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Icelanders To Demonstrate In Support Of Kurdistan Tomorrow
A solidarity demonstration in support of the Kurds, who are currently being assaulted by the Turkish military, is slated for Austurvöllur tomorrow. “Let’s show the people of Rojava that the world is watching and marching in solidarity with them,” the event text…
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Kurdish Man In Iceland “Not Surprised” By Trump’s Syria Withdrawal, Fears For Lives Of Kurds
Salah Karim, a Kurdish man living in Iceland and a long-time advocate for Kurdish liberation, spoke frankly with the Grapevine about the recent news that US President Donald Trump plans to withdraw US forces from northern Syria to allow for Turkey to…
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Mother Of Icelander Fallen In Syria Issues Open Letter To UK & Iceland Governments
Haukur Hilmarsson’s mother, Eva Hauksdóttir, has issued an open letter to the governments of Iceland and the UK, imploring them “to confront Turkish authorities on their obligations to the dead.” As reported, Haukur distinguished himself in Raqqa, where he rose to the…
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Who Cares About The Kurds?
You cannot read the news about what’s happening in Syria right now without also reading about the Kurds. For many in the west, the Kurds don’t often pop up on the radar—you might have last heard about them when former Iraqi leader…
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Iceland Will Stand Up For Kurdish Human Rights
Iceland’s Foreign Minister has pledged the country will fight human rights abuses of Kurds and other minorities in Turkey. Stundin reports that a special meeting of Iceland’s Foreign Affairs Committee, called together by Left-Green MP Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir, was assembled to discuss…