Three European nations on Saturday threatened to oppose credit guarantees for the construction of the Ilisu dam in Turkey if Ankara disregards environmental and social commitments linked to the project.
Ciar Byrne/ The Independent 20.03.2008
"The Bastard of Istanbul," the book which landed Turkish writer Elif Shafak in court under the controversial Article 301, has now won her a nomination for the long list of the prestigious Orange Prize.
Joint Call to halt Ilisu Dam Development on the Occasion of the International Da
In the year 2000, the World Commission on Dams presented its recommendations for the future practice of large dam building and set out strategic priorities for decision-makers. These include the gaining of public acceptance; comprehensive options assessment; addressing existing dams; sustaining rivers and livelihoods; recognising entitlements and sharing benefits; sharing rivers for peace, development and security. Eight years later, the implementation of these recommendations and priorities is still a distant prospect.
BIA 05.03.2008 A film about a vilage girl in Hakkari struggling against family pressures to become a painter has won a film competition and will now join the international Panasonic film competition.
Kurdish Rebels photo won First prize in the ''People in the News Stories''
Photographer Philippe Dudouit visits the mountain hideout of a unit of the Kurdistan Workers Party
First prize in the People in the News Stories category of the 2008 World Press Photo contest by Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit for Time Magazine showing PKK fighters in southern Kurdistan/northern Iraq 2007. (AP Photo/Philippe Dudouit/Time Magazine) This material is for single publications in print or for a temporary online publication, and may be used exclusively to publicize the 2008 World Press Photo contest and exhibition. It may not be published as part of an article or any other item that contains no direct link to World Press Photo and its activities without prior permission from the photographer or agency.
TDN-Tens of thousands of Alevis from both Germany and all over Europe are expected to flow to Cologne over the weekend to protest a contentious program aired on a German TV station which the Alevis say was a humiliating portrayal of their faith
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Ciar Byrne/ The Independent 20.03.2008
"The Bastard of Istanbul," the book which landed Turkish writer Elif Shafak in court under the controversial Article 301, has now won her a nomination for the long list of the prestigious Orange Prize.
In the year 2000, the World Commission on Dams presented its recommendations for the future practice of large dam building and set out strategic priorities for decision-makers. These include the gaining of public acceptance; comprehensive options assessment; addressing existing dams; sustaining rivers and livelihoods; recognising entitlements and sharing benefits; sharing rivers for peace, development and security. Eight years later, the implementation of these recommendations and priorities is still a distant prospect.
BIA 05.03.2008 A film about a vilage girl in Hakkari struggling against family pressures to become a painter has won a film competition and will now join the international Panasonic film competition.
BIA 27.02.2008 Singer Bülent Ersoy’s courageous anti-war words on live TV have provoked a nationalist backlash and an investigation.
Photographer Philippe Dudouit visits the mountain hideout of a unit of the Kurdistan Workers Party
First prize in the People in the News Stories category of the 2008 World Press Photo contest by Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit for Time Magazine showing PKK fighters in southern Kurdistan/northern Iraq 2007. (AP Photo/Philippe Dudouit/Time Magazine) This material is for single publications in print or for a temporary online publication, and may be used exclusively to publicize the 2008 World Press Photo contest and exhibition. It may not be published as part of an article or any other item that contains no direct link to World Press Photo and its activities without prior permission from the photographer or agency.
TDN-Tens of thousands of Alevis from both Germany and all over Europe are expected to flow to Cologne over the weekend to protest a contentious program aired on a German TV station which the Alevis say was a humiliating portrayal of their faith
Hevallo-Interview with Yüksel Yavuz The name of the film is "Close Up Kurdistan".