Iran Within the recent raids and shootings on Kurdish border workers (Kolbars) by the Iranian regime, last week two more Kolbars have been wounded …
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Washington Kurdish Institute June 12, 2018 One of Turkey’s five presidential candidates, Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) …
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Iran After weeks of protests and strikes in the Kurdish areas of Iran over the closure of a border crossing between Iraqi Kurdistan and …
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Washington Kurdish Institute By:Ismet Konak June 6, 2018 The Turkish War of Independence, which lasted from 1919 to 1922, left the new generation an …
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Dr. Ismet Konak was born in Dersim (re-named Tunceli by the Turkish authorities) in the Kurdish region of Turkey. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree …
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Iran The Iran regime launched more attacks last week on the Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars. On May 31, the Iranian regime border …
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Iran Last week, the Iranian regime intensified its crackdown on activists in the Kurdish regions of the country. In Kermanshah Province, according to the …
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Washington Kurdish Institute May 28, 2018 Any time Turkey is mentioned in debates, policy papers, or media coverage, U.S. officials or policy experts in …
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Iran On Sunday May 20, the Kurdistan Human Rights Association reported the killing of one Kurdish man and the injury of two others by …
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Washington Kurdish Institute May 18, 2018 On April 18, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to call for snap parliamentary and presidential elections, which …