The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress ( ku, Kongreya Civakên Demokratîk a Kurdîstanîyên Ewrupa;
abbreviated KCD-E; known as the Confederation of Kurdish Associations in Europe or KON-KURD until 2014) is a European
Kurdish association, headquartered in
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. ,
Belgium. The member federations are located in several European countries, with some associations from
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and
Canada also belonging to the federation. KCD-E is the biggest organisation of Kurds in
Exile
Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
. Its members are mostly
Kurds from Turkey. According to
Der Tagesspiegel, the confederation has close ties to
PKK and
EUROPOL has designated it as an umbrella organization for
PKK operations in Europe.
References
External links
Homepage of KCD-E
Kurdish organisations
Kurdish diaspora in Europe
Kurdish political party alliances
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