Iran Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, submitted a report to the Human Rights Council about 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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On March 10, 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Organization released a report about Turkey’s military campaigns in the Kurdish region from July 2015…
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On February 26, 2017, South Africa lost a hero of the struggle against apartheid, retired Judge Essa Moosa, former lawyer to Nelson Mandela. Judge…
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Iran In a joint press conference, Iranian Kurdish opposition parties based in Iraqi Kurdistan called on Iraqi parliamentarians to oppose a bill that calls…
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March 3, 2017 After Turkish-backed Jihadi groups attack the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the west on Manbij Northern Syria, the People’s Protection Units…
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Iran The Iranian regime denied permission for the Kurdish language to be taught in the Kurdish city of Mariwan. The municipality in Mariwan city…
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February 16, 2017 A letter written by the Co-chair of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtash from jail to the European Committee for…
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Iran Kurdish activists in Iran and around the world launched a social media campaign calling on the new U.S. administration to list Iran’s Revolutionary…
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Washington Kurdish Institute By: Yousif Ismael, February 13, 2017 YI: On behalf of the Washington Kurdish Institute, I would like to thank you for…
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Washington Kurdish Institute February 9, 2017 The gruelling life of a Kurdish smuggler, a report by BBC world upsets the Iranian regime for revealing…