Iran Ramin Hossein Panahi, a Kurdish man on death row in Iran who has gained international support to annul his death sentence, has been …
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 August 15, 2018 For the Kurds of Iraq, hearing or reading about “Kirkuk” immediately brings to mind a number of dark …
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Iran Amid multiple ongoing Turkish bombing operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iranian incursions at the border against Kurdish …
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Washington Kurdish Institute August 13, 2018 On March 18th, 2018, Turkish forces along with Jihadi groups some affiliated with Al Qaeda under the banner …
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Washington Kurdish Institute August 13, 2018 Part IV of a series on Turkey’s future Introduction: Institutions are the pillars of society, holding up various interdependent …
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Iran A Kurdish professor (Caucher Birkar) of Cambridge University won the Fields Medal for Maths. The prize is awarded every four years and considered …
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Washington Kurdish Institute August 6, 2018 Friday, August 3rd marked the fourth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. Most people, if they have heard of …
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The Kurdish Socialist Democratic Party is a minor left-wing political group operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The party was founded in 1976 …
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The Coalition for Democracy and Justice was founded in September 2017 by Barham Salih who was the former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional …
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Iran A Kurdish journalist named Bakhtiar Khosnham was sentenced 74 lashes for his coverage of the Kurdistan referendum for independence in September 2017. A …