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	Turkey between Dreams and Nightmares By Nabaz Shwany: During the last ten days, Turkey has experienced unpredicted riots and demonstrations against Turkish government. The protests began over government plans to uproot trees in Gazi Park in Taksim square in center of Istanbul and constructing a shopping mall in its place. At the beginning, only few people joined the protest. Therefore, opposition parties under the umbrella of NGOs, environmental activists and other civic organizations contributed with protesters. As the government used tear gas against protesters, the protests escalated to other cities like... Read More » Kurdish NGOs in Syrian Kurdistan prevent recruitment of child soldiers QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan,— The sparing of Syrian Kurdish regions (Western Kurdistan) from the regime's shelling over the last two years has facilitated the launch of several civil society organizations. However, on a daily basis these new associations have to cope with the attempts of Kurdish political parties shaping civil society according to their tenets. In particular, the fragile coexistence of any independent actor with the prevailing political force — the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)-affiliated Democratic Union Party (PYD) — risks imploding as soon as this party's monopoly of the public... Read More » Imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan backs Turkey protests STANBUL,— Jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan on Friday voiced his support for the anti-government protests in Turkey, despite his involvement in peace talks with the Turkish authorities. "To me the resistance movement makes a lot of sense and I salute it," Ocalan said in a message. His words were read out by an official from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish political party, the BNP following a visit to the Imrali island prison where the Kurdish rebel chief is serving a life sentence. Ocalan warned the protesters, who are calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to go, not to let their... Read More » Swiss court: Kurd deserves asylum due to Turkey torture threat GENEVA,— A Swiss court on Friday slapped down a decision by the country's migration office to deny a Kurdish activist asylum, ruling there was still a real threat of torture and mistreatment in Turkey. The Kurdish youth activist, whose name was not given, had his asylum application rejected in 2011 since Switzerland's Federal Office for Migration (BFM) deemed he would not be in danger if he returned to Turkey, the ATS news agency reported. The man, a member of the now-banned Kurdish nationalist Democratic Society Party, had claimed he had been repeatedly threatened and beaten... Read More » Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. June 8, 2013 Maliki: Barzani is my brother and I have no personal problem with Nujaifi. Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki revealed on Saturday that he will meet President of Kurdistan Region as well as the head of Kurdistan Regional Government KRG during the Iraqi Cabinet's meeting in Erbil. "There is no personal problem between me and Osama al-Nujaifi (head of the Iraqi parliament)," Maliki said in a televised interview with al- Iraqiya –state owned TV satellite channel. "I have no personal problem with Nujaifi so does he," referring to reconciliation that took place between them during a... Read More » Iraqi Kurdistan's main Islamic parties decide to run separately in polls ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— The Kurdistan Region's two main Islamic groups announced this week they would run separately in September's local elections, ending months of speculation over whether Islamic groups would run under a single banner. "We will run separately and with new energy and separate goals in the upcoming elections," the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and Islamic League (Komal) said in a joint statement on Tuesday. That ended months of serious speculation over whether the Kurdish Islamic parties may run on a joint slate in Kurdistan's parliamentary elections in... Read More » Expectations are high for Maliki-Barzani summit in Kurdistan's Erbil BAGHDAD,— June 9 will be the official date for ending the long boycott between Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and federal government President Nouri al-Maliki. According to his media adviser Ali al-Mousawi, Maliki will visit Erbil after having accepted a Kurdish invitation that will hopefully end the long dispute over the distribution and management of resources in the country. Both the federal and regional governments have to form seven official committees before the visit, and their work will be supervised by Maliki and KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani... Read More » Kurdish opposition parties fear "falsification and bribery" in Iraqi Kurdistan DUHOK, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— Kurdish opposition parties in Duhok expressed on Thursday June 6, their fear of "falsification and bribery" during election set to be held next September in Kurdistan region. The Electoral Commission confirmed that it dealt neutrally with all the political entities. "Elections are a chance for all parties to prove themselves", said Mamah Khurshid, a highly-ranked official Kadihi Kurdish Party. He confirmed that "since there are two important parties in the opposition, it's hard to predict what the outcome will be". "Briberies will influence the overall election since... Read More » Hayward's Genel donates $20m to AUIS University in Iraqi Kurdistan SLÊMANÎ, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani [Sulaimaniyah] (AUIS) announced Saturday that it is the beneficiary of a generous donation from Genel Energy. The bequest of $20 million USD, which was facilitated by the Kurdistan Regional Government and is part of Genel's commitments to enhance the infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region, enables AUIS to continue to serve the population with high-quality, student-centered, American-style higher education. "The University could not be more honored by the trust in our mission that this contribution signals," said... Read More »
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