Washington Kurdish Institute June 15, 2020 Soon after the brutal killing of George Floyd, many dictatorial regimes across the Middle East, including Iran and …
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Iran Iran’s official coronavirus numbers reached 172,000 confirmed cases and 8,281 deaths last week, with cases counts rising since the reopening of the country …
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Washington Kurdish Institute Despite winning a streak of elections since 2015, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic (HDP) continue to face pressure by the Turkish government. …
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Washington Kurdish Institute BY: Giulia Valeria Anderson, June 8, 2020 Historically known as one of the main Roman cities in the Middle East, Afrin …
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Washington Kurdish Institute Updated: Decades of atrocities by the Syrian regime led to an uprising against Syria’s dictatorship with the aim of effecting change …
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Iran The Iranian regime killed four more Kurdish border porters (Kolbars) last week. On Thursday, Iranian border guards ambushed and killed two Kolbars named …
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Iran The Iranian regime continued its crackdown on Kurdish political activity last week. In Kermanshah, an Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced four Kurdish activists to …
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Washington Kurdish Institute May 26, 2020 On May 15 Turkey’s government removed five democratically-elected Kurdish mayors from their positions and replaced them with pro-government …
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Iran Three more Kurdish border porters (Kolbars) lost their lives last week. Iranian border guards ambushed a group of Kolbars last Tuesday near Sardasht, …
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Hi, this is Yousif Ismael. The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) hosted Vice Chair Nadine Maenza of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). …