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Letter to Maria Fekter, Federal Minister of Interior Affairs of Austria

Ms. Maria Fekter Federal Minister of Interior Affairs Herrengasse 7 1010 Vienna, Austria July 2, 2009 Dear Madam Fekter: New information revealed by the Green Party Security Spokesman Mr. Peter Pilz identified Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, now president of Iran, as one of the members of a death squad who murdered the top Kurdish leader Dr. Abdul …

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The Kurdish National Congress of North America is calling boycott the 10th round of elections of the Islamic Republic

June 10, 2009 News from the KNCNA Public Relations Committee       Contact: Azad Moradian Contact email: moradianazad@yahoo.com The Kurdish National Congress of North America is calling on the 12 million Kurds living in Iran under the rule of the Islamic Republic and Iranian Kurds in Diaspora to publicly boycott the 10th round of elections of …

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A new approach to resolve the Kurdish issue by Turkey’s President needs to go further

Inquiries: 805-402-6440 Contact: Luqman Barwari Recently, Mr. Abdullah Gul, the president of Turkey, courageously and publicly stated that the major problem that his country faces is “the Kurdish issue.”  This is an issue that must be resolved through peaceful means.    After decades of denial of the Kurdish existence, Gul’s government has come to a realization …

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Extraditing Kurds to Turkey will not help resolve Turkish-Kurdish tension

News from the KNC Public Relations Committee Kurdish National Congress of North America         Recently, Spanish authorities decided to extradite two Kurdish political activists, Dr. Remzi Kartal and Mr.Eyyup Daru to Turkey on unclear grounds.  In fact, these appear to be the same charges that were thrown out by a German court in 2005.   Spain is …

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The Halabja-Anfal Case goes to court

News from the KNC Public Relations Committee Kurdish National Congress of North America             Inquiries: 403-200-6310 Contact: Brusk Reshvan The Halabja-Anfal Case goes to court    (Maryland. April 10, 2009). A lawsuit was filed Tuesday, April 7, 2009, against the central government of Iraq and the companies that supplied chemical weapons to the government of Saddam …

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The new US administration practices an old policy toward the Kurds

News from the KNC Public Relations Committee Kurdish National Congress of North America   Inquiries:  (805) 402-6440  Contact:   Luqman Barwari The new US administration practices an old policy toward the Kurds  When President Obama announced his new vision for diplomacy and identified himself a “Citizen of the world,” oppressed people from around the world welcomed the …

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Letter to President Obama

President Barack Obama, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 February 3, 2009 Honorable President Obama: In your inauguration speech, you stated that America will have a better approach with the rest of the world in terms of cooperation, mutual understanding and respect.  You also appeared to promise that you would review and correct America