Iran A Kurdish man was sentenced to one year in prison for alleged affiliation with a Kurdish political party. The Kurdish man, Mahmoud Nezhad, …
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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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Adul Rahman Ghassemlou is a Kurdish leader born on December 1930 and assassinated on July 13, 1989, in Vienna by the Islamic Republic of …
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Washington Kurdish Institute July 13 The committee of the Independence Referendum for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) visited Brussels, Belgium, the capital city …
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Washington Kurdish Institute On July 7, 2017 the jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a democratically elected member of parliament and the co-chair of the …
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Iran This past week, government officials in Rabat area, a central district in Sardasht County, this past week threatened and interrogated protesters who spoke …
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Washington Kurdish Institute On July 5, 2017, large demonstrations took place in the Kurdish city of Afrin in Rojava, western (Syrian) Kurdistan against Turkish-backed …
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Washington Kurdish Institute July 6, 2017 The number of Kurdish opposition groups in the Islamic Republic of Iran has grown over the past 30 …
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Iran The Iranian regime bombarded the bordering villages of the Kurdistan region with heavy artillery. The Iranian attacks resulted in injury of one woman …
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Washington Kurdish Insitute Yousif Ismael June 30, 2017 The People’s Defense Units (YPG) released a statement concerning the recent attacks and violations by the …
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Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) Ari Goldman, June 27 WKI: Could you tell us about the status of Kurds in Iran? Arash Saleh: Let’s …