislation, effective as of July 28, came in light of recent developments in Kurdish-Turkish relations. As of July 28, Kurds will be able to play hide-and-go-seek without fear of public repercussions. Clubs…
By Karwan Guli: Introduction The Iraqi government wished to keep the Americans informed of Iraqi intentions and of the measures the Iraqi government would adopt against the Barzan uprising. Accordingly, the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was also the Acting Minister of Defense, told the American Minister in Baghdad that the Iraqi government planned…
Exclusive Interview (part 1) by Harem Karem: The renowned Professor Anwar Sheikha has done more than anyone to improve the quality of cancer care in the Kurdistan Region. HK: Could you give us a brief account about your professional background as a haematologist and oncologist? AS: Let me start by thanking the Kurdistan Tribune for arranging this…
By the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Europe: 21 July 2013 In recent days events have come to light regarding the Syrian crisis, in particular the brutal military attacks by Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic state of Iraq- Al Sham affiliated to Al-Qaida in Tal Abyed and Kurdish areas. These (are) planned attacks on the Kurdish…
KT News and Comment: Lvinpress has issued a statement on the fifth anniversary of the murder in Kirkuk of its young journalist, Soran Mama Hama. Soran was shot dead outside his home on July 22 2008. His murder followed the threatening messages he received after writing for Lvinpress about official corruption, including an article about…
By Issa Chomani: After the continuation of demonstrations and revolution in Egypt’s streets for one year against Mohammad Hosni Mubarak’s regime, the first democratic election for the presidency was held on 23 and 24 May 2012. The election was between many candidates, but the two strongest were Ahmed Shafik, the final prime minister of Mubarak’s…
By Osamah Golpy: It has been quite a long time since the unrest began in Egypt and, ever since, politicians, TV channels and Facebook users – whoever has ears to hear, eyes to see and mouths to speak – has got involved in Egyptian politics. Every single move has had a rainbow of analysis; thanks…
KT News: The Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) today issued a strongly-worded statement accusing the Turkish AKP government of attempting to sabotage the peace process. The KCK – the Kurd umbrella organisation that includes the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – said prime minister Erdoğan’s government has failed to commence the second phase of the peace process…
By Osamah Golpy: Masoud Barzani, the current president of Kurdistan, whose second term should expire by August, 2013, has accepted a law that gives him the “right” to remain in power for more two years without election. The law was passed by the parliament on June 30th, 2013, although it does not have the right…
KT News and Comment: President Barzani currently looks set to stay in power for at least another two years, despite his previous promise that there would be presidential elections this year. For what seems like tactical reasons he did not formally accept the two-year extension which MPs from the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and…
