Wladimir

@vvanwilgenburg

Freelance journalist (MEE, The Region, Daily Beast), analyst, MA Conflict Studies/Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussion or trolls.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    24 Apr 2016

    I am not on Twitter for debate with anonymous accounts, threats or partisan politics. If you have a question, DM me.

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    28 minutes ago

    Directorate of Customs in Iraqi Kurdish Region says the ban on importing damaged American cars to Iraq does not apply to the Kurdish Region.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Tevgera Azadî congratulates

    Tevgera Azadî pîrozbahî li Berhem Salih kir
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  4. 1 hour ago

    My latest: Erdogan advisor calls new Iraqi president ‘a good ally’ Sometimes need edit button on Twitter -_-.

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  5. 2 hours ago

    Two Iranian Kurds who fought in Afrin and were injured...were arrested by Damascus in Aleppo hospital and then handed over to Iran. Now both are in jail

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    2 hours ago

    In article on Turkish-Russian Idlib agreement, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi derides factions "embarrassed" or "hesitant" to announce their rejection of agreement, factions – that is, one faction in particular, HTS – that "muddle and obscure the oneness of God."

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  7. 9 hours ago

    "We must continue to speak out on what is taking place in Afrin, and on the media’s own role, so that it cannot happen again."

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  8. 9 hours ago

    Istanbul lawyer Ömer Kavili human rights lawyer jailed on charges of allegedly insulting the court members.

    Istanbul lawyer Ömer Kavili is a very diligent human rights lawyer who has acted for torture victims & has an exhaustive knowledge of due process. That he is jailed for doing his job - yes, literally - is a disgrace
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    10 hours ago

    'Iraqis were the top foreign buyers in the first eight months of the year, purchasing 3,515 homes in Turkey. They were followed by Iranians with 1,659 homes, which confirms an increasing Iranian interest in Turkey.'

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    20 hours ago

    One of the first things you see after crossing into Rojava: a big poster of all the foreign fighters who have died fighting with the YPG/YPJ.

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    19 hours ago

    Congrats— this is one of the rare times the title is deserved. Yazidis/Ezidis were victim of ignorance (of their faith by their neighbors) just as much as victim of ISIS. “Nadia Murad - from rape survivor in Iraq to Nobel Peace Prize”

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  12. 10 hours ago

    A new organisation was founded in Moscow on August 4 known as the International Federation of Kurdish Communities

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    20 hours ago

    Had a very fruitful meeting with Dr. , the vise president of university to consult with him about ’s 1st international in which will focus on different aspects of countering

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    11 hours ago

    Yazidis in Afrin have been targeted by Turkish backed groups. Yazidis were forced to attend Islamic mosques and religious studies, holy shrines were destroyed and their contents looted, and many Yazidi were forced to flee the area.

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  15. 12 hours ago

    Iranian Kurdish refugee scoops award for exposing island detentions via

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  16. 13 hours ago

    At MSU, Two Experts on the Kurdish People Plan to Debate Friday

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    13 hours ago

    Today with families and friend of International martyrs from , Sjoerd Heeger (Baran Sason) Jack Homs (Şoreş Amanos) & Costas Scurfield (Kemal)....

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    13 hours ago

    Long-read of the week on Iraq's counter-terrorism forces, by

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  19. 13 hours ago

    SDC spokesperson " is the symbol of women’s dignity & world must take responsibility for crimes committed against Yazidis in & which is still controlled by jihadists who are wiping identity of its Kurdish people especially Yazidi villages in Afrin"

    is the symbol of women’s dignity and the world must take responsibility for crimes committed against Yazidis in IQ and SY which is still controlled by jihadists who are wiping the identity of its Kurdish people especially Yazidis’ villag…
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  20. 13 hours ago

    My latest: Yezidi Nobel Prize winner says persecution of minorities must end

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    14 hours ago

    'This prize is like shooting a bullet into the enemy's chest,' said Murad's sister

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