Washington Kurdish Institute By: Burhan Haji Sulaiman January 30, 2017 Over 12 years since its last local elections, it appears that the province of …
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Iran On January 22, hundreds of Kurds in Iran secretly celebrated the 71st anniversary of the first independent Kurdish state: the republic of Mahabad. …
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Kirkuk Government On January 23, 2017, Kirkuk Governor Dr.Najmaldin Karim accompanied the European Union Ambassador to Iraq Mr. Patrick Simonnet to the front lines …
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January 19, 2017 The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) held a second Congress in Darbasiyah, Syria. During the Congress, the Co-President of PYD Salih …
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Iran The Kurdish opposition of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) elected a new leader after the general secretary Khalid Azizi resigned last month. …
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January 16, 2017 The International Coalition-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF) released the statistics of the liberation operation of ISIS capital of Raqqa. The …
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WKI, January 12, 2017 Turkey’s ruling party of Justice and Development (AKP) issued new governmental decrees against civil society organizations, academics, and public employees. …
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Iran Saeed Shirzad, a jailed Kurdish activist, has been on a hunger strike for over a month now. As Iran’s regime continues to jail …
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The Kurdish forces of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) in Syria released an annual report on war and resistance for 2016. The YPG announced …
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Iran On Thursday, December 29, The Iranian regime arrested dozens of Kurdish human rights and social media activists for links to banned Kurdish parties. …