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	Iraqi Kurds criticize growing Turkish influence in Kurdistan By Dr. Denise Natali: The ties that now bind the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Ankara are a welcome reprieve after decades of tension that destabilized the region and stunted economic growth. Alongside generous revenues from Baghdad and KRG pragmatism, Turkey has been a catalyst in rebuilding the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to a level unimagined just five years ago. Economic development has led to political cooperation and mutual commitments to regional security. Yet, as the Kurdistan Region moves deeper into Ankara's orbit and away from Baghdad, particularly in developing its energy... Read More » Iraqi Kurdistan's amnesty law slammed ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— The Kurdistan Region's amnesty law has come back to haunt officials. Kurdistan president Barzani signed the law in 2012 and released hundreds of prisoners - including murderers. Women's groups now say the amnesty law has given murderers an opportunity to reoffend. Prisoners were released if they reconciled with the victim's family. In Slêmanî (Sulaimaniyah) province, the amnesty law released seven men who murdered women. The Zhyan Group protested in April when another prisoner was released. MP Hussein supported the amnesty law in... Read More » Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. June 5, 2013 Nechirvan Barzani: Central Government formed committees to implement agreement with Kurdistan. Erbil: Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani, said that the Federal Government has formed specialized committees to implement recent agreement reached between the Region and the Center. A statement issued on Tuesday, June 4, quoted by Nechirvan Barzani in a meeting of the Region's Cabinet, saying, "We are waiting for the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kurdistan Region, the meeting was supposed to take place earlier, but development in Iraq prevented it be done then... Read More » Extracting remains of PUK leaders in Kir cemetery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— Official sources in Kurdistan Region confirmed on Tuesday, discovering the remains of prominent leaders in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, led by Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani in a mass grave in Erbil goes back to the eighties of the last century. Ministry of Martyrs and Anfal Affairs in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) allowed journalists Tuesday, to visit the site of the mass grave in Kir plant which was opened on Monday. The ministry announced opening a mass grave on Monday in the center of Erbil city, dating back to the eighties of the last century... Read More » President Barzani attempting to manipulate political system for a 3rd term in Iraq's Kurdistan ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will be holding its parliamentary and presidential elections in September 2013. The vote is surrounded in controversy, as current Kurdish President Massoud Barzani wants to run for a third term even though the law says he can only hold the office two times. Barzani is pushing a referendum on a new constitution for Kurdistan, which would allow him to run for two more terms. The problem is the Iraqi Election Commission said that can't happen until after September's balloting. That means Barzani will... Read More » Athens: Kurdish asylum seeker kidnapped and handed over to Turkish authorities ATHENS, Greece,— SYRIZA MP Dimitris Tsoukalas asked the Greek government on Tuesday to explain what it knows about the alleged abduction of a Turkish-Kurdish asylum seeker in Athens and his handover to Turkish authorities. It was alleged over the weekend by human rights activists that Bulut Yayla was bundled into a car in the central Athens neighborhood of Exarchia on Thursday night and that the next time his whereabouts were known, he was being held by authorities in Istanbul. Tsoukalas suggested that Greek authorities may have been involved. "On Friday, when I was given the license... Read More »
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