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PDKI and Komala support the Kurdish prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey
Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have been on a hunger strike for more than 50 days in order to get their demands met. The civil society in Turkish Kurdistan has… Read more
PDKI – Komala signed Memorandum of Agreement for cooperation and coordination
Pdki.org staff writer August 22, 2012 In a joint statement, the signing of a memorandum of agreement between Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan… Read more
PDKI: It is everyone’s duty to reach out to the earthquake victims
pdki.org staff writer August 14, 2012 Two powerful earthquakes hit north-western Iran just minutes apart on Saturday killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. Officials said panicked residents fled into… Read more
U.S. Calls On Tehran To Release All Political Prisoners
July 19, 2012 The U.S. State Department says it is concerned over reports that Iranian Kurdish activist Mohammed Seddigh Kaboudvand and human rights defender Nargess Mohammadi are suffering from “rapidly… Read more
Iran: Kurdish Prisoner’s Protest Letter May Be His Last
Iranian political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour says security forces took him “to the verge of death with physical and psychological torture.” The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that… Read more
The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd
By Anahit Khatchikian On 13 July 1989, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) and respected Kurdish intellectual in the West, was assassinated by Iranian… Read more
PDKI condemns British embassy attack in Tehran
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… Read more
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… Read more
Hasan Sharafi: international community is deeply concerned about what goes on in Iran
It is true that the Islamic regime does not show any respect to the decisions taken by the international community, but it does not mean that these strong voices of… Read more
Ghassemlou the Wise: Passionate Ambassador of a Desperate Cause
Posted on Medya News on 13 July 2011 Marc Kravetz (Translated from Libération, August 7, 1989) Abdel Rahman Ghassemlou, murdered in Vienna on July 13th 1989, was in every way an… Read more
‘A European Woman in the Land of the Kurds’ – Ghassemlou’s Widow Writes her Memoir
By Sissy Danninger: Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou’s widow publishes her memoir 29 May 2011 (Kurdistan Tribune) 22 years have passed since Abdol Rahman Ghassemlou was slaughtered, on 13 July 1989, during secret… Read more
Carol Prunhuber about her book on Dr. Ghassemlou
CAPITOL TALK May 23, 2011 The recent wave of protests in the Middle East that has challenged autocratic and corrupt governments, reminds me of the successive Kurdish rebellions in Iran… Read more
PDKI condemns Iraqi forces raid on Camp Ashraf
April 8, 2011 – Iraqi security forces in bulldozers and Humvees barreled into a camp that is home to an Iranian opposition group early Friday, sources reported. The details of… Read more
The life and death of Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930-1989)
Abdul Rahman GHASSEMLOU MAN of PEACE and DIALOGUE Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), was born on 22 December 1930 in Ourmiah, Kurdistan…. Read more
The Life and Death of Dr. Mohammad Sadegh SHARAFKANDI (1938-1992)
Dr. Sharafkandi was born on January 1st, 1938, in the Bokan region of Iranian Kurdistan. He spent two years of his elementary studies in his native village, then his family… Read more
