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The Failures of the Turkish State to Move Away From Genocidal Policies

Written on April 25, 2022 by Editor in Kurdistan, Turkey

By Arian Mufid: Turkish leaders have occasionally boasted about learning from their violent history of grave injustice towards indigenous minorities, however ‘Operation, Claw-lock’ (endorsed by the Kurdish KDP) has exposed how empty those claims are. On the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and following Turkey’s latest military operation in Kurdistan, it is worth reflecting on…

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Remembering Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed

Written on March 16, 2022 by Editor in History, Kurdistan

By Arian Mufid: We are re-publishing this obituary on the first anniversary of Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed’s death. Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, born on the 14th of February 1937 in the town of Akjalar, which belongs to the city of Kirkuk He was born to a father who was a civil servant and born on Valentine’s…

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Rojava and Ukraine

Written on March 5, 2022 by Editor in Rojava, Ukraine

By Arian Mufid: To: weekend@cbsnews.com Dear Whom it may concern, Considering comments made by reporter, Chris D’Agata, I thought it important to highlight some key disparities in his clearly ignorant words. When the decisive battle started in Rojava against Syrian aggression, both men and women carried weapons against the aggressor. This sent the message of gender…

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South of Kurdistan: Looking Back on 2021

Written on January 1, 2022 by Editor in KRG, Kurdistan

By Arian Mufid: As we have begun a new year, naturally, we look back on the year that has passed, and there was little to be excited about. The year opened with the public’s sour mood, which has shaped the most consequential events of 2021. The consequences of Covid 19 in Southern Kurdistan was economic…

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COP26 Can Stop Turkish Aggression Against Rojava

Written on November 3, 2021 by Editor in Rojava, Turkey

By Arian Mufid: With many world leaders gathered in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), can they not stop the Turkish plan to invade Rojava, the North of Syria Kurdish enclave? The news of the last few days is that the Turkish military state has approved the attack and invasion of Rojava….

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Will the Scottish Referendum Leader Have the Same Fate as the Catalan Referendum Leader?

Written on October 9, 2021 by Editor in Scotland

By Arian Mufid: Historians have identified British fakery and misrepresentation throughout its history of invasions and occupations. British doctrines are obvious whenever it came to misleading the poor nations. It was Sir Arnold Wilson who said in the 1920s that, “It was in the cockpit of Kurdistan rather than the council of chambers of Europe…

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PUK Internal Feud Weakens its Capacity to Lead

Written on October 6, 2021 by Editor in Kurdistan, PUK, Talabani

By Arian Mufid: Talabani had a heart attack in Baghdad in December 2012 and subsequently passed away on 3rd October 2017. Since then the PUK, having lost its captain, has been like a ship without direction. The passing of the PUK leader has left behind a dangerous vacuum of leadership. Mr Jalal Talabani’s departure was…

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AKP Party and Kurdish Issue in Turkey

Written on September 30, 2021 by Editor in Erdogan, Kurd news, Turkey

By Arian Mufid: During Erdogan’s recent US visit he addressed Turkish media outlets stating that there isn’t any problem in Turkey regarding the Kurds; “I’ve said this dozens of times before and will say it again: There is no Kurdish issue in Turkey. We are here to defeat terrorism in all forms.” Expanding upon the…

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HDP MP Gergerlioğlu Still Detained, Despite Constitutional Court Ruling – Now His Son Arrested Too

Written on July 5, 2021 by Editor in HDP, Kurd news, Turkey

KT News: Despite the 1 July ruling by the Constitutional Court of Turkey that HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu should be released from jail, the MP is still being detained and today his son was arrested when police attacked a Justice Watch vigil outside the Ankara Sincan Prison where his father is being held. HDP…

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Turkey’s Imperialist Aggression Strategy is an Historical Blunder

Written on June 7, 2021 by Editor in Kurdistan, Turkey

By Arian Mufid: Much like the Ottoman Empire, the new Turkish military state is forcing itself on nations in the Middle East by way of bullying and intimidation. Western powers have failed to challenge this and have instead facilitated the Turkish military state’s aggression into countries such as Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. History offers…

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Iraqi Journalists and Political Activists in Deadly Peril

Written on May 14, 2021 by Editor in Iraq

KT News: On Wednesday 12th May, Salah Hassan, the prominent TV broadcaster and journalist from the city of Diwanya in the south of Iraq was shot in the head in front of his home. Due to his critical condition, he was transferred to hospital in Baghdad. Salah Hassan’s brother Ahmed told a local news agency that…

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Turkey’s Top Court Upholds Selahattin Demirtas’ Jail Sentence As Kobane Show Trial Begins

Written on April 30, 2021 by Editor in HDP, Turkey

KT News: On the same day as the opening session, on Monday, of the ‘Kobane Trial’ of 108 members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the Turkish Court of Cassation decided to uphold a four-year eight-month sentence against Selahattin Demirtaş, the imprisoned HDP former co-chair. HDP deputy Ümit Dede said yesterday that the timing…

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Armenian Genocide and the Kurdish Involvement

Written on April 26, 2021 by Editor in Armenian Genocide, History

By Arian Mufid: On the 8th July 2008, the solidarity and cooperation which has been prevalent between Kurdish and Armenian groups prompted them to arrange a meeting to outline clearly some of the main points in respect of the Kurdish involvement in Armenian genocide. This meeting took place at Portcullis House in London (which houses…

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Family Demand News On Photographer Karman Shukri, Detained By KDP

Written on April 5, 2021 by Editor in Human rights, KDP, KRG, Kurd news

KT News: The professional photographer Karman Shukri from the city of Duhok has been arrested since 27th January 2021 by KDP security services. His family have had no news about him. His brother Zeravan Shukri has asked human rights lawyers to pressurise the authorities in Duhok for information about where Karman is being held. Bookmark…

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Obituary: Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed

Written on March 19, 2021 by Editor in History, Iraq, KRG, Kurdistan, Obituaries

By Arian Mufid: Professor Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, born on the 14th of February 1937 in the town of Akjalar, which belongs to the city of Kirkuk He was born to a father who was a civil servant and born on Valentine’s day. This is the probable reason for his lifelong love and passion for his…

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