“Where is the global anger?”... An Australian reading criticizes the lack of interest in the Kurdish

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[size=52]“Where is the global anger?”... An Australian reading criticizes the lack of interest in the Kurdish issue[/size]

[size=45]The Australian Institute of International Affairs criticized the lack of sufficient attention given to the Kurdish issue at the global level by the media, politics and academic work, asking “where is the global anger” as the struggle facing the Kurdish nation, the largest stateless national group in the Middle East, has remained shrouded in ambiguity to a degree? big.[/size]
[size=45]To begin with, the report stated that the Turkish drone attacks targeting the Kurds in Iraq and Syria are accompanied by resounding silence on the part of the countries themselves and the international media that are quick to work elsewhere in the world, which highlights a puzzling and worrying dynamic, questioning the absence of anger. Global.[/size]
[size=45]Kurdistan and Palestine[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, saying that the world has witnessed, for more than a century, the struggle of countries struggling for self-determination, and despite this, the lights are dimmed on some accounts, which raises questions about the reasons behind this disparity, adding that the confusion is enhanced when the comparison is made between This situation is among other similar ordeals in the same region.[/size]
[size=45]In this context, the report indicated that while a great deal of attention was directed towards Palestine, the struggles faced by the Kurdish nation in Kurdistan, which it described as the largest stateless national group in the Middle East, remained largely obscure.[/size]
[size=45]According to the Australian report, the aspirations of both Kurdistan and Palestine, along with their peoples, center around the basic right to self-determination, which is a principle enshrined in international law and affirms the right of all peoples to freely decide their political status and achieve their economic, social and cultural interests.[/size]
[size=45]He added, “While this principle appears balanced on paper, there is a glaring contradiction in interest between Palestine and Kurdistan, which is evident not only in media coverage and press releases, but also in the academic field.”[/size]
[size=45]The report stated, saying that a quick search through the Internet reveals the huge difference in research funding and academic focus devoted to the Palestinian cause compared to the Kurdish issue, adding that during the past seven decades, the volume of studies, analyzes and discussions that focused on Palestine far exceeded the volume of any other struggle for self-determination over world level, especially since the creation of Israel.[/size]
[size=45]The only decision[/size]
[size=45]In addition, the report indicates that the disparity was also evident through the numerous resolutions passed by the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council dealing with the question of Palestine.[/size]
[size=45]He added that, on the other hand, and with regard to the case of Kurdistan, one resolution was issued, which is Security Council Resolution No. 688 in April 1991, and it relates exclusively to only part of Kurdistan, specifically in southern Kurdistan in Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that this disparity in international attention becomes more evident when examining the number of resolutions targeting Israel, which have exceeded 200 since 2015.[/size]
[size=45]Meanwhile, the plight of the Kurds in Iran, Syria and Turkey has gone largely unnoticed by the international community.[/size]
[size=45]The report recalled what happened in 2005, when, after decades of oppression by the Iraqi state, the constitution expanded the rare recognition of the Kurds in southern Kurdistan, granting them autonomy and representation within the ruling administration of the state, but other repressive and nationalist states, such as Iran, Syria and Turkey, did not It continues to withhold recognition of the Kurds, despite its commitment to human rights agreements.[/size]
[size=45]Genocide[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that the tragedies in Kurdistan reveal a size that cannot be underestimated, adding that the loss of life there far exceeds the losses resulting from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, noting that in one case, the Iraqi regime carried out a mass killing of more than five thousand Kurdish civilians in southern Iraq. Kurdistan during one day on March 16, 1988, using nerve gas.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, the report drew attention to the Iranian regime's record, which includes organized extrajudicial killings and excessive use of force against the Kurds in eastern Kurdistan, while a large number of Kurdish political prisoners face the death penalty, while violations of the economic, social and cultural rights of the Kurds are also widespread. , which was initiated by the Shah's regime.[/size]
[size=45]As for Turkey, the report says that recognition of the Kurdish identity has long been denied in the constitution since 1923, while the Kurds have been subjected to many massacres under the Turkish state, which could amount to genocide.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, the report says that the repression is evident in various fields, as the elected Kurdish mayors were dismissed and arrested on politically motivated charges, and they were also replaced by government-appointed officials.[/size]
[size=45]He added that Kurdish parliamentarians were collectively stripped of their parliamentary immunity and sentenced to long prison terms.[/size]
[size=45]As for Syria, the report indicated that the Kurds in Western Kurdistan, “Rojava,” before the civil war, suffered hundreds of thousands of Arabization and denationalization.[/size]
[size=45]The report considered that the silence of the United Nations in responding to such countless measures raises important questions about its role in protecting human rights and democratic principles.[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, saying that Turkey's actions were not limited to its borders, as it violated the sovereignty of Iraq and Syria, occupied areas of Rojava, committed violations related to housing, land, and property, and caused demographic change since 2018.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, Turkey has repeatedly launched incursions and strikes with drones, which have led to hundreds of casualties among civilians and among the Kurdish forces in western and southern Kurdistan, in Syria and Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]He added that southern Kurdistan was also subjected to attacks by suicide drones and missile strikes launched by the Iranian regime, which target the Kurdish opposition parties stationed there.[/size]
[size=45]The report indicated that these violations, which undermine international peace and security, have faced only the minimum level of international condemnation, adding that this raises the question of whether the sovereignty of Iraq and Syria is seen as less legitimate than the sovereignty of other countries, pointing out that the complaints related to the use of forces Turkey's use of banned chemical weapons against Kurdish forces was met with a worrying lack of response from the international community.[/size]
[size=45]NATO[/size]
[size=45]The report asked whether membership in NATO grants a certain immunity for violating international law without consequences.[/size]
[size=45]The report considered that “every civilian victim should deserve a headline in the global media, yet such incidents often escape the radar of attention.”[/size]
[size=45]The report concludes that the disparity in international attention becomes even more poignant when compared to the situation between Israel and Palestine. Then he asked, “What distinguishes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and raises it to a prominent global position, while the plight of the Kurds and the division of Kurdistan between the four countries is relatively obscure?”[/size]
[size=45]Regarding accusations of apartheid, such as those faced by Israel, the report said, “What name should be given to the regimes of Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq before 2003, which have suppressed Kurdish rights since the end of World War I?”[/size]
[size=45]Self-determination[/size]
[size=45]And after the report stressed the need to remember that all peoples have the right to self-determination, it pointed out that the media and academic circles play a fundamental role in shaping narratives and perceptions, and inadvertently influence the struggles that are recognized and those that remain in the shadows, and that the Kurdistan model is considered One example is this, amid countless others, including West Papua, Baluchistan, the Rohingya in Myanmar, the Uighurs in China's Xinjiang, and various indigenous or religious minority groups in countries such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and South America.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, the report expressed regret that the Kurds have no place in international law such as the International Court of Justice, adding that if the European Union, the United Nations, the academic community and the global media support the right of self-determination for Palestine, then there should be no obstacle to the application of a similar approach. For Kurdistan, ensuring that there is a balanced and equitable distribution of interest and support across all struggles for self-determination, and the strengthening of the world order to be just and inclusive[/size]
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