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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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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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, …
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Iran The Iranian regime rallied thousands of its supporters, including members of the Basij militia and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), outside of Tehran …
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Kirkuk On Tuesday, May 17, the Iraqi army prevented Kurdish farmers from harvesting their crops after objections by settled Arabs near Palkana village. The …
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Dr. Shilan Fuad Hussain Emine Osê, is the deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North …