{"id":7349,"date":"2026-05-08T18:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:56:23","slug":"pdki-representative-calls-for-a-democratic-and-federal-iran-at-paris-seminar-on-kurdish-rights-and-the-future-of-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-representative-calls-for-a-democratic-and-federal-iran-at-paris-seminar-on-kurdish-rights-and-the-future-of-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"PDKI Representative Calls for a Democratic and Federal Iran at Paris Seminar on Kurdish Rights and the Future of Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the 4th of May, an important seminar titled \u201cConditions for Establishing a Democratic Republic in Future Iran\u201d was held at the Victor Hugo Hall of the French National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by the \u201cParliamentarians\u2019 Committee for a Democratic Iran\u201d and brought together a large number of parliamentarians, senators, and representatives of political parties from Iran\u2019s various national groups.<\/p>\n<p>During the panels, Kani Jahangiri, the representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) in France, delivered a speech in which she highlighted the difficult situation in Iranian Kurdistan and pointed to the long history of repression faced by the Kurdish people under both the monarchy and the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>She strongly condemned Iran\u2019s drone and missile strikes on civilian camps belonging to Kurdish parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and urged the international community not to remain silent in the face of such violations. Jahangiri also stressed that \u201cthe peoples of Iran are the primary victims of this regime, but at the same time they represent the true alternative and the legitimate foundation for future governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seminar also featured a documentary screening on executions and the martyrs of Kurdish parties from Iranian Kurdistan, as well as members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>French panelists, including Christiane Taubira and Gilbert Mitterrand, emphasized the need for a democratic, federal, and secular Iran in which the rights of all nations are fully protected. On the sidelines of the event, the PDKI representative also held discussions with several French political figures regarding the situation of Kurdish refugees and refugee camps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"7351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-representative-calls-for-a-democratic-and-federal-iran-at-paris-seminar-on-kurdish-rights-and-the-future-of-iran\/99411_w920\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/99411_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"920,518\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"99411_w920\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/99411_w920.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/99411_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/99411_w920.jpg?resize=412%2C232&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"232\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the 4th of May, an important seminar titled \u201cConditions for Establishing a Democratic Republic in Future Iran\u201d was held at the Victor Hugo Hall of the French National Assembly. The event was organized by the \u201cParliamentarians\u2019 Committee for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7352,"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],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kani.jpg?fit=359%2C202&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1Ux","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6892,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-representative-attends-book-launch-at-austrian-parliament-highlighting-irans-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":7349,"position":0},"title":"PDKI Representative Attends Book Launch at Austrian Parliament Highlighting Iran\u2019s Crisis","author":"Ali","date":"January 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Sunday, January 11, 2026, Mohammed Faqih Ali, the PDKI representative to Austria, attended the official book launch of \u201cIran\u2019s Hostage Diplomacy: 2707 Days in Evin Prison\u201d by Karan Qader. 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