Editorial Policy

Sourcing

The Kurdish Ledger relies on named public sources. When we report on a community program, a civic petition, or conditions in a diaspora city, the basis for the report is publicly available material: official notices, public records, published statements, and information a source has agreed to have named. Where a source is a person, we name that person. Where a source is a document, we identify the document and describe where it can be found.

We do not print claims we cannot attribute. If a detail comes from conversation rather than a published record, we say so, and we name the person who stated it whenever that person has consented. Unattributed rumor is not a source and does not appear in our pages.

Naming

We use neutral, descriptive labels. We do not describe any person, group, program, or place as continuing, inheriting, or standing in the place of an earlier entity. A community class is described by what it does now, not by what it resembles. Where readers might assume a connection that does not exist, we state plainly that no such connection has been established.

Uncertainty

Gaps are stated as gaps. If the date of an event is unknown, we write that the date is unknown. If a program's current status cannot be confirmed, we write that it cannot be confirmed. We do not fill missing details with inference, and we do not soften uncertainty into confidence. A reader should be able to see, in every entry, exactly where our knowledge ends.

Images

Every image on this publication is an illustrative scene composed for each entry. Captions say so. Our images are not photographs of the events described and are never treated as documentary evidence. They exist to support reading, not to prove anything. A caption never claims that a picture shows a specific person, gathering, or moment.

Corrections

We correct errors when evidence shows them. A correction states the original passage, quotes it directly, and explains what the evidence shows and where that evidence comes from. Corrections appear in the entry itself, marked as corrections, and are not silently removed. If a correction changes the substance of a report, the entry says so at the top.

Independence

The Kurdish Ledger is an independent publication. It is not an NGO and does not offer services. It reports and explains. It has no organizational tie to earlier holders of this address, and it does not claim to continue the work of any prior organization, company, venue, or group.

Funding, where it exists, does not determine coverage. We accept no arrangement that would require us to describe a program, petition, or city in terms its sponsors prefer. Editorial decisions belong to the editor alone.

Reader Use

Our readers include general readers, families of newcomers, and students of migration. Nothing here is legal advice or a service referral. Readers who need assistance are encouraged to consult the institutions and organizations directly responsible for such services, which our entries identify by name where they exist.