Yesterday a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan, killing several hundred Kurds and injuring thousand others. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Kurdish city of Salasi Bawajani in the Kermanshan province. This is the biggest earthquake to […]
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 […]
In a joint statement, PDKI and Komala warn that military and terrorist attacks by Iran’s IRGC against the headquarters of both parties, located in southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan, could be imminent. Both parties reserve the right to take all necessary measures […]
In a statement, PDKI calls on Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad Nazari, who has been imprisoned in Iran for 24 years without furlough, to end his hunger strike. PDKI also calls on human rights organizations to pressure the Iranian regime to […]
PDKI’s issued a statement on a possible attack by Iraqi Shia militias backed by Iranian terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against PDKI’s base in KoyaSanjaq. In the statement PDKI’s head of Foreign Relations Loghman H. Ahmedi said: Iraq’s army and […]
A PDKI delegation consisting of Dr. Ali Abdelzadeh, Iranian Kurdistan’s representative to the UNPO, and Kawa Ahangari, PDKI’s representative in Belgium, attended the XXV Session of the UNPO Presidency, which took place on 14-15 October in Brussels. After the adoption […]
In a letter, Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Region, thanked the PDKI and Mustafa Hijri for supporting the independence referendum in southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan. A translation of the letter is provided below: My Dear Brother Mustafa Hijri, I […]
A delegation from the Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran (CNFI) met with Congressman Steve King on October 5 to seek support for a federal and democratic vision for Iran’s future. The delegation consisted of Arash Saleh, PDKI’s representative […]
Kajal Mohammadi, PDKI’s co-representative in Canada, and Mansur Azizi, head of the party’s member organizations in the Diaspora, met with a number of Canadian MPs to discuss the situation in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan and to garner support for the Kurdish […]
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 […]
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