Why We’re Helping Yazidi Americans Get JusticeTuesday, 19 December, 2023 , 18:33

Nytimes.com | Opinion By Amal Clooney and Lee Wolosky

ISIS was one of the most brutal terrorist organizations in modern history. At its peak, it exercised control of territory the size of Britain, recruited tens of thousands of fighters and carried out or inspired attacks in over two dozen countries. It relied on a network of financiers to realize such global ambitions. But most of that network’s members have yet to face justice, and most ISIS victims have yet to receive any compensation for their losses.


  

40 Years of the Kurdish Institute in ParisMonday, 27 November, 2023 , 17:22

Kurdistanchronicle.com | INTERVIEWS

 


  

Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to WatchesTuesday, 7 November, 2023 , 15:43

Nytimes.com | By Victoria Gomelsky

Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line.


  

The Kurdish Diaspora: Historical background, current situation and prospectsTuesday, 10 October, 2023 , 17:05

  

'An Innocent and Ordinary Young Woman'Wednesday, 20 September, 2023 , 16:11

Nytimes.com | Farnaz Fassihi

A year after Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody ignited fierce anti-government protests, her family reminisces about the young woman they called Jina.

 


  

Legendary Kurdish singer dies at 68 in SwedenWednesday, 13 September, 2023 , 15:47

Rudaw.net | Karwan Faidhi Dri

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Beytocan, a legendary Kurdish singer, passed away in a Swedish hospital on Monday, after a long fight against jaw bone cancer. He had wished to spend his last days in the Kurdistan Region and see an independent Kurdish state but these dreams never came true. 


  

Iraq-Turkey negotiations highlight big barriers to northern pipeline restartSaturday, 9 September, 2023 , 16:34

Iraqoilreport.com | Lizzie Porter and Ben Van Heuvelen

High-level diplomacy has failed to make progress, and a recent U.S. legal filing from Turkey suggests a new phase of adversarial action. 


  

As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks DownFriday, 1 September, 2023 , 17:02

Nytimes.com | By Farnaz Fassihi

Sept. 16 marks one year since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police, setting off months of protests. Authorities are trying to quell any new unrest.


  

 Iraq, Kurdistan Region have lost $5bn due to oil exports halt: Official Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 , 17:37

Rudaw.net By Chenar Chalak 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have so far lost around five billion dollars due to the halt in the Region’s oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan port since March, a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official told reporters on Tuesday, adding that Baghdad has not taken any “practical steps” to resume the exports.


  

 Prominent Christian bishop passes away in DuhokMonday, 28 August, 2023 , 17:31

Kurdistan24.net

“He was a patriot and a strong advocate of Kurdistan, especially the culture of peaceful coexistence of different communities in Kurdistan,” PM Masrour Barzani said in a condolence message.