Monday, 18 June, 2012 , 04:09 AFP — In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.

Friday, 15 June, 2012 , 05:50 AFP — Turkish security forces have shot dead four Kurdish rebels who had crossed into southeastern Turkey from Syria, local officials said late on Thursday.

Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 , 14:35 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a pro-Kurdish lawmaker to more than 14 years in prison for disseminating propaganda of an outlawed separatist group.

Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 , 10:03 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Kurdish would be taught in public schools, "a historic step" for Turkey.

Sunday, 10 June, 2012 , 09:33 AFP — Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda, who was named on Sunday to lead the opposition Syrian National Council, is known for his integrity but insiders say he has little political experience.

Sunday, 10 June, 2012 , 06:44 AFP — Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda, who was named on Sunday to lead the opposition Syrian National Council, is known for his integrity but insiders say he has little political experience.

Sunday, 10 June, 2012 , 06:01 AFP — The opposition Syrian National Council said on Sunday that it had elected Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda as its new leader at a meeting in Istanbul.

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Thursday, 7 June, 2012 , 15:11 AFP — The opposition Syrian National Council meets in Istanbul to choose a new leader this weekend with insiders saying Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda has emerged as a consensus candidate.

Tuesday, 5 June, 2012 , 13:59 AFP — Election authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday indefinitely postponed provincial polls scheduled for September because of laws that restrict minority voting rights.