Marking the anniversary of the 2017 Kurdistan independence referendum, the Lausanne Kurdish Institute (IKL) is holding a conference in Lausanne on 27 September 2026 entitled “The Kurdish Quest for Independence and Regional Peace”.
Topics to be discussed:
- The place of the Kurds in the modern world
- The Kurdistan independence referendum
- Opportunities awaiting Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan)
- The Kurdish search for new paths
- Kurdish prospects under international law
Speakers: Nazile Afkhami, Salar Osman, Necat Zanyar, Şeyhmus Özdemir, Sirwe Ibrahimi and Nvar Maley
Date: 27 September 2026, 15:00–18:00
Venue: Mövenpick Hotel Lausanne, 4 Avenue de Rhodanie, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland