The US policy and the Kurds of Rojava

Middle East Online World Affairs Journal eKurd Daily First published: 18-09-2015 Recent events have drawn international attentiontowards the Kurds, as they effectively confront the Islamic State (IS) both in Syria and Iraq. Their determination is linked to their hope for carving out a nation of their own. However, this also complicates the region even further as the Kurds have a stake, not just in Iraq and Syria, but also in Turkey and Iran; each having a sizable Kurdish population. As Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq and the People’s Protection Unit (YPG) in Syria, liberate regions they claim historically Kurdish,they increase the concerns of neighboring countries. Turkey clearly has reasons to be concerned. For nearly four decades, Turkey has been trying to quell Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) armed movement that has claimed more than forty thousand lives. Despite early progress, the peace process initiated two years ago reached a dead end as the PKK failed to lay down its arms and theTurkish government failed to implement the expected cultural and political reforms.

SBS Radio Interview: Press Freedom and Laws in Australia and Kurdistan

Freedom of Press Laws


Interview with SBS Kurdish Radio about press freedom and laws in Australia and Kurdistan.

Date: 18 September 2015