{"id":6842,"date":"2026-01-01T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:10:52","slug":"new-years-message-by-pdki-leader-mustafa-hijri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/new-years-message-by-pdki-leader-mustafa-hijri\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Message by PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I would like to sincerely congratulate all Christians around the world, especially those in Kurdistan, on the arrival of the new year, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This new year begins at a time when the Islamic Republic of Iran is in a state of clear weakness, erosion, and deep political and management deadlock as an inhumane regime opposed to religious, cultural, and ethnic pluralism. In the final days of 2025, a new wave of widespread dissatisfaction, public protests, demonstrations, and strikes emerged in response to the regime&#8217;s pervasive crises and structural inefficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I hope the struggle of Iran\u2019s oppressed peoples and freedom seekers from all social classes will lead to the overthrow of the authoritarian regime. I hope it will put an end to monopolistic mentalities and result in the formation of a democratic, federal state that ensures the freedoms and human and national rights of all peoples living in Iran. I hope it will foster solidarity, justice, and a peaceful, modern life for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mustafa Hijri<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1 January 2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to sincerely congratulate all Christians around the world, especially those in Kurdistan, on the arrival of the new year, 2026. This new year begins at a time when the Islamic Republic of Iran is in a state [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":[21,39],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Mustafa-Hidgri-2.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1Mm","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5250,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-leader-iran-nuclear-deal-is-in-a-state-of-coma\/","url_meta":{"origin":6842,"position":0},"title":"PDKI Leader: \u201dIran Nuclear Deal is\u00a0In a\u00a0State of\u00a0Coma\u201d","author":"Ali","date":"May 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In a recent article, PDKI leader Mustafa Hijri writes that the Iran nuclear deal is in a\u00a0state of coma, and may cease to exist.\u00a0He hints\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0is an open question whether\u00a0foreign companies, especially European companies,\u00a0will\u00a0manage to shield the Iranian regime from\u00a0the impact of ensuing American sanctions or whether they will join the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/mustafa-hijri\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Hijri2.jpg?fit=500%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5633,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/hijris-speech-at-the-commemoration-ceremony-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-assassination-of-dr-ghassemlou\/","url_meta":{"origin":6842,"position":1},"title":"Hijri\u2019s speech at the commemoration ceremony of the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Ghassemlou","author":"Ali","date":"July 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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