In response to the Iranian regime\u2019s closure of the border between eastern (Iranian) and southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan, a general strike\u00a0has entered its first week. The Iranian regime has closed the borders between the two parts of Kurdistan in order to force the people of Kurdistan to\u00a0trade with\u00a0Iranian goods. This is due to the failure of the economic policies of the regime and the\u00a0severe\u00a0economic crisis in the country.<\/p>\n
The Cooperation Center of the Kurdish Organizations in Iranian Kurdistan, of which PDKI is a member, issued a statement in which it condemns the Iranian regime and expressed its support for the general strike in border towns and cities of Kurdistan.<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime\u00a0has for decades pursued an Islamist policy of \u201cresistance economy\u201d in order to make Iran economically self-sufficient. In contrast, since the establishment of Kurdish self-rule in Iraqi Kurdistan in the 1990s, and especially following the toppling of the Baathist regime in Iraq in 2003, cross-border trade has increased between the two parts of Kurdistan.<\/p>\n
Unlike the Islamic Republic of Iran, the people of Kurdistan in the border region have pursued trade with Iraqi Kurdistan in an effort to create job opportunities in Iranian Kurdistan. The Iranian regime, whose economic policies have created an impending economic collapse in Iran, is closing the borders with Iraqi Kurdistan in order to compel the people of Kurdistan to\u00a0trade with goods\u00a0manufactured\u00a0in Iran. Many Persians who are suffering from economic difficulties, travel to Iranian Kurdistan to buy cheaper and more high-quality goods.<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime, which has pursued a deliberate\u00a0and\u00a0continuous policy of economic underdevelopment in Iranian Kurdistan, is now increasing its pressure on Kurdistan.<\/p>\n
Since the Iranian regime does not allow any free trade with either Iraqi Kurdistan or Turkey, Kurdish citizens who are unemployed have become \u201ckolbar\u201d, or porters.\u00a0The Kurdish porters\u00a0carry goods on their backs from Iraqi Kurdistan to Iranian Kurdistan. Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards\u00a0often\u00a0either confiscate these goods or shoot the Kurdish porters.<\/p>\n
According to the Kurdistan Press Agency in the first half of the past year alone, 150 Kurdish porters were killed by Iranian forces.<\/p>\n
The Iranian regime is now taking further steps in its Islamist\u00a0and repressive policies by closing the border region between Iranian and Iraqi Kurdistan. This will result in a further impoverishment\u00a0and economic hardship\u00a0in\u00a0Iranian Kurdistan.<\/p>\n
The Cooperation Center of the Kurdish Organizations is supporting the general strike as a form of civil resistance against the Islamist and anti-Kurdish policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In response to the Iranian regime\u2019s closure of the border between eastern (Iranian) and southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan, a general strike\u00a0has entered its first week. The Iranian regime has closed the borders between the two parts of Kurdistan in order to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strike.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1mq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5402,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/iranian-officials-threaten-the-kurdish-people-following-general-strike-in-kurdistan\/","url_meta":{"origin":5234,"position":0},"title":"Iranian Officials Threaten the Kurdish People Following General Strike in Kurdistan","author":"Admin English","date":"September 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Cooperation Center of Iranian Kurdistan\u2019s Political Parties, of which PDKI is a founding member, called on the Kurdish people to go on strike to condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s use of ballistic missiles against PDKI\u2019s headquarters and the adjacent refugee camps, as well as the execution of Kurdish political prisoners,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Latest"","block_context":{"text":"Latest","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/latest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/24790.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/24790.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/24790.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/24790.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/24790.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5245,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-calls-for-general-strike-in-kurdistan\/","url_meta":{"origin":5234,"position":1},"title":"PDKI Calls For General Strike in Kurdistan\u00a0","author":"Ali","date":"May 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"For the past three weeks,\u00a0the cities in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan bordering southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan have witnessed strikes in response to the Iranian regime\u2019s closure\u00a0of the border crossings. 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