Press Release
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Appeal to Kurdish Diaspora and Friends of the Kurdish People
On July 24, 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed, establishing the borders of Turkey. This treaty allowed Turkey to annex significant portions of Northern Kurdish territories without the involvement…
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Legal Petition Regarding the Treaty of Lausanne
To the Council of State Presidency To be Sent to Diyarbakır Duty Administrative Court PresidencyPLAINTIFF: DIAKURDCOUNSEL: Lawyer Hişyar ÖZALP and Lawyer Rıdvan DALMIŞDEFENDANT: Republic of Turkey PresidencyACTION SOUGHT TO BE…
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Urgent Statement from the Kurdish Civil Society in the Diaspora on the Critical Situation in Western Kurdistan
On behalf of the Kurdish Civil Society in the Diaspora, we urgently raise our voice to draw attention to the current and deeply concerning situation in Western Kurdistan. The recent…
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Diakurd strongly condemns the racist attacks against parliamentarian and human rights defender Sezgin Tanrikulu
At a time when the Turkish state is making propaganda on its 100th anniversary, we are witnessing increasing number of racist violations against Kurds and different minorities in Turkey. The…
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Juridical process against the Treaty of Lausanne continues!
As it is known, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, on 02.05.2023, through our lawyers, Diakurd submitted a petition to the Presidency of the…
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Diakurd starts the judicial process against the Lausanne Agreement
On July 24, 2023, total of hundred years is over the Lausanne Treaty. The states that signed the treaty violated the principles of international law, causing a people to be…
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The Anfal Genocide should not be forgotten!
The Anfal massacre 35 years ago was carried out by the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.A systematic planned genocide was carried out against the Kurds in Southern Kurdistan…
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Light a candle for Halabja and all other genocide victims of Kurdistan!
The Halabja massacre took place 35 years ago. On March 16, 1988. The Iraqi regime attacked Halabja with chemical weapons. This attack resulted in the death of more than 5,000…
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We will protect the friendship between France and Kurdistan
The French government strongly condemned the terror against the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center, and expressed its condolences to the Kurdish community in France. In the days after the attack, France…
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Diakurd condemns the terrorist attack in Paris
The Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center and two nearby Kurdish shops in Paris have been attacked by a 69-year-old gunman, causing three deaths and several serious injuries. The perpetrator could be…