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Monthly Archives: March 2013
“We have turned Irbil from a run-down and shabby place into a little Dubai”
Iraqi Kurds, roughly estimated at five million, have stunningly rebuilt a dirt-poor and traumatised society from scratch since they gained their autonomy in 1991. This report at the BBC outlines progress in Iraqi Kurdistan – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21900576
Snowballing support for recognising the Kurdish Genocide
Westminster MPs from the all-party parliamentary group together with British activists from the three main political parties and writers recently joined many others from across the world to attend the international conference on the Genocide in Erbil and the international … Continue reading
Dave Anderson MP outlines why world should have intervened against Saddam earlier
Ten years ago, I was utterly opposed to the invasion of Iraq. At the time I was President of Unison and sat on the TUC general council, so like a lot of others in the labour movement I did my … Continue reading
Energy, Federalism, the Constitution and Iraqi Unity
The great achievement of post-Saddam Iraq is its transition from a centralised and mainly Sunni dominated one-party rule to federalism and power-sharing between Sunnis, Kurds and Shia, and small minorities. All this is, or should be, governed by the constitution, … Continue reading
Interview with KRG UK Representative on British parliament’s recognition of Kurdish genocide
Last week the British parliament formally recognised the Kurdish genocide in Iraq. This follows a year-long petition campaign in the UK and lobbying within parliament by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation … Continue reading
Statement by Prime Minister Barzani on recognition of Kurdish genocide by British parliament
February 28, 2013 Earlier today the British parliament held a debate on whether to recognise the crimes committed against the people of Kurdistan in Iraq as genocide. We are pleased not only that such a debate took place but also … Continue reading
Cathartic Commons debate on the Kurdish Genocide
The Commons has formally agreed to recognise the genocide against the Kurds 25 years after the poison-gas attack on Halabja and following a concerted campaign by Kurds and their British supporters to break the silence on this untold story. The … Continue reading
British parliament unanimously recognises Kurdish genocide
London, UK – (KRG.org) – Today the British parliament unanimously recognised the Kurdish genocide in Iraq while the government and opposition pledged to work together do more on acknowledging the genocide even though the government does not formally recognise it. … Continue reading