Open Letter: Mr. Martin Schulz, President, European Parliament Honorable President Schulz: In retrospect, since the early 1990s, Turkey has, occasionally, tried to cross the Turkish-Iraqi border, and enter the (KR) Kurdistan Region’s territory. First, they were against the newly established Kurdish administration in Kurdistan-Iraq, and now they are using the euphemism of liberating Mosul from Da’esh….
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We Demand Immediate Withdrawal of Turkish Troops from Kurdistan
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Statement: Turkey is commiting another crime against Kurdish people and the people of the Middle East by entering Bashur/Iraqi Kurdistan and deploying unwanted troops in Mousel without any request or authorization from the Kurdistan parliament or Iraqi federal authority. The Turkish forces — comprising around one armored regiment with many tanks,…
The Murder of Elci Must Not Mark the Death of Peace
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign statement: The murder of Tahir Elci, who headed the Diyarbakir Bar Association, is a deeply shocking incident and comes as a severe blow to the peace process between Turkey and the Kurds. Elci was one of the most prominent human rights lawyers in Turkey and an outspoken defender of the peace…
Kurdish American Education Society LA Condemns Assassination of Mr. Tahir Elci, President of Kurdish Bar Association in Turkey
Press Release : We the member of the Kurdish American Education Society Los Angles are saddened and shocked by news of the assassination of the prominent Kurdish lawyer, Mr. Tahir Elci in Turkey. We vehemently denounce this assassination and express our condolences to his family and the entire Kurdish nation through out the world. His…
Three Killed in Shingal Clash Between Yazidis and Kurds over ‘Stolen’ Sheep
By Dr. Amy L. Beam: In the afternoon of November 25, 2015, a clash over the ownership of sheep resulted in the death of two Yazidi Peshmerga and reportedly a Kurdish truck driver on the south side of Mount Sinjar (also called Shingal in Kurdish), just north of Shingal city. Leading up to this incident…
To The International Democratic Opinion: Stop Turkish Aggression!
By Rebwar Rashed, KNK Co-President:While the International Coalition, democracies and many decent people around the world are preoccupied with ISIS´s terrorist activities far beyond Syria and Iraq, Turkey is deepening its war against the Kurdish people as never before. Turkey’s war against the indigenous people in the Middle East comprises prohibiting the mother-tongue, culture and…
Message of Sympathy and Solidarity to the French People
By Dr. Amir Sharifi: Consul general of France in Los Angeles Dear Mr. Christophe LEMOINE : We members of the Kurdish American Education Society and the greater Kurdish community in Southern California express our horror at the barbarous attack on the French people in Paris. The death of so many innocent people has deeply shaken…
Paris Attack Is Attack On The Free World!
By the Kurdistan National Congress: Mr. President Hollande, The People, the Government and the Parliament of France! We condemn yesterday’s November 13th terrorist attack in Paris. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the French people. This terrorist attack, like so many before it, is an assault on democratic and freedom principles…
Open Letter to the President of the Council of European Union about the November 1 Elections in Turkey
By Dr Amir Sharifi: Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 B-1048 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgique/België Dear Mr. Donald Tusk: We members of the Kurdish American Education Society and the greater Kurdish communities in Southern California are hereby urging you and the international community to ensure that the upcoming November 1 elections 1 in Turkey are held freely and…
Why Must We All Support the HDP?
By Rebwar Rashed: In about 10 days, on November 1st, Turkey holds its second election since, following the previous election of June 7th, no party was able to win a parliamentary majority and at the same time a coalition government was impossible since the main Turkish traditional political parties, who rest on very traditional reactionary…
Jacky Sutton, British Journalist: Suspicious Death in Istanbul Airport
By Amy L. Beam, Ed.D.: British journalist Jacky Sutton, 50, travelled from London Heathrow to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Saturday night, October 17, but failed to make it onto her next plane to Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq. According to local media, she was told by airport personnel that she would have to buy a new…
HDP: Call to the International Community Following the Ankara Massacre
By Selahattin DEMİRTAŞ & Figen YÜKSEKDAĞ, HDP Co-chairs: On October 10th, a Peace Rally that brought together many civil society organizations, revolutionary unions, and progressive and democratic parties, among them HDP, was the target of a horrendous attack. Unfortunately, at least 128 of our fellow citizens were murdered in this attack, and hundreds wounded. We…
Message of Condolence & Sympathy on Tragic Loss of Lives in Terrorist Attacks on HDP & Peace Activists in Ankara
By Dr.Amir Sharifi: Dear Mr. Demitrash and Ms. Faigen Yuksekdag : On behalf of the Kurdish American Education Society Los Angeles and the greater Kurdish community in southern California, I sincerely express my profound condolences to the families and friends of innocent and peace loving people who fell victim to the vicious terrorist attack in Ankara…
Turkish State is Committing Crimes Against Humanity in Kurdistan!
By the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK): The AKP government-state, which lost its majority at 7 June 2015 general elections due to the success of pro-Kurdish Democratic Party of the People (HDP), is plunging the whole country into misfortune. After it became totally clear that it is not interested in peace and a political solution for…
