{"id":7049,"date":"2026-02-05T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:15:37","slug":"establishment-of-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-for-iranian-kurdistan-in-the-uk-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/establishment-of-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-for-iranian-kurdistan-in-the-uk-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishment of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Iranian Kurdistan in the UK Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Iranian Kurdistan was officially launched for the first time, with the participation of Razgar Alani, the representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI). The event was attended by a number of British MPs and politicians. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The meeting began with a speech by Mr. Luke Akehurst, Chair of the group, who officially inaugurated the APPG as a cross-party friendship and democracy-building group supporting the people of Iranian Kurdistan. The group comprises several British MPs, members of the House of Lords, and other political figures. Following this, Mr. Gary Kent, a long-time and well-known friend of the Kurdish people, delivered brief remarks to those in attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Mr. Razgar Alani then gave a short address in which he thanked the MPs and British figures who had worked for long time to make the establishment of the group possible. He highlighted the importance of the APPG for the future development of relations and friendship between the Kurdish people Iran and the United Kingdom, describing it as a highly valuable and foundational step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In another part of his remarks, Mr. Alani updated attendees on the most recent protests in Iran in general, and in Iranian Kurdistan in particular. He also spoke about the Dialogue Centre and its significance for Eastern Kurdistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The PDKI representative emphasized that the time has come\u2014and indeed is long overdue\u2014for Western countries to seriously reconsider their stance and policies toward the Iranian regime. He further called for efforts to have the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) designated as a terrorist organization in the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Iranian Kurdistan was officially launched for the first time, with the participation of Razgar Alani, the representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI). The event was attended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7048,"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":[48,45],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4202.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1PH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7266,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/meeting-of-the-pdki-representative-with-all-party-parliamentary-group-appg-for-iranian-kurdistan\/","url_meta":{"origin":7049,"position":0},"title":"Meeting of the PDKI Representative with All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Iranian Kurdistan","author":"Ali","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Monday, 16 March 2026, Razgar Alani, the PDKI representative to the United Kingdom, met with several British MPs and Lords who are members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Iranian Kurdistan. The meeting took place in the parliamentary hall. It is noteworthy that the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/foreign-relation\/activities-reports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/97289_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/97289_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/97289_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/97289_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7319,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/meeting-with-the-deputy-speaker-of-the-canadian-parliament-and-the-parliamentary-friends-of-kurds-group\/","url_meta":{"origin":7049,"position":1},"title":"Meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Canadian Parliament and the Parliamentary Friends of Kurds Group","author":"Ali","date":"April 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Representation team of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) in Canada - comprising Esmail Ebrahimi (the PDKI representative to Canada), Beyan Farshi, and Loghman Amini, together with Kurdish academic Dr. Fereydoon Rahmani - met at the Parliament of Canada with the Honourable Tom\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/foreign-relation\/activities-reports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C596&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C596&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C596&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C596&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7327,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/meeting-between-the-alliance-of-political-parties-of-iranian-kurdistan-in-sweden-and-the-swedish-kurdish-parliamentary-network\/","url_meta":{"origin":7049,"position":2},"title":"Meeting between the Alliance of Political Parties of Iranian Kurdistan in Sweden and the Swedish-Kurdish Parliamentary Network","author":"Ali","date":"April 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On April 29, 2026, a delegation from the Alliance of Political Parties of Iranian Kurdistan held an important meeting with representatives of the Swedish-Kurdish Network in the Parliament. 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The event was chaired by MP Luke Akehurst, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Iranian Kurdistan, and attended by the PDKI representative to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Relation Activities &amp; Reports","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/category\/foreign-relation\/activities-reports\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-21.jpg?fit=1024%2C522&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-21.jpg?fit=1024%2C522&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-21.jpg?fit=1024%2C522&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image-21.jpg?fit=1024%2C522&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7182,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/statement-by-the-alliance-of-political-forces-of-iranian-kurdistan-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7049,"position":4},"title":"Statement by the Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan","author":"Ali","date":"March 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"To the people of Kurdistan, The leadership of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan has officially announced its decision to join the Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, effective this date. 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It is with deep sorrow that we convey the tragic news of the loss of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Latest&quot;","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\/07\/23579.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\/07\/23579.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23579.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23579.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23579.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7051,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7049\/revisions\/7051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}