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Bulletin De Liaison Et D'information INSTITUT KUDE RPARD IS E Bulletin de liaison et d’information n°344 novembre 2013 La publication de ce Bulletin bénéficie de subventions du Ministère français des Affaires étrangères (DGCID) et du Fonds d’action et de soutien pour l’intégration et la lutte contre les discriminations (FASILD) ————— Ce bulletin paraît en français et anglais Prix au numéro : France: 6 € — Etranger : 7,5 € Abonnement annuel (12 numéros) France : 60 € — Etranger : 75 € Périodique mensuel Directeur de la publication : Mohamad HASSAN Numéro de la Commission Paritaire : 659 13 A.S. ISBN 0761 1285 INSTITUT KURDE, 106, rue La Fayette - 75010 PARIS Tél. : 01- 48 24 64 64 - Fax : 01- 48 24 64 66 www.fikp.org E-mail: [email protected] Bulletin de liaison et d’information de l’Institut kurde de Paris • TURQUIE : VISITE HISTORIQUE DE MASSOUD BARZANI À DIYARBAKIR • SYRIE : LE PYD PROCLAME UNILATÉRALEMENT UN GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE AUTONOME • IRAN : UNE CAMPAGNE INTERNATIONALE LANCÉE CONTRE LES EXÉCUTIONS DE PRISON - NIERS • PARIS : COLLOQUE SUR « LA NOUVELLE DYNAMIQUE KURDE » • CULTURE : SORTIE DE L’ALBUM DE MUSIQUE « NISHTIMAN » TURQUIE : VISITE HISTORIQUE DE MASSOUD BARZANI À DIYARBAKIR e 16 novembre 2013, vernement », qui a ajouté que le du Kurdistan d’Irak et les forces Massoud Barzani, le choix de Diyarbakir, ce « berceau du PYD en Syrie. président de la Région des Kurdes » était évidemment L du Kurdistan d’Irak, se intentionnel et « symbolique ». Cengiz Candar, éditorialiste au rendait dans la ville de journal turc Radikal estime, pour Diyarbakir (capitale politique du Par ailleurs, cette visite est surv - sa part, que si, d’un côté, Kurdistan de Tîurquie) invité par enue quelques jours après la déc - Erdogan a besoin du « renfort de le Premier ministre turc, Recep laration unilatérale d’autonomie Barzani pour régler son propre Tayyup Erdoğan, invitation que du Parti de l’union démocratique problème kurde », Massoud le chef du gouvernement turc a (PYD) kurde syrien, branche du Barzani, lui, a besoin du soutien lui-même qualifiée d’« historique ». PKK, déclaration qui a encouru de la Turquie contre l’axe de la désapprobation conjointe de la l’Iran, de la Syrie et de Baghdad. Alors que le déroulé du proces - Turquie et du gouvernement sus de paix avec le PKK, initié en kurde d’Erbil. Plusieurs observa - Le Parti pour la paix et la démoc - mars 2013, marque le pas, que le teurs politiques ont émis ratie (BDP), principale force pro- PKK a annoncé le gel du retrait l’hypothèse que la situation au kurde en Turquie, était, pour sa de ses troupes de Turquie et que Kurdistan syrien serait un des part, assez divisé sur l’événe - les réformes promises par le gou - grands sujets abordés lors de ment, que certains, comme le vernement d’Ankara se sont cette rencontre, en plus des ten - président du BDP de Diyarbakir, avérées décevantes, la volonté de sions récurrentes entre Erbil et Mehmet Emin Yilmaz (à la tête Recep Tayyip Erdoğan était Bagdad, des accords pétroliers d’une contre-manifestation peut-être de « prouver sa volonté avec Ankara et des attaques ter - devant le siège local de son parti) de mettre fin au conflit kurde au roristes de l’organisation dji - voyait comme un soutien moment où les choses ne vont hadiste État islamique en Irak et apporté à R. T. Erdoğan en vue pas très bien » comme l’a déclaré au Levant (EIIL), qui lutte à la des élections prochaines. à l’AFP une source anonyme fois contre le gouvernement de D’autres, comme la députée qualifiée de « proche du gou - Bagdad, les Kurdes de la Région Leyla Zana ou le maire de • 2 • Bulletin de liaison et d’information n° 344 • novembre 2013 Diyarbakir, Osman Baydemir, maternelle, un débat ouvert et Mesdames et Messieurs, les gens du ont voulu y voir avant tout un une action de décentralisation, Moyen-Orient doivent coexister et « signe d’espoir » et ont assisté à l’abrogation de toute discrimina - vivre en paix entre eux, en s’accep - la cérémonie. Osman Baydemir, tion dans la constitution, rendre tant mutuellement . Par la coexisten - qui a donné ensuite une con - la loi anti-terrorisme conforme ce , nous pouvons rendre nos pays férence de presse conjointe avec aux normes européennes et plus prospè res. Nous avons essayé Massoud Barzani, a déclaré que abaisser le seuil électoral de 10 à la guerre et aucun d ’entre nous n’en cette rencontre « contribuait à 5%, permettant ainsi au principal a bénéficié . Le sang d'un jeune une paix fondée sur une loi de parti kurde de Turquie un accès Kurde ne doit plus être versé par un fraternité nécessaire pour tous. » équitable à la politique. » jeune Turc et le sang d'un jeune Turc ne doit plus être versé par un Mais Hugh Pope, directeur de Dans son discours, le Premier jeune Kurde . l’International Crisis Group ministre turc a assuré que « le (ICG) Turkish Project, voit, lui, processus de paix ira de l’avant Les bases du processus de paix ont cette visite comme un « défi » avec le soutien de « ses frères de été posées, merci à M. Erdoğan, adressé au PKK, plus encore Diyarbakir », et a demandé leur pour l’avoir initié , et j’appelle tous qu’une manœuvre électorale « soutien » : mes frères kurdes et turcs à soutenir d’Erdogan : ce processus de paix. La lutte pour « Comment Turcs et Kurdes ont- la paix est difficile et cette lutte ne « Cette visite souligne de façon ils pu s’entre-déchirer ? Les peut être poursuivi e que par des spectaculaire la poussée nouvelle Turcs et les Kurdes ne doivent hommes courageux . de deux lignes progressistes plus jamais s’entre-déchirer. » majeures au sein du Parti du la Je vous annonce ici que nous, justice et du développement Quant à Massoud Barzani, son Kurdes et Turcs , sommes parties (AKP) : la normalisation [des discours a appelé de même à la prenantes de ce processus de paix et relations] avec le GRK et ses poursuite du processus de paix : nous l'appuyons. Je désirais depuis efforts pour trouver un récit près de deux décennies de me ren - national plus inclusif en Turquie, « Je suis heureux d’être parmi dre à Diyarbakir et de vous parler surtout concernant les vous, dans cette chère ville de de cette maniè re. C e jour est claire - Kurdes. C’est un défi pour le Diyarbakir. Je voudrais remerci - ment le r ésultat de la paix et de la PKK au sens où Massoud er chaleureusement le Premier fraternit é. Barzani (vêtu en tenue tradition - Ministre Erdogan pour son invi - Pour finir, je tiens à ré affirmer que nelle kurde et faisant son dis - tation. Pour moi, c’est une visite je suis très heureux d'être parmi cours dans sa langue) représente historique. J’emporte avec moi vous aujourd'hui. Je vous souhaite une idéologie « kurdiste » très les salutations chaleureuses du succès et prosp érité . différente de celle du PKK. Il est Kurdistan de Turquie, et je porte cependant intéressant de noter les salutations chaleureuses Et maintenant, je voudrais dire que tenir un tel meeting à d’Erbil à Diyarbakir qui est si quelque chose en tur c , m ême si je Diyarbakir consacre cette ville chère. ne sais pas le turc : « Vive la frater - comme principale ville kurde de nit é des Kurdes et des Turcs , Vive Turquie ». Mesdames et Messieurs, la libert é , Vive la paix ! » aujourd’hui est un jour his - Selon Hugh Pope, cette visite a torique ; c’est un jour où nous Les discours des deux hommes pour but de maintenir les Kurdes commençons de fonder une politiques ont été précédés d’une au sein de la Turquie, en voulant coexistence et à nous accepter les prestation conjointe des chanteurs donner une impulsion au proces - uns les autres. très populaires Şivan Perwer et sus de paix : Ibrahim Tatlises. Le retour de Une des étapes en a été le jour où Şivan Perwe r sur sa terre natale, « Il est évident que l’AKP espère M. Erdoğan est venu à après 37 ans d’exil en Europe, a été que cela va les aider dans le futur Diyarbakir en disant que le un moment fort de cette journée cycle électoral. Mais pour gagner temps de négation des Kurdes chargée d’émotion. La cérémonie véritablement la majorité des était révolu. Pour moi, en tant s’est conclue par un mariage col - Kurdes de Turquie, Erdoğan va que Kurde, je me suis réjoui lectif de plusieurs centaines de devoir aller de l’avant dans un qu’un leader ait surgi en jeunes couples, auquel présidaient projet structuré, avec pour objec - Turquie, pour la mettre sur la Recep Tayyip Erdogan et son tif le plein droit à l’éducation bonne voie, la voie de la frater - épouse, Massoud Barzani et la des Kurdes dans leur langue nité. députée Leyla Zana. n° 344 • novembre 2013 Bulletin de liaison et d’information • 3• SYRIE : LE PYD PROCLAME UNILATÉRALEMENT UN GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE AUTONOME lors que, début novem - présents étaient le Parti de n’en ayant pas même pas été bre, les forces aériennes l’union démocratique (PYD), le informés, selon eux, et ses et terrestres syriennes Parti de l’union démocratique responsables ne se sont pas A poursuivaient leurs des Kurdes syriens, le Parti privés de la critiquer. L’un d’eux, attaques contre les kurde démocratique de Syrie, le Nuri Brimo, a qualifié ce pas de quartiers de Damas tenus par Parti de la liberté des Kurdes « hâtif et unilatéral », et juge que l’Armée syrienne de libération, syriens, le Parti démocratique le PYD « va dans la mauvaise les forces kurdes du PYD (YPG) syrien pour l’égalité, le Parti de direction ».
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