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KODAR: Protecting Kobani is protection of Kurdistan’s achievements
After the brutal attack of ISIS terrorists and their hidden supporter forces on Shengal, nowadays once again they directed their attacks on Rojava (Western Kurdistan) and keep increasing the severity of attacks. As we pointed out earlier, attacks of these terrorists groups are not only limited to a part of Kurdistan, instead by attacking Shengal…
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Apathy in education is the most significant reason on why Kurdish children are lagging behind
According to medical health deputy of Sine province, compared with other provinces in Iran, statistics show that Sine has the second highest illiteracy rate after Sistan and Baluchestan provinces. He stated that apathy towards education is among most important reasons in Kurdistan, however he did not point out why people lack interest in public school education.…
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KNK: Stop the ISIS attacks on Kobanê, Stop the continuing arms supplies to ISIS from Turkey
Solidarity with Western Kurdistan (Rojava) The Middle East continues to resemble a tinderbox. The barbaric organization ISIS increasingly terrorizes the entire region. Apart from attacks on Kurdish regions in Northern Iraq, where ISIS repeatedly massacres Kurds (especially Êzîdîs), Christians, and Turkmen -Mosul and Tikrit have already been captured-, ISIS has resumed attacking the Kobanê region…
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Courses of Kurdish language ended in Meriwan
Despite the refusal of the Iranian regime to study in Kurdish at schools, courses of Kurdish have been held in various cities in Rojhelat (East Kurdistan). This has caused many to encourage citizens to learn their native language. According to Firat News Agency, on the 16th of Tuesday, there was a celebration that was held…
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UN: Iran fails to keep promise of greater freedom
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s vow to ensure greater freedom and improve human rights in his country has so far yielded little results, according to a new UN report obtained by Reuters on Friday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s annual report to the General Assembly on human rights in Iran, obtained by Reuters on Friday, also expressed alarm at…
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The tsunami of repression and executions in Iran and Rojhelat
While reports shows the transfer of 22 prisoners to execution in Rajaei-Shahr prison but so far only confirmed the death of two prisoners (one female and one male) in the prison courtyard. The fate of other prisoners is not clear yet. HRANA News Agency reported. Badie Hossein Panahi the political Kurdish Activist who was arrested by…
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A unit of YRK guerrillas was sent to Şengal
The guerrillas of YRK (East Kurdistan Defense Units) was dispatched a group of their troops to Şengal (Sinjar) to protect the lives of thousands of Kurdish residents who are stranded in the city mountains. Many residents of Şengal have been caught yet in mountains surrounding the city. They say they are looking for the freedom of…
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More than 2000 Ezidi women have been kidnapped by ISIS
More than two thousands Ezidi women have been kidnapped after the attack on Shengal (Sinjar) by the ISIS terrorists. On August 29th, Xeyri Bozani director-general of Ezidi affairs at the KRG ministry of religious affairs, in a press conference in the ministry of religious affairs said that the number of those women who have been…
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Rojhelat people: Keep the campaign in support of Shengal
The Humanitarian aid campaign’s to support of Shengal (Sinjar) refugees has continued by the Rojhelat people. According to Firat News Agency (ANF) three days ago, Kurds in city of Islam Abad (Kirmashan functions) participate in the campaign to support of Shengal refugees which has been warmly welcomed. The wave of support to Ezidi Kurds in Shengal…
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A shopkeeper was arrested because of having Kurdish name on his shop
The Kurdish shopkeeper was arrested in Urmiye city, because of having Kurdish name on his shop! The Kurdish citizen from Urmiye city was arrested by Urmiye internal forces and sent to the prison in that city, because he did not want to change the Kurdish name on his shop to Azeri or Persian name. According to the report…
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A historical story: incomparable epic resistance of 6 HPG guerrilla in Shengal mountains
Once ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Sham) terrorist group occupied Shengal (Sinjar) town, tens of thousands of civilians fled towards Shengal mountain. 6 HPG (People’s Defence Force) fighters who protected people on the mountain put up an epic battle until late evening and did not allow ISIS members to reach Shengal mountain. This act saved thousands of lives from…
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The terrorist group of ISIS reached in East Kurdistan
Activity for the terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has increased in Rojhelat (East Kurdistan). Over the last few days occurred clashes between the Iranian Revolutionary Guard “Sepah-e Pasdaran” and IS gunmen in village of Mawane (Silwane functions of Urmiye) also city of Diwandare (from Sine province). Local sources say still no detailed…
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Iran has terrorized the Kurds alliance
While the Middle East and the heart of Kurdistan have undergone major changes, global hegemonic forces are trying to replace their optimal designs in the region. This is the only force that is seeking self-determination according to the will of the inherent are Kurds that do not want to stay without a helmet again like…
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Rêzan Cawîd: The Unity of Guerrilla and Peshmerga Must Become Stronger
Rêzan Cawîd co-chair of Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KODAR) in a special ceremony that was held for dispatching East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) and Women Defense Forces (HPJ) to the battlefront against ISIS, said: Today our comrades heroically can protect our nation and their achievement in the fronts of resistance and war.…
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Abdulla Öcallan: If the Kurdish National Congress was held, this massacre would not have happened
Sırrı Süreyya Önder the Nations’ Democratic Party’s MP (HDP) in Istanbul, mentioned their meeting with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and announced that in this meeting, Öcalan pointed the Kurdish National Congress and said that If the Kurdish National Congress was held, the Shengal massacre would not have happened. Öcalan’s message on peace process Önder said that Öcalan named…
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Situation in Northern Iraq, by Sarah Parker
YPG and PKK did the right thing in Sinjar If we are looking for any signs of hope in the long-running tragedy of the people of Iraq, suffering from the rapaciousness of outside powers and the tyranny of sectarian party rule, we should pay close attention to recent events in Northern Iraq and the dramatic…
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A Kurdish student has been accused of running a Facebook page and given six months in jail
A Kurdish university student has been accused of running a Facebook page named “The Kurd are a nation, not a minority”, and has been arrested by the court of the city of Urmiye and has been given six months in jail. A student named Amir Sherzard has refused to say that this case is true…
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In a war between YRK’s gerillas and Iranian military forces, 4 Kurdish gerilla lost their life
The martyrs Committee of Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KODAR) issued a written statement and announced that Iranian regime attacked guerrillas of East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK), it mentioned that Kurdish people have been struggling for freedom and always demand peace, accept the differences between nationalities to live together in peace and respect other views,…
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Shengal: Islamic State, Kurdish (In)dependence, Western hypocrisy, and the failure of the nation-state paradigm
Dilar Dirik — One day, the world woke up and suddenly realized that a religious community called the Yezîdîs exist and that a radical jihadist group called the Islamic State, IS, (formerly known as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is slaughtering people in Iraq. Apparently, the warnings of the Kurds in Rojava…
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Eastern Kurdistan’s Solidarity with the Kurdish Ezidis: Shenagl atrocity strengthened Kurdish Unity
Background Kurdish population estimated to form 45 million, which is the largest ethnicity without their own self-governing administration or State. In early 16th century Ottoman and Safavian Empires for the first time in the history portioned Kurdistan officially. Since then, oppressors and colonial powers had made profound efforts to annihilate Kurdish culture and language in…