Kurdish Activist Kani Xulam Shares Stories of Turkish Oppression

Kani Xulam, the executive director of the American Kurdish Information Network, speaks at an evening of remembrance for slain Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink organized in Glendale, CA by the United Human Rights Council.

In his remarks, Xulam discussed human rights violations in Turkey and gave voice to the countless activists there fighting against injustice. He painted a picture of the plight suffered by Kurds in modern Turkey, highlighting Turkish human rights violations against Kurds and Armenians.

The event, titled the “Opposite of Silence”, aimed to shed light on the difficult struggle for peace and justice being waged in Turkey by Kurds, Turks and Armenians.