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Kurdish Political and Civil Movements in Syria and the Question of Representation Dr Mohamad Hasan December 2020
Kurdish Political and Civil Movements in Syria and the Question of Representation Dr Mohamad Hasan December 2020 KurdishLegitimacy Political and and Citizenship Civil Movements in inthe Syria Arab World This publication is also available in Arabic under the title: ُ ف الحركات السياسية والمدنية الكردية ي� سوريا وإشكالية التمثيل This publication was made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author. For questions and communication please email: [email protected] Cover photo: A group of Syrian Kurds celebrate Newroz 2007 in Afrin, source: www.tirejafrin.com The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This document is issued on the understanding that if any extract is used, the author and the LSE Conflict Research Programme should be credited, with the name and date of the publication. All rights reserved © LSE 2020. About Legitimacy and Citizenship in the Arab World Legitimacy and Citizenship in the Arab World is a project within the Civil Society and Conflict Research Unit at the London School of Economics. The project looks into the gap in understanding legitimacy between external policy-makers, who are more likely to hold a procedural notion of legitimacy, and local citizens who have a more substantive conception, based on their lived experiences. Moreover, external policymakers often assume that conflicts in the Arab world are caused by deep- seated divisions usually expressed in terms of exclusive identities. -
The Kurdish Movement: Politicians and Fighters
March 31, 2016 The Kurdish Movement: Politicians and Fighters Since July 2015, when the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)–a Kurdish militant group designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the United States–resumed after a period of intermittent ceasefires and a series of abortive peace efforts, the division between the two separate wings of the Kurdish movement in Turkey, the political Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the militant PKK, has become more distinct. Despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assertion in May 2015 that the HDP was “ruled by the mountain”-a reference to the leadership of the PKK-and had “no will [of its own],” the HDP has in fact diverged from the PKK on many occasions. For its part, the PKK has also highlighted its differences with the HDP both through word and action. Consequently, along with the imprisoned PKK founder and leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has a unique role fluctuating between fighter and politician, the PKK commanders and the HDP are the three poles of the Kurdish movement and share a symbiotic but competing tripartite relationship. Origins of the Modern Kurdish Problem When the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist after the First World War, the Turkish Republic, its nation state inheritor, effectively found itself as a binational state. Although there were other minorities in Turkey, their numbers were minuscule compared to Kurds. The new republic had a core project to build a novel polity based on the uniqueness of the Turkish language, culture and history, a foundational principle that remains as a constitutional axiom in the Turkish system, in sharp contrast to the multi-ethnic, polyglot Empire that preceded it. -
A Kurdish-Speaking Community of Change: How Social and Political Organising Takes Shape in the PYD-Controlled Areas in Syria
A Kurdish-Speaking Community of Change: How Social and Political Organising takes Shape in the PYD-controlled Areas in Syria Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts In Middle Eastern Studies Author: Harriet Ida Rump Advisor: Lory Janelle Dance Examiner: Vittorio Felci Date: 11.12.14 Acknowledgements I devote my deepest gratitude to the brave and engaged participants of this research, without their reflections, insights, and generous will to share ideas, this thesis would never have been realised. In the same breath I sincerely thank Lina Myritz for taking the travel with me to Syria, and for inspiring me continuously. I strongly thank my supervisor Lory Dance, she is an inspirational role model with her critical thoughts and writings, which open up for new methods of research. I am particularly appreciative of all the inputs and perspectives from Farhiya Khalid, Mia Sung Kjaergaard, Søren Rafn, Frederik Johannisson, and Mette Lundsfryd, who all have encouraged me with significant comments. A special thank goes to Lasse Sander for carefully proofreading the thesis in high speed. Finally, for the love and support of all my wonderful friends and family, I am truly thankful. 2 Abstract This thesis explores current trends in social and political organising in Northern Syria, an area controlled by the PYD.1 The research is built on discussions between eight participants from the Syrian Kurdish-speaking community living in the areas. While most discourses on Syria and the Kurdish-speaking community have a macro-political focus and produce racialising descriptions of “Kurdishness” in Syria, less attention is granted to bottom-up organising and the plurality of Kurdishness. -
Land of Music Festivals
Following tradition Azerbaijan – land of music festivals Lala HUSEYNOVA PhD in Arts THE LAND OF FIRE… AZERBAIJAN HAS BEEN KNOWN AS SUCH FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, AND THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THAT. BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FAME THAT THIS DEVELOPING AND FASCINATING LAND IS GRADUALLY EARNING ITSELF. THE LAND OF MUSIC FESTIVALS – tHIS IS HOW AZERBAIJAn’S CURRENT MUSICAL AND CUL- TURAL REALITIES CAN BE DESCRIBED IF WE WERE TO PARAPHRASE THE WELL-KNOWN PHRASE. least one traditional mu- sic festival is conducted in AtAzerbaijan every season. The participants and guests of the second “Space of Mugham” interna- tional festival, held over the spring holidays of Novruz (the first was held in 2009), are convinced that it was one of the most successful international projects on the traditional music of the East. This has largely been pos- sible thanks to the initiator and main sponsor of the festival, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation led by its President, the Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, Mehriban Aliyeva. As was the case during the first festival, the 34 www.irs-az.com Azerbaijan – land of music festivals capital Baku became a venue for a re- The festival was joined by vocalists the energy of life, but also the blos- cord number of music events for the and instrumentalists from Azerbaijan som of art and creative inspiration. eight days (14-21 March) of the festi- and foreign countries, including the The upcoming summer season is val. Art enthusiasts had the opportu- USA, Canada, France, Peru, Ecuador, promising to be no less interesting in nity to see the world’s first Mugham Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, terms of music events. -
Iraq - United States Department of State
Iraq - United States Department of State https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/iraq/ The Government of Iraq does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Iraq was upgraded to Tier 2. These efforts included investigating, prosecuting, and convicting more traffickers, except complicit officials; identifying more than 70 victims; and increasing the staffing of the Ministry of Interior’s (MOI) anti-human trafficking directorate. The government also continued to provide shelter and some protection services to a limited number of victims in the government-run shelter in Baghdad, and it made efforts to prevent trafficking, including continuing to implement its national anti-trafficking action plan. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) gave official permission to an NGO to operate the first trafficking shelter in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR), and it continued to facilitate the release of several hundred Yezidis from ISIS. However, the government did not meet the minimum standards in several key areas. The Iraqi government identified significantly fewer victims than in the previous reporting period. Deficiencies in identification and referral procedures, coupled with authorities’ lack of understanding of trafficking, continued to prevent many victims from receiving appropriate protection services. Authorities did not proactively identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, which resulted in the continued punishment of some victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as immigration and prostitution violations and child soldiering. The government also remained without adequate protection services for victims of all forms of trafficking. -
2 Slovenia's Crisis Preparations and Response Measures
In accordance with Article 38 of the Regulation on the Ministry of Defence Planning (No. 024-34/2011- 21 of 13 September 2012) I hereby issue the ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE FOR 2017 2/114 TABLE OF CONTENTS The structure of the report reflects the key working areas of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which fol- low the programme structure of the budget. In addition to military defence and protection against nat- ural and other disasters, a special chapter in the report summarizes the activities which took place in the administrative field, which carries out steering, managerial, common, supporting and other administrative assignments for the entire Ministry. This section also includes crisis management. Finally, the resource plans, key implementation plans of the MoD and their progress and completion, and the implementation of the risk register are presented at the end of the report. MINISTER’S STATEMENT . 6 MILITARY DEFENCE . .10 . 1 STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF THE SAF ....................................................10 2 SAF MILITARY TRAINING AND EXERCISES ............................................... 11 3 DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING OF SAF CAPABILITIES ....................................16 4 MAINTAINING A LEVEL OF READINESS .................................................17 5 KEY PROJECTS OF THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SAF ....................................18 6 SAF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE SYSTEM OF PROTECTION AGAINST NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS ...............................................................21 7 SAF CONTRIBUTION -
Azerbaijan/Azerbaïdjan
BIENNIAL MEMBERSHIP REPORT for the period 2010-2011 NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCILS for presentation to the 34th IMC General Assembly Tallinn, September 30 – October 1, 2011 You are kindly requested to complete and return this report to the Paris Secretariat not later than August 29, 2011. In order to facilitate the compilation of activity reports, we strongly recommend that the document does not exceed 6 pages. PART I: YOUR ORGANISATION 1. Name of organisation: The National Music Committee of Azerbaijan 2. Mission of the organisation: To promote music heritage and contemporary music of Azerbaijan within the country and worldwide 3. Board of Directors/Executive Committee: [name, role within Board, name of organization(s) that the Board member represents or is affiliated with] Board of Directors 1. Lala Kazimova, President Ph.D. in Musicology, The Institute of Art and Architecture, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences 2. Aida Huseynova, Secretary General Ph.D. in Musicology, Baku Music Academy 3. Murad Adigozalzade Pianist, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, Director of the Azerbaijan State Philhamonic 4. Salman Gambarov Jazz pianist and composer, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan 5. Jahangir Selimkhanov Musicologist, Arts & Culture Program Director, Soros Foundation, member of the European Cultural Parliament 6. Elshan Mansurov Kamancha [traditional instrument] performer, the Azerbaijan National Conservatory, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan 4. Membership Total number of members: Composition of membership Number of institutional members: 12 Number of individual members: 41 Other members (specify): n/a As per your estimation, how many persons does your organisation reach? 3000 5. Activities carried out since the last IMC GA (October 2009) Please list your activities related to a) advocacy and policy making n/a b) presentation or production Number of • conferences 0 • recordings 0 • live performances 1 • festivals 1 • workshops 1 • competitions 0 • prizes and awards 0 Please describe the main events. -
2016 Május- Június
1136 Budapest, Hollán Ernő u. 7. I www.bjc.hu INGYENES / FREE PROGRAMFÜZET ------------------------------------------ PROGRAM GUIDE 2016. május – június EAST GIPSY BAND FEAT. TIM RIES |USA| Salman Gambarov Trio |AZE| LOOP DOCTORS FEAT. CHRIS HUNTER |USA| Budapest Jazz Orchestra feat. Szulák Andrea Szakcsi Lakatos Béla Djabe a bemutatja: ALERANT JAZZ EST: MÁJUS 03. |USA| 19.00 & 21:00 KURT ROSENWINKEL BANDIT ‘56 TRIO Világsztárok Főtámogatónk az a Budapest Jazz Clubban! budapest jazz club May // 3 RÓLUNK JEGYÉRTÉKESÍTÉS ABOUT US TICKET SALES Ha könnyed, mégis nívós zenei élményre vágyik, ha a jazz BUDAPEST JAZZ CLUB: elkötelezett híve, vagy épp most barátkozik a műfajjal, látogasson Nyitvatartási napokon | on opening days el a főváros jazzéletének központjába, ahol különleges atmosz- 19:00 - 22:00 | from 7PM to 10PM féra, kiváló hangminőség, barátságos jazzkávézó és izgalmas ONLINE: bisztrófogásokat kínáló konyha is várja. A klubéletben kuriózumnak www.jegymester.hu számító világsztárok mellett állandó fellépőink a hazai és nemzetközi BROADWAY JEGYIRODÁK: jazz elismert művészei. A Budapest Jazz Club támogatja a fiatal te- hetségeket, teret biztosít a hazai jazzélet szakmai eseményeinek, ám www.broadway.hu mindezek mellett létrejöttének elsődleges célja, hogy minden téren igé- ELÉRHETŐSÉGEK nyes közeget teremtsen a szórakozni vágyóknak. CONTACT Smooth, quality music, a cup of coffee, drink or a dinner in the heart of cím | address: the city, at the centre of jazz life in town. We regularly feature 1136 Budapest, Hollán Ernő u. 7. world-famous jazz stars, Hungarian musicians of international standing, seasoned 47°30’49.8”N 19°02’59.3”E professionals from the club scene and brilliant up-and-coming youngsters. -
KFIBS-Online-Reihe „Universitäre Seminar- Und Abschlussarbeiten“, Nr
KFIBS-Online-Reihe „Universitäre Seminar- und Abschlussarbeiten“, Nr. 2, 4/2019 "Shaken or Stirred?" Ontological In-/Security and Turkey’s Counterterrorism Narration Between November 2015 and May 20161 Von Merve Kania2 [email protected] – April 2019 – Kontakt KFIBS e. V.: Balthasar-Neumann-Platz 24G, D-50321 Brühl (Rheinland), E-Mail: [email protected], URL: www.kfibs.org 1 Letzter Bearbeitungsstand der Studie: 15. Mai 2018. 2 Merve Kania B. A., MSc ist derzeit Masterstudentin in War Studies am King’s College London (UK). Sie hat einen Masterabschluss in Middle East Politics von der School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) der University of London und einen Bachelorabschluss in Internationale Beziehungen und Staatswissenschaften-Sozialwissenschaften von der Universität Erfurt erworben. Ihre Forschungsinteressen umfassen die Politiken der (Un-)Sicherheit, Konflikte und Wiederaufbau sowie die Rolle von konstruierten und mobilisierten Identitäten, insbesondere bezüglich Syrien, dem Libanon, der Türkei sowie Migration und Flüchtlingen. Die vorliegende Studie ist eine überarbeitete Fassung der Bachelorarbeit der KFIBS-Gastautorin, die sie unter dem Titel „Do You Like It Shaken or Stirred? Ontological In- /Security and Turkey’s Counterterrorism Narration Between November 2015 and May 2016“ im Februar 2017 an der Staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Erfurt eingereicht hatte. KFIBS e. V. Ontological In-/Security and Turkey’s Counterterrorism Narration 4/2019 ٭ ٭ ٭ They are trying to create a cocktail terror in Turkey, DAESH, PKK and [the] Parallel [Structure/FETÖ] have a finger in terrorist acts. 3 (Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoǧlu 15.10.2015; BBC Türkce 2015) 1. Introduction In the years of 2015 and 2016, the Republic of Turkey was in a stirring sociopolitical and security turmoil, so that the ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) was shaken by domestic and international critique. -
Kulturseiten
KulturSeiten Mit den Highlights im Osnabrücker Land August 2016 – April 2017 Ticket-Service: Mo.–Fr. 9:00–17:00 Uhr Telefon 05 41.34 90-24 * [email protected] www.osnabrueckhalle.de *Infos auf Seite 48 SILVESTER DANCE NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS DER SAISON 2016/2017 17.10.16 OTTO 28. – NADEL & FADEN 30.10.16 22. Messe für textile Kunst und Handarbeit 08.11.16 STEFFEN HENSSLER 19.12.16 GODEWIND 25.12.16 OFFLINE – electronic music festival #2 26.12.16 DER KLEINE PRINZ Das Musical von Deborah Sasson u. Jochen Sautter MICHAEL MITTERMEIER 31.12.16 SILVESTER DANCE NIGHT 2016 06.01.17 NOSTALGIEFETE 17.01.17 MICHAEL MITTERMEIER 18.01.17 EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN 26.01.17 WIENER JOHANN STRAUß TUSSIPARK KONZERT-GALA 11.02.17 GERBURG JAHNKE 19.02.17 MIRJA BOES & BAND 21.02.17 ANNENMAYKANTEREIT 28.02.17 RUBBELDIEKATZ ELVIS – DAS MUSICAL Komödie nach Detlev Buck 06.04.17 ELVIS – DAS MUSICAL 04.05.17 MAX RAABE & PALAST ORCHESTER 07.05.17 TUSSIPARK Karaoke Komödie mit Jasmin Wagner Weitere Veranstaltungen bei uns im Vorverkauf u.a.: 2016: 25.09. Conni – Das Musical • 30.09. Matthias Reim • 01.10. Die- ter Nuhr • 08.10. Serdar Somuncu • 20.10. Thorsten Havener • 21.10. Kaya Yanar •29.11. Osnabrücker Musikstreife • 28.11. Igor Le- vit (1. Meisterkonzert) • 30.11. Johann König • 01.12. Hagen Rether • 12.12. Alison Balsom (2. Meisterkonzert) • 20.12. Martin Sonneborn • 2017:19.01. God Save the Queen • 28.01. Jochen Malmsheimer • 31.01. Servus Peter • 05.02. ABBA GOLD • 07.02. TINA – The Rock Legend • 09.02. -
Turkey COI Compilation 2020
Turkey: COI Compilation August 2020 BEREICH | EVENTL. ABTEILUNG | WWW.ROTESKREUZ.AT ACCORD - Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation Turkey: COI Compilation August 2020 The information in this report is up to date as of 30 April 2020, unless otherwise stated. This report serves the specific purpose of collating legally relevant information on conditions in countries of origin pertinent to the assessment of claims for asylum. It is not intended to be a general report on human rights conditions. The report is prepared within a specified time frame on the basis of publicly available documents as well as information provided by experts. All sources are cited and fully referenced. This report is not, and does not purport to be, either exhaustive with regard to conditions in the country surveyed, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Every effort has been made to compile information from reliable sources; users should refer to the full text of documents cited and assess the credibility, relevance and timeliness of source material with reference to the specific research concerns arising from individual applications. © Austrian Red Cross/ACCORD An electronic version of this report is available on www.ecoi.net. Austrian Red Cross/ACCORD Wiedner Hauptstraße 32 A- 1040 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 1 58 900 – 582 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.redcross.at/accord TABLE OF CONTENTS List of abbreviations................................................................................................................... -
Tbilisi Metro Resumes Work the Strike Itself Means Workers Refusing to Per- by THEA MORRISON Form Their Duties As a Form of Protest
Issue no: 1055 • JUNE 8 - 11, 2018 • PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY PRICE: GEL 2.50 In this week’s issue... Fundraising Training for Festival Organizers in Adjara NEWS PAGE 2 Possible EU-Russia Rapprochement FOCUS POLITICS PAGE 4 ON DEMANDS What Does the EU Preach? – The MEP Bishop Explains All FOR CHANGE POLITICS PAGE 6 Will Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani be next to leave the Estonian MEP on the Way gov't team? PAGE 3 forward for Georgia’s Photo: sputnik-georgia.com European Aspirations Tbilisi Metro Resumes Work the strike itself means workers refusing to per- BY THEA MORRISON form their duties as a form of protest. It was the third time Tbilisi City Court ruled against the metro workers, highlighting that a bilisi metro employees have agreed strike during working hours would paralyze to return to work after a three-day traffi c in the capital. Indeed, although the buses strike which created serious prob- were announced as free of charge to ride on lems throughout the capital. from June 3, the move did little to alleviate con- On June 6, the workers had another gestion and overcrowding as city-dwellers waited Tmeeting with Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and at bus-stops during rush hour to squeeze on an agreement was reached that the salaries of already-full buses to get to and from work. Tbi- the workers will increase from 2019. On May 21, Tbilisi City Court made a decision lisi Metro serves around 400,000 people every POLITICS PAGE 8 The employees demanded a 45% increase in which stated that metro workers could go on day.