Iraq: Civilian Village Project
Despite physical and economic threats, IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) from nine area villages are still working hard on their idea of building one new village
Despite physical and economic threats, IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) from nine area villages are still working hard on their idea of building one new village
The month of April saw a sharp increase in human rights abuses by the Turkish government against the Kurds, including the sentencing of the Makhmoor
In March, CPT-Iraq interviewed eleven Peshmerga (Kurdish armed forces, literally “those who face death”) and Iraqi Border Patrol officers whom members of the Patriotic Union
Aram Jamal Sabir, SulaimaniyahExecutive Director Kurdish Institute for Elections Aram Jamal Sabir began to participate in non-violent trainings in 2004. He now teaches others
In early March, CPT-Iraq released a 56-page report, “Where There is a Promise, There is Tragedy” that details the destruction of northern Iraqi village
Although Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, the Turkish constitution fails to recognize them as such. Turkish authorities persecute Kurds simply for
The future of Iraq is more complex and uncertain than the current U.S. narrative claims, according to a report just published by CPT in
By Michele Naar-Obed “We are your farmers, beekeepers, orchard growers, and agriculturalists. We are the life blood of this region,” the villagers exclaim. “We
Thanks for the “Right Relationships” cover article in the Sept-Nov issue of Signs of the Times! Thanks also for your ongoing work.Arbutus Sider, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hey, why don’t you people start fighting injustice at home? Like the crap differently-gendered persons experience? The humiliation, the attacks. Wasn’t one of your