The Islamic Republic of Iran Continues to Target Kurdish Civilians in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in Violation of the United States–Iran Ceasefire The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) condemns in the strongest possible terms the sustained campaign of […]
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) is closely monitoring the commencement of negotiations between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan. These talks should not be misconstrued as a genuine step toward […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a fresh series of missile and drone strikes against civilian residential areas belonging to the PDKI in the vicinity of Koya, Iraqi Kurdistan. This was done in open defiance of a formal United […]
The Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan seeks to secure the rights of the Kurdish people within a decentralized and democratic Iran. The formation of the alliance has been met with overwhelming popular support, as well as backing from […]
To the attention of: – The Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on […]
On 17 December 1945, the PDKI military forces overtook the last Iranian military barracks in Mahabad and raised the Kurdish national flag. The Peshmerga Forces of Kurdistan were established on the same day. The word ‘Peshmerga’, meaning ‘those who face […]
Freedom-Loving People of Kurdistan! While inflation, unemployment, poverty and many economic and social hardships as well as the lack of political freedoms have made life difficult for the people in Kurdistan and Iran, the ruling Islamic Republic of Iran has […]
In honor of the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. A. R. Ghassemlou, the TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies has published a commemorative book in English. This publication contains a collection of essays by both Kurdish and international dignitaries […]
On the night of 15-16 January 2024, several civilian places in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, were targeted and shelled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. As a result of this attack on the Kurdistan Region, the […]
The fire that erupted in a hall in Hamdaniyah, Mosul province, resulted in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of people during celebrations, leaving everyone deeply saddened. On behalf of the PDKI, I extend my condolences to the families of […]
The PDKI is a democratic socialist party and is a member of the Socialist International (SI). For us, democratic socialism entails the belief that all human beings, whether as individuals or as members of nations, should be free and equal in all spheres of life. The PDKI’s policies on economic, political and social issues are based on these beliefs. Read more about our policies by clicking here and about our view on democratic socialism by clicking here.
