Washington Kurdish Institute October 7, 2019 The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) strongly condemns US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Turkey to invade the …
Washington Kurdish Institute

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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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Giulia Valeria Anderson October 1, 2019 In line with the United Nations Security Council resolution 2254, on Monday 23 September …
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Washington Kurdish Institute October 1 2019 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to invade the Kurdish region of Syria. Erdogan’s hostile approach …
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Iran The Iranian regime, in its continuing crackdown on Kurdish political activity, arrested an environmental activist from Dehgolan named Sirwan Rahimi last week. Concurrently, …
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Iran Iranian security forces killed four Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars and wounded five last week. On Thursday, the Iranian military opened fire …
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Yousif Ismael & Bill Rice In many ways the post-Saddam central government of Iraq, since its inception in 2003, has …
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Washington Kurdish Institute September 24, 2019 On September 25, 2017, Iraq’s Kurds decided to hold an independence referendum in response to nearly a century …
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Iran Iranian security forces continued to target Kurdish border porters (Kolbars) last week. On Friday, Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of …
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Iran On Friday, Iranian border guards ambushed and severely injured a Kurdish border porter (Kolbar) near Piranshahr. On Saturday, another Kolbar was shot by …
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Iran The Iranian regime detained more Kurds during its continuing crackdown on Kurdish political activity last week. In Sanandaj, Iranian intelligence officers (Ettela’at) arrested …