We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kak Omar Halmat on Monday, December 14, 2020. Kak Omar was a true Kurdish…
PRESS RELEASES
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Washington Kurdish Institute October 31, 20202 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Najmaldin O. Karim, founding president of the…
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Washington Kurdish Institute August 21, 2020 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long made his disdain for international law clear, through both his persecution…
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Washington Kurdish Institute October 7, 2019 The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) strongly condemns US President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Turkey to invade the…
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Washington Kurdish Institute March 16, 2019 Thirty-one years ago the brutal regime of Iraq committed genocide against innocent Kurdish civilians in the town of…
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The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) has movd to a new location: 700 12th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington D.C. 20005 If you have any…
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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…
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On July 19, 2012, a revolution began in Rojava, western Kurdistan as the People’s Protection Units (YPG) began taking control of the region. 5…
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The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) condemns the detentions and arrests of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-leaders Mr. Selahattin Demirtash and Ms. Figen Yuksekdag…
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The Washington Post By: Najmaldin Karim Saturday, December 2, 2006 The media are building up the forthcoming report of the Iraq Study Group, led…