Arrest warrant issued for KRG Minister of Defence

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Simko Azad
  • 14/07/2009
Shiekh Jaffar Shiekh Mustafa also attacked members of the riot police; one police officer named ‘Dastan Ahmed Ghaffur’ who refused to attack unarmed civilians. View Article

KRG minister of Defence attacks civilians

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Simko Azad
  • 13/07/2009
As with all nights since the election campaign began, civilians in Sulaimaniyah city turned the streets of Iraqi Kurdistan’s biggest city blue with the navy flags of the movement for change. View Article

Letter to Austrian Interior Minister related to Dr Ghasemlou's Murder

  • KNC - North America
  • 13/07/2009
The Kurdish leaders were engaged in negotiation to discuss a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue in Iran at the time of their murders. View Article

Shwan Sebastian: a seductive surrender

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Shiereen Saib
  • 13/07/2009
On Monday the 6th of July the prestigious Wigmore Hall treated her audience to the London début of a talented piano player. Shwan Sebastian was born in Bucharest in 1979 to a Kurdish father and a Romanian mother. View Article

Presidential candidate: Talabani acting as Barzani’s campaign manager

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 12/07/2009
Dr Kamal Mirawdeli, a candidate for the president of Kurdistan, accused Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq and the head of PUK, of acting as Massoud Barzani’s campaign manager. View Article

President of KRM fears other lists are undermined by IHEC

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 12/07/2009
Dr. Abdulmusawar Barzani told KurdishMedia.com that nether himself nor anyone else in his list sent any SMS to IHEC. View Article

Free and fair elections in Kurdistan

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Rebwar Fatah
  • 11/07/2009
There is no legal foundation to elect the president of Kurdistan directly, by the people, because the available legal text, which is Iraqi constitution, supports that the President will be elected by the parliament. View Article

Response from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office regarding election in the south of Kurdistan

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Mufid Abdulla
  • 11/07/2009
Officials in the British Consulate General in Erbil and in the British Embassy in Baghdad are now considering the make-up of British election monitoring teams, and how they will be deployed. View Article

Uslu: Ocalan would never want Barzani or Talabani to emerge as peace negotiator between Turkey and the PKK

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Kamal Chomani
  • 11/07/2009
I do not believe that the PKK seriously want a democratic solution. The PKK itself is not a democratic organization and have no culture that would promote democracy. View Article

Dr Ghassemlou: 20 years after the assassination in Vienna

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Sissy Danninger
  • 10/07/2009
Today, 20 years after the assassination, the international warrants are still in force basically, as the crime of murder does not become time-barred. Yet, amongst the ruling coalition, which is composed of Socialists and Christian Democrats View Article

Saturday Live: Abdulmusawir Barzani Kurdish reform movement leader

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 10/07/2009
On Saturday Radio Curdonia will host Dr. Abdulmusawir Barzani, the leader of the Kurdish reform movement, View Article

The change isinevitable

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Mufid Abdulla
  • 10/07/2009
The main concern for the people of Kurdistan is how it can be possible for the PUK and KDP (Kurdistani List) to accept the result of the election as we already witnessed in 1992 that they could not accept the result of the election at that time. View Article

KDP and another strategic mistake

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Mufid Abdulla
  • 10/07/2009
The KDP have made another strategic mistake this time with its alliance to the PUK who have lost their basis and grassroots support all over the south of Kurdistan, including Sulaimaniyah and Erbil. View Article

Member of KDP politburo: If desired, KDP will dump the mayor of Barzan into the river

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 10/07/2009
The KDP mouthpiece and a member of the KDP told the PUK media outlet that if the KDP wishes, they can dump the independent mayor of Barzan into the river, cawder. View Article

MPs say Biden’s visit to achieve détente

  • Aswat Al-Iraq
  • 09/07/2009
Legislators from different political blocs agreed that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Iraq aims to achieve as much political détente among rivals as possible View Article

PUK poll: Gorran List to win election by landslide (83%)

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Simko Azad
  • 09/07/2009
According to a poll published by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s official newspaper ‘Al-Itihad’ the Gorran List will capture the vast majority of votes View Article

Help change along!

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Simko Azad
  • 09/07/2009
Diaspora Kurds proudly tell people they are from Kurdistan, a country which may not be on any official map but which exists in the minds, hearts and souls of Kurds throughout the world. View Article

Seminar on human rights in Iran

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 09/07/2009
IVC, Room B209, 5500 Irvine Center Dr. 92618, Tel. 949-451-5100 View Article

KDP-PUK abuse of democracy

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Simko Azad
  • 08/07/2009
The campaigning for the Kurdish parliament and regional presidency has now been underway for two weeks and the campaigning methods of the different lists highlight their underlining ideologies. View Article

Terrorism and war: parallels, differences and sufferings

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Ivan Simic
  • 08/07/2009
There have been numerous explanations and definitions of war through theories, such as: Historical, Psychological, Demographic, Marxist, Economical, and Rationalist, among others. View Article

The good news from Iran today

  • KurdishMedia.com - By William R. Stimson
  • 08/07/2009
Common people, secular and religious, cried out with one voice against injustice only to have their rulers bludgeon them back into silence. Today on the internet we hear not a whisper from Iran, save official lies. View Article

Kurdish National Congress of North America toJosé Manuel Barroso, Presiden of EU

  • KNC - North America
  • 08/07/2009
Despite the removal of the Ba’athist government, violations of human and property rights which were a systematic program of abuse against the Kurds for more than 30 years have not been rectified. View Article

Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf alive

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 08/07/2009
The today’s decision of drawing back from the Ilisu Project by the governments of Germany, Austria and Switzerland is a great victory of our justified struggle. View Article

The first book on Kurdish cinema

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Devrim Kiliç
  • 08/07/2009
16 Kurdish and none-Kuridsh writers, directors, academician such as Tim Kennedy, Devrim Kiliç, Müjde Arslan, Jano Rosebiani, Mehmet Aktas View Article

Press release: Summary of reported violation in media - issue 1 dated 6th July 2009

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 07/07/2009
The Support Committee for Free Elections in Kurdistan monitor the election process by recording reported violation. This is the first summary of recorded violation by SCFEK. View Article

Seminar on elections in Kurdistan

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 06/07/2009
Tuesday 7th July 2009, 6-7pm, Conference Room E, 7 Milbank, London SW1P 3AJ View Article

Iran jails two Kurdish journalists

  • AFP
  • 06/07/2009
Iranian Kurdish journalists Abdolvahed Hiva Botimar and Adnan Hassanpour have been jailed on charges involving possession of military grade weapons and providing information on military bases, their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said on Saturday View Article

We are guilty for being innocent, Tonia Kaboodwand’s letter

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Tonia Kaboodvand
  • 06/07/2009
Dad, my dear, today is the third year that they took you away from us. We are still waiting to have you back. Dad, you were not a citizen of Iran. View Article

The KDP and PUK coalition in this election cannot prevail

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Mufid Abdulla
  • 06/07/2009
It is amazing how many leaders from the two ruling parties in this election are acting in contrast to the rules and regulations of campaigning which have been drafted by The Independent High Electoral Commission. View Article

Genocide of the Kurdish language by Turkey

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Dana Berzinjy
  • 06/07/2009
Genocide of the Kurdish Language, Forcibly by the Turkish Government has violated the Turkish and the United Nations Laws. View Article

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 06/07/2009
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This is not the way to build Kurdistan’s future

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Mufid Abdulla
  • 05/07/2009
Surely, such an important legislation needs time, debate and analysis over considerable time in order to conduct the hopes and desires of our nation? View Article

No Barham Salih

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Butan Amedi
  • 05/07/2009
Mr. Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq and the Secretary General of PUK, surprised everyone and extended Prime Minister Barzani’s tenure for another two-year term. View Article

Shwan Sebastian Piano

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 05/07/2009
The young pianist Shwan Sebastian was born in Bucharest in 1979 and studied at the Music Academy of Bucharest with Professor Dr stela Dragulin. He has won numerous first prizes and awards in his native Romania View Article

Biden ignores Kurdish officials

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 05/07/2009
Mr. Biden ignored the Kurdish officials, especially the foreign affairs minister Hoshiar Zebari. View Article

New wave of violence against Iraqi gays

  • IWPR
  • 04/07/2009
Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months. View Article

Have the opposition groups anything new to offer?

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Tavgar Bulbas
  • 03/07/2009
Will the opposition sides give verdicts on those subjects? Will they bring something new to Kurdistan? Will they be unbiased towards every town and city (which is something the Kurdish government failed to do)? Or is this just another fight for powe View Article

The world through an architectural eye

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 03/07/2009
This week we were treated to a completely different type of event were a Kurdish student participated in an architectural exhibition as a part of graduation ceremony held by the London South Bank University. View Article

Concerned: Civilians impacted by cross-border military operations by Turkey and Iran in Kurdistan

  • KHRP
  • 03/07/2009
The mission will provide valuable evidence for applications KHRP is preparing to submit to the European Court of Human Rights View Article

In breach of election law, the Kurdistani List uses public buildings for elections campaign, Hawlati

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 02/07/2009
Sa’di Ahmed Pira, the politburo member of the PUK, visited the province of Duhok, and used the Board of Education building of Akre for the election campaign. He met with the local chapters of PUK and KDP. View Article

Iraq: After withdrawal of US troops conflict over nationalities must be resolved

  • The Society for Threatened Peoples
  • 01/07/2009
Withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi towns “Kirkuk question” must be resolved! Hillary Clinton must help resolve the conflicts over nationality. View Article

Iran’s democracy

  • KurdishMedia.com - By William R. Stimson
  • 01/07/2009
State thugs gun down an innocent young woman in plain daylight on the streets of Tehran? It’s his doing. View Article

Iranian mullahs under fire

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Rauf Naishbendi
  • 01/07/2009
The Iranian post-presidential election turmoil has been rocking the ruling clergy government in Iran, and posing the most threatening challenge to their authority since its inception in 1979. View Article

Accused of participating in killing Banaz handed over to UK

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 30/06/2009
The accused is known ad Mohammed Ali Salih was flown on Monday at 5:35pm to the UK from the Sulemani International Airport to facing a trial. View Article

Murder suspect flies back to UK

  • BBC News
  • 30/06/2009
A man was flying back to the UK from Iraq on Monday night to face charges over the death of a 20-year-old woman. View Article

The right to self-determination

  • KurdishMedia.com - By Sait Keskin
  • 30/06/2009
As a suffered people being oppressed by Turkish state have been a long time victim, we should and must only ask for the right to self-determination. View Article

In breach of election law, KDP monopolizes the election campaign in Duhok, activists

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 30/06/2009
Dr Abdulmusawar Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Reform Movement List, told KurdishMedia.com, “We were told no space left in Duhok to put up our posters.” View Article

PUK website labels leader of Gorran List as Baathist

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 30/06/2009
A high number of Kurdish intellectuals and advocates, such as doctors, lawyers, university lectures, students and others have condemned the constitution and stated that it creates a “totalitarian system” in Kurdistan. View Article

18 High ranking PUK officials have over 51,000 guards, Rojname

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 30/06/2009
The PUK general secretary, Jalal Talabani, who is also the president of Iraq, alone has 10,000 guards View Article

KDP has not given up post of premiership to PUK

  • KurdishMedia.com
  • 29/06/2009
Majority of PUK officials, including both of Talabani’s deputies, weren’t aware of any agreements between PUK and KDP to give PUK the post of the KRG premiership. View Article