A weekly brief of events occurred in the Kurdistan regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Iran The Cooperation Center for Iranian Kurdistan’s Political …
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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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A weekly brief of events and news occurred in the disputed territories. Kirkuk On Sunday, July 11th, Iraq’s oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail visited …
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Iran On the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Kurdish leader and former head of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), Abdul Rahman …
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Washington Kurdish Institute July 12, 2021 On Tuesday July 6, and for the fourth time, Iranian-backed militias attacked Erbil international airport in the capital …
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A weekly brief of events and news occurred in the disputed territories. Kirkuk The National Security Directorate in Kirkuk prevented Ali al-Bayati, a member …
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A weekly brief of events occurred in the Kurdistan regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Iran Several activists in Iranian Kurdistan launched a …
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Interview with Mr. Garo Paylan, a lawmaker of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). Mr. Paylan is from the Armenian community in Turkey. He …
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Kirkuk Kirkuk province continues suffering from a lack of basic services. Amid an extreme heat wave in the region, citizens protested against the administration …
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Iran Thousands of workers at petroleum refineries and power plants across Iran went on strike last Tuesday to protest poor working conditions and the …
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Kirkuk ISIS (Da’esh) terrorists launched multiple attacks in Kirkuk Governorate’s Hawija district and all other “disputed territories” last week. On Saturday, June 19, an …