Jeremy Corbyn: concerned about Kurdish issues for years. This was taken in Spring 2015 at Newroz, in London, before all the fuss about his excellent Leadership of the Labour Party
Kurdistan Region and Erdogan
We at keep our focus on what the rest of the world is doing to Kurds, but the impact of this is continually showing itself in the behaviour of the Kurdistan Regional Government – KRG – towards its own population and we will now also be posting about this concern: 3 July 2016
The Turkish State has applied a lot of financial and geo-political pressure on the Kurds in Southern Kurdistan (otherwise known as Kurdistan – Iraq) and on its leader of the KRG Political Party which has overall control – Masoud Barzani: http://cabinet.gov.krd/p/p.aspx?l=12&p=232. It is said that some of this has been personal financial pressure to line Barzani’s pockets. Other of Barzani’s supporters explain that he needs to keep friendly with Erdogan so that KRG can survive. Whichever way this is, and it may be a mixture of the two, KRG is hostage to the Turkish State’s bidding. Continue reading “Kurdistan Region and Erdogan”
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Indiscriminate warfare is truly appalling
Human Rights Watch: Turkey: Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers
“Firing at traumatized men, women, and children fleeing fighting and indiscriminate warfare is truly appalling.”
“The EU shouldn’t just stand by and watch as Turkey uses live ammunition and rifle butts to stem the refugee flow,” said Simpson. “EU officials should recognize that their red light for refugees to enter the EU gives Turkey a green light to close its border, exacting a heavy price on war-ravaged asylum seekers with nowhere else to go.” Continue reading “Indiscriminate warfare is truly appalling”
Violent clashes in Nusaybin
In Mardin’s Nusaybin district where popular resistance for self-rule against the attacks of state forces endures with determination, violent clashes are taking place in Dicle and Yenişehir neighborhoods.
Unable to advance into the areas of self-rule, Turkish military and police forces continue bombing Dicle and Yenişehir neighborhoods that are protected by Civil Defense Units YPS / YPS-JIN.
Severe clashes are taking place in both neighborhoods as YPS / YPS-JIN retaliate against the intensified attacks.
Leicester City in the news: shine a light on Turkey’s abuse of Kurds
Congratulations to the Leicester City Football Club on their success in the English Premier League. They worked well as a team with a calm and thoughtful manager. Brilliant.
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At the same time, Kurds in Leicester have family in Syria and Turkey who are suffering because the UK Government continues to support the actions of Turkey’s Government: Continue reading “Leicester City in the news: shine a light on Turkey’s abuse of Kurds”
Stop the War on Kurds
We’re now linked into the Stop the War on Kurds movement
Join the Global Day of Action 6 May 2016
- Global day of action to ask Facebook to stop censoring posts about Kurds. Keep up to date here: https://m.facebook.com/events/237086636638076?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A3%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=3
Notes of first meeting 24 March 2016
First meeting, first thoughts: Political action and campaigning …
Political action:
- Link with Nottingham Kurdish Solidarity Campaign
- The focus will be on what other Governments are doing to Kurds, particularly at this time:
- Kurds in Syria are living in a society created during these troubled times, which has brought relative peace and democracy in the midst of chaos. They have put together a model of organisation that could be rolled out across the Middle East. This model accommodates all who share their common values. Continue reading “Notes of first meeting 24 March 2016”