Iran The Iranian regime intensified its crackdown on Kurdish teachers and activists that went on strike and held demonstrations to protest deteriorating living conditions…
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Washington Kurdish Institute
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, research and educational organization that was established in September 1996 WKI is committed to increasing public awareness of Kurd-related issues, protecting human, cultural, and political rights throughout Kurdistan, and supporting and developing Kurdistan’s civil society.
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Kirkuk On June 13th, ISIS (Da’esh) terrorists kidnapped a shepherd near the Mansour village of Daquq district. The terrorists attacked four shepherds, but three…
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Sierwan Najmaldin Karim June 16, 2022 After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship in Iraq, the United States and the international…
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Kirkuk In another politically driven ruling, Kirkuk’s Criminal Court sentenced four former provincial council members to fifteen years in prison. The five were tried…
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Iran A car bomb wounded an Iranian member of the exiled “Organization of Iranian Kurdistan” in Erbil on Monday. The Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) Kurdistan…
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Kirkuk On May 31st, in a politically driven ruling, the Criminal Court sentenced former Kirkuk Provincial Council Chairman, Rebwar Talabani to six years in…
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 1, 2022 The Kurdish “issue” has been at the center of Middle East politics for almost a century since the…
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Iran The exiled Cooperation Center for Iranian Kurdistan’s Political Parties’ (CCIKP) leaders convened on Wednesday to discuss Iran’s recent anti-government protests. The CCIKP anticipated…
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Ely Sannes May 27, 2022 Who are the Yazidis? The Yazidis are a religious group settled predominantly in northern Iraq…
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Kirkuk For the third time in less than two weeks, arson targeted farms owned by the Kaka’i Kurds near Daquq district. On May 24th,…