Tuesday, September 08, 2009

News at Eleven: On Friday, September 4, 2009,

Kurds and their supporters will be gathering at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (from 12:00pm-2:00pm) to protest the arrest of Kurdish folk singer, poet and activist Sivan Perwer and demand a formal apology from Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Sivan Perwer and to the Kurdish people. A similar demonstration, sponsored by Toronto Kurdish House, is being held on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Street (Queens Park) in Toronto from 5:30pm until 8:00pm.

from SunHerald: Kurds Demand Apology from Canadian PM Stephen Harper

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