A constitution for Syrian-Kurdistan: Freedom and Democracy

Erbil. On September 16 and 17, eight members of the Legal Office of the Kurdish National Council in Syria met in Erbil to discuss the constitutional draft for Syrian-Kurdistan already approved by the political leadership of the KNC in July in Geneva. The lawyers of the KNC from Syrian-Kurdistan focussed on legal topics, the session […]

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German Chancellery welcomes the KNC and rejects the oppressive politics of the PYD

Berlin, 23 September 2016 One month after the abduction and unlawful expulsion of Ibrahim Biro, the president of the Kurdish National Council in Syria, a KNC delegation, composed of Ibrahim Biro, Kamiran Hajo, chairman of the KNC Foreign Relations Office, and Siamend Hajo, representative of the Foreign Relations Office, was received today in the German […]

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Release: The HNC’s “Executive Framework” will neither bring peace nor equality

P R E S S R E L E A S E Kurdish National Council in Syria – Geneva Office 20 September 2016 The “Executive Framework” will neither bring peace nor equality On September 7, 2016, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) released a document in London called “Executive Framework for a Political Solution”, representing its […]

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Joint Statement of the KNC and the Assyrian Democratic Organisation

In an amicable meeting between a delegation of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) and the Assyrian Democratic Organisation (ADO), the bilateral relations and the importance to further develop them to serve the interests of Kurds and Assyrians and of the country were discussed.   Additionally, both sides discussed the latest developments at the […]

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Statement regarding the Document “Executive Framework for a Political Solution”

Statement regarding the Document “Executive Framework for a Political Solution”, presented in London on 07 September 2016 The Kurdish population in Syria participated in the peaceful revolution, the revolution of freedom and dignity, since its beginning in March 2011. The Kurdish population was standing side by side with the Syrians who took to the streets […]

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Statement on the Turkish intervention in Syria

The Assad regime turned Syria into an open military playground for interventions of regional and international stakeholders, including the latest military intervention by Turkey in Jarabulus, at the Syrian-Turkish border, supported by airstrikes of the US-led coalition and pretending to help the FSA to expell Daesh. This change of action followed the failed coup in […]

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Persecution of Dissidents by PYD reaches New Peak

Two days after the abduction and expulsion of the president of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC), Ibrahim Biro, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) launched the next attack against Kurdish politicians and sympathisers of KNC member parties. On Monday, August 15, the Asayiș – the security service of the PYD – arrested numerous activists […]

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