Kurdish Peace Institute
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Independent, nonpartisan research and policy institute advancing a non-derivative understanding of the Kurdish people and the regions in which they live.
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'Since 2017, following the liberation of Raqqa, [Department of State] figures who observe and lead stabilization programming have intentionally avoided support for projects located in the northern, mostly Kurdish-majority areas,' a local NGO worker said.
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Proud to present our first report from Kurdish Peace Institute’s Qamishlo office — we visited USAID-supported infrastructure sites destroyed in Turkish drone strikes to cover the impact of 🇹🇷 threats on much-needed assistance to Kurdish-majority border areas.
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Kurdish human rights defenders brought the story of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising and the Islamic Republic's brutal response to the world. Now, they're under threat. Gordyaen B.Jermayi 🕎☀️ reports on Iran's tactics of transnational repression.
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Today marks 109 years since the start of the #ArmenianGenocide . In this analysis, Nisan Alıcı explains how Turkey can move towards democratization and pluralism by confronting the legacy of these atrocities through a transitional justice lens. kurdishpeace.org/research/confl…
In my latest piece for Kurdish Peace Institute I explained how the Iranian regime targets Kurdish human rights defenders and activists across the world.
Methods and tactics are discussed with testimonies from different Kurdish activists with different backgrounds.
NEW: Gordyaen B.Jermayi 🕎☀️ documents the tactics of transnational repression that the Islamic Republic of Iran uses to target Kurdish human rights defenders across the globe, featuring firsthand testimonies from Kurdish activists under threat.
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🎙️Ceylan Akça: “It’s quite crucial for opposition forces to have some sort of control in local administrations, because local administrations allow them to directly build connection with local communities and come up with local solutions.”
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In Turkey's March 31 local elections, pro-Kurdish candidates won dozens of municipalities back from state-appointed trustees. Could this lead to a revitalization of Kurdish-led local peacebuilding? Read Nisan Alıcı and Abdullah Zeytun's analysis.
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Turkish and Iranian state policies in Kurdish regions create instability, economic inequality, and assimilation that drive many Kurds to work with those very states against collective Kurdish interests, argues Gordyaen B.Jermayi 🕎☀️ in this analysis. kurdishpeace.org/research/gover…
So honored to have published this informative analysis at Kurdish Peace Institute! Please check it out.
Before the 31 March elections, Abdullah Zeytun and I wrote this article for Kurdish Peace Institute discussing how the removal of Kurdish mayors and the appointment of trustees had affected dealing with the past and the peacebuilding scene in Diyarbakır. kurdishpeace.org/research/confl…