Kurdish writer and translator Ebrahim Yunesi dies
Kurdpa – Kurdish writer and translator Ebrahim Yunesi who was in bed in the last three months died on Wednesday afternoon at 85. He would be buried in his hometown, northwestern city of Baneh in Kurdistan(Iran), as he had asked [...]
PDKI condemns British embassy attack in Tehran
November 30, 2011 – Several hundred Iranian militia students, protected by the regime security forces stormed and ransacked the British embassy and residence compounds on Tuesday in Tehran, apparently in response to new economic sanctions over the regime’s nuclear program. [...]
Mashaal Tammo’s death, the work of Iran’s Quds force and the rise of Syrian Kurds
More than 50,000 mourners marched through the streets of Qamishli, a city in Syria’s Kurdish northeast, to mark the funeral of Mish’al Tammo, who was killed on Friday when masked gunmen burst into his flat. Security forces opened fire on [...]
Twentieth Anniversary of Assassination of Dr. Ghasemlou
On twentieth anniversary of assassination of Vienne Martyrs- Dr. Abdulrahman Ghasemlou, secretary general of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran and his comrades, Abdoulah Ghaderi Azar member of central committee and Dr. Fazel Rasoul friend of KDPI, in London a ceremony [...]
Reform and Liberation Movements: Iran Kurdish Leader Speaks
‘Federalism is not a recipe for disintegration,’ declares DPIK chief Mostafa Hejri. As one of the oldest Kurdish political parties in the Middle East, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (DPIK, also known as PDKI, KDPI, and PDK-I) has experienced [...]
PDKI’s message of solidarity and sympathy on the tragic earthquake in Van
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s north east city of Van on Sunday, October 23, 2011 with Its epicenter 35 km in north west of Van province, and shocks being felt as far as Orumieh and Duhok. According to latest [...]
Abdo: Uniting the Iranian opposition
By Geneive Abdo – Special to CNN The speculation over whether Israel will attack Iran this spring is having an unintended consequence: It’s bringing Iranian opposition groups together. About 50 activists, including university professors, lawyers and students now living outside Iran, met [...]