Iran After more than a week for protests, the Iranian regime arrested more than one thousand protesters including college students. The Kurdistan Human Rights…
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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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“Dictatorial and corrupted regime” – Kurdish definition of the Iranian regime. Washington Kurdish Institute January 6, 2018 On January 4, 2018, the uprising…
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Iran After the Iranian regime plans revealed to declare austerity plans that significantly cut government services, massive protests broke in several provinces against the…
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Washington Kurdish Institute January 1, 2018 In 2017, the Kurds, in all parts of Kurdistan, continued to be targeted, oppressed, and attacked by authoritarian…
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Iran Students in Elame University in Tehran have protested against the attacks on Kurdish border porters, known as Kolbars. During the protests some students carried…
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Washington Kurdish Institute December 19, 2017 After Iranian-backed militias attacked the disputed territories between Iraq’s central Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), life…
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Iran The Iranian regime border guards shot and killed two Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars by Sardasht town. Recently the regime has increased…
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Washington Kurdish Institute December 12, 2017 The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) interviewed Mr. Giran Ozcan, the newly appointed Representative of the Peoples’ Democratic Party…
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Iran The Iranian regime sentenced a Kurdish woman, Zamana Zewey, to “50 lashes” because of her participation in a rally supporting the Kurdish independence…
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With the deadly unprovoked strike of December 6, 2017 on the Makhmour Refugee Camp outside of the city of Makhmour in Iraqi Kurdistan, the…