Iran The Kurdistan Human Rights Association reported a protest by Kurdish residents of Hasan Abad town in Sanandaj demanding better service and protesting the…
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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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April 27, 2017 Following Turkey’s air strikes on the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in both Iraq and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayeb Erdogan vows more…
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April 25 People’s Defence Units (YPG) official spokesperson Redur Xelil disclosed the casualties resulting from the attack by the Turkish Armed Forces Air Force…
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Iran Kurdistan human rights organizations reported that six Kurdish political prisoners went on hunger strike in solidarity with Turkey’s Kurdish political prisoners’ hunger strike.…
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HASAKAH, Rojava (Apr 25, 2017) – At 2 AM on Tuesday April 25, 2017, Turkish airplanes launched a large-scale attack on the headquarters of…
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April 19, 2017 The Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) officially filed an appeal to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) against the results of Turkey’s…
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Iran The Amnesty International released its annual “The Death Penalty in 2016: Facts and Figures”. In the report Amnesty listed Iran as the third…
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March 31, 2017 The jailed leader and lawmakers of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) have started a hunger strike ” in solidarity with the…
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Iran The Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), reported that the Iranian intelligence forces detained a Kurdish photographer who owns photography store in Piranshar city. According…
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The Kurdish people, both in Kurdistan and abroad, commemorated the anniversary of the genocide that occurred in the Kurdish town of Halabja by the…