Since the establishment of modern Iran, consecutive regimes have shared the same anti-Kurdish rhetoric. The recent murder of a Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, is one of many examples of the Kurdish struggle under the 43-year-old Islamic Republic of Iran. The Kurdish Region is facing particularly harsh crackdowns by the security forces, including killing civilians, arresting activists, blocking internet access, and imposing curfews and material laws on Kurdish cities and towns.
How long will this uprising continue across Iran and specifically the Kurdish Region? What are the positions of the political parties in Iranian Kurdistan? How do the Iranian opposition parties view minority rights? How did Kurdish slogans reach Tehran? And more.
How long will this uprising continue across Iran and specifically the Kurdish Region? What are the positions of the political parties in Iranian Kurdistan? How do the Iranian opposition parties view minority rights? How did Kurdish slogans reach Tehran? And more.
Thursday September 29, 2022
Speakers:
David L. Phillips – Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Arash Saleh – Representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) to the United States
Tara Azizi – Human Rights lawyer
Salah Bayaziddi – Representative of the Komala Party to the United States
Ceng Sagnic – Chief of Analysis at TAM-C Solutions