March 18, 2022, marks the fourth anniversary since the Turkish invasion of the Kurdish city of Afrin and its districts. The invasion resulted in …
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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 Iraq’s Minister of Defense has ordered the eviction of 150 Kurdish families. The minister ordered the expulsion after former owners, mostly senior al-Ba’ath …
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Washington Kurdish Institute Dominic Brunaccioni March 9, 2022 Section I: Background on Afrin Antiquity to 2012 The city of Afrin (Kurdish: Efrîn, Syriac: ܥܦܪܝܢ, …
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Iran On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights announced Iranian authorities had arrested 35 female activists in Iranian Kurdistan …
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Washington Kurdish Institute Dr. Shilan Fuad Hussain March 8, 2022 To begin, the mosaic containing the story of Kurdish women contains many colorful tiles …
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Kirkuk On Wednesday, March 2nd, owners of large poultry farms protested in front of the Agricultural department, against the Iraqi forces for forcing them …
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Iran Iranian security forces arrested two members of the socio-cultural organization known as Nozhin. Pajam Meri and Waran Nazhad were arrested in Sanandaj on …
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Washington Kurdish Institute February 26, 2022 On Tuesday, February 15, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled the oil and gas law of the …
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Unsilence Voice: The Story of Mohammadi, is a short film by the Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI), covering the humanitarian work of a Kurdish teacher …
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Kirkuk Kirkuk police announced the arrest of yet another group dealing drugs in Kirkuk consisting of eight members detained in two separate security ambushes. …