The Kurdistan Observer
www.kurdistanobserver.com                           April 2001 News

April 1, 2001
Swedes question Kurdish rebel Ocalan about Palme slaying
Kurd Boat Runs Aground in Greece
Turkish prime minister calls for curb on Kurdish place names
Gangsters rule in lawless Kurd heartland

April 4, 2001
Jews should know better

April 5, 2001
Seven Iraqi Kurds Killed in Landmine Explosion
Turkey Jails Elderly for Aiding Kurdish Rebels

April 7, 2001
Turkey Tells State Media to Avoid Calling Turkish Citizens

April 8, 2001
Kurds, deported from Israel to Lebanon, to find new homes in Sweden

April 9, 2001
British Officials Visit Iraqi Kurdistan
Turks Riot, Threaten Kurds after Child Killing
Kurdish Scholar Murdered In Baghdad.

April 10, 2001
Iraq protests at management of UN oil-for-food programme in Kurdistan
Life Sentences Upheld In "Honor Killing"
EU's Commissioner: Things must change on the ground
Local Elections To Be Held In May
Ministry TV, Radio Guildelines Document

April 12, 2001
Kurdistan Governor Released On Bail
Barzani to visit Ankara soon

April 13, 2001
Iraqi Kurds move forward to reconcile differences
Turkish strike toll mounting, prompts calls for European intervention
Rights Group: Many Turk Hunger Strikers Near Death
Kurdish Residents Flee Site of Anti-Kurd Riots
Kurdish Group Wants High-Level US Visit

April 14, 2001
KDP And PUK Move Closer To Apply Washington Accord

April 15, 2001
Nine Kurdish rebels, five Turkish soldiers killed in clashes

April 17, 2001
Kurds, Turks protest prison conditions outside UN meeting

April 18, 2001
U.N. Rights Forum Condemns Iraq for "Terror"

April 19, 2001
Kurdish protesters enter U.N. Geneva office
Ankara denies KDP supports Kurdish terrorist group

April 22, 2001
Turkey Expresses Annoyance At the Kurdish Talks In Washington
Ship with Hundreds of Immigrants Docks in Italy

April 24, 2001
KRG on Deportation
Turkish military in South again
Kurds who Reached France Are from Syria, Not Iraq
Pressure on Turkey Mounts as Hunger Strikers Die
Turkey Jails Syrian Woman for Kurd Bomb Plot
Kurds, UN Discuss Electricity Issue

April 25, 2001
5,000 Kurds aboard refugee ship
An Appeal For Action On Behalf Of Iraqi Women
Secret u-turn to send Kurds back
Turkish Cypriot Court Jails Iraqi Kurd Migrants

April 26, 2001
Barzani's Visit Delayed To May

April 27, 2001
Analysis: Uncertain policy on Iraq and Kurds

April 30, 2001
Peaceful Vigil is Threatened with Violence
Talabani Optimistic About Kurdish Future
Barzani Puts " Final Touches" On Peace With PUK.
Washington agreement to be put back on track
 
 


 
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