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ʿAmudah – Along the lines of Stalinism: PYD security forces shut down another radio and raid Yekîtî office

PRESS RELEASE 18 November 2016 Kurdish National Council in Syria – Geneva Office On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, in ʿAmudah employees of Asayiș, the security forces of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), stormed the premises of the radio station Amûdê FM and arrested four staff members, namely Noshin Ahmad, Ava Khano, Pesheng Khane and Sipan […]

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Letter to the US President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump

⁠⁠Your Excellency, Mr. Donald Trump, Mr. President, on behalf of the Kurdish National Council in Syria we send you our warmest congratulations regarding your election as President of the United States of America. We highly appreciate the role of the United States in the war against terrorism and extremism. Your country has always defended the […]

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Building Inclusive Peace in Syria – A Critical Appraisal of the Executive Framework for a Political Solution

Article by Prof. Dr. Eva Maria Belser and Dr. Soeren Keil As fighting has resumed in many parts of Syria, the optimism felt by many in mid-September when a cease fire ended most of the violence, has vanished. With American and Russian diplomats locking heads over the bombardment of government troops and a UN convoy […]

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PYD extends compulsory service and turns young Kurds into cannon fodder

PRESS RELEASE Kurdish National Council in Syria – Geneva Office 21 October 2016 PYD extends compulsory service and turns young Kurds into cannon fodder In June 2014, the Legislative Council for the Jazirah, appointed by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), passed a law on compulsory military service. The law provides that every family offers a […]

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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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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 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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