Right-seeking People of Kurdistan and Iran! Families of political prisoners! Earlier this week, the notorious Evin prison erupted in a suspicious fire, an incident that was noticed by the people of Iran and the international community at the time of […]
On the night of October 15, 2022, the notorious Evin Prison erupted in a fire that was caused by the Islamist regime of Iran. This criminal act is a repetition of the massacre of 1986 and the continuation of other […]
Mustafa Hijri, the current leader of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) issued a statement on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. In his statement, Hijri regards the Kurdish language as a central component of the Kurdish national […]
On the evening of the 9th of July 2019, a ceremony was organized by PDKI in Brussels to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. A. R. Ghassemlou, one of the prominent Kurdish leaders and former General-Secretary of […]
PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri addressed the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC on 11 June, 2018. A transcript of Hijri’s speech follows. Due to a long tradition of state centralization in combination with the decisive role of the ideology […]
In a recent article, PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri writes that the Iran nuclear deal is in a state of coma, and may cease to exist. He hints that it is an open question whether foreign companies, especially European companies, will manage to shield the Iranian regime from the impact […]
In a recent article in Kurdish, Mustafa Hijri, the leader of PDKI, presents his analysis of the fall of Kirkuk and its ramifications. The PDKI leader challenges the argument that the independence referendum in southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan was the cause […]
PDKI’s leader Mustafa Hijri issued a statement following the passing away of Jalal Talabani, a prominent Kurdish leader and former Iraqi president. Below is the English translation of the statement: Mam Jalal Talabani was a prominent personality who played an […]
Today, September 15, PDKI organized a rally in support of Southern Kurdistan’s independence referendum in one of its bases outside of Hawler (Erbil), the capital of southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. PDKI’s leadership, Peshmerga, cadre and members took part in the rally […]
Mustafa Hijri, the leader of PDKI, visited the PDK’s Peshmerga Forces in the Zagros Mountains. In a speech, he praised the Peshmerga Forces for their determination in fighting for the liberation of the Kurdish nation, as well as for freedom, […]
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