SWANA REGION RADIO

Voices from Kolkota to Casablanca

Voices of struggle, Voices for change

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 2:30-3:00 PM

KPFK/Pacifica Radio 90.7 fm, Los Angeles

Streaming at http://archive.kpfk.org/index.php?shokey=rintifada and available on audio archive for 90 days

Kurdish Assassination in Paris: Turkish

Peace Talks

Following the assassination of 3 Kurdish women politician and activists in Paris the Kurdish and Turkish peace talks are once again in the spotlight, it appears there was progress being made between the Kurds and Turkish government, who is behind the slaying and why! We will discuss the Kurdish-Turkish relations and recent developments in the peace talks with the Kurdish imprisoned leader the sole inmate in Turkish Island prison close to 14 years. What could this do to the peace process?

Guest: Kani Xulam, Kurdish Activist, researcher and director of AKIN, American Kurdish Information Network in Washington DC

Produced and hosted by Nyma Ardalan

from

SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) Collective, KPFK