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The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Behram Ghasemi, endorsed Turkey’s plans to build a wall on the border between the two countries. The spokesperson said during a press conference that the wall would be built on the Turkish side and would add to border security and stability in the area. “Border security…

The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR), The Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), Free Women Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) and Eastern Kurdistan Youth Society (KCR) held a joint press conference regarding the upcoming Presidential election in Iran. The joint statement on behalf of the parties was read by KODAR Co-president Fuad Bêrîtan…

Kurdish political prisoner Zeyneb Celaliyan has been refusing to take medication for 53 days in order to protest the inhumane practices in prison. It has been learned that Kurdish political prisoner Zeyneb Celaliyan, who is imprisoned in the town of Xoy in East Kurdistan’s Urmia state, has been refusing to take her medication for 53…

The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR) has released a comprehensive plan of action regarding the approaching presidential election. KODAR stated that they see irregular political environment inside Iran as the 12th presidential election period and 5th election of city and village councils is approaching. With regard to the critical situation in the world…

The council of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) released a statement due to the world’s silence against Turkey’s recent airstrikes over Rojava and Şengal in Kurdistan which show the likelihood of undercover settlements for giving and taking advantages. PJAK has defined the Turkey’s recent airstrikes as a sign of fear because of Kurds’…

Iran holds a presidential election in May, in which pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani is seeking re-election against hardline rivals who have been gearing up for a political showdown. Within Iran’s complex mix of clerical rulers and elected officials, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all state matters, including Tehran’s foreign policy.…

Zîlan Tanya co-chair of the East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR), in an interview with Gazete Şûjin site, explained some of KODAR’s approaches toward Iran upcoming elections. Zîlan Tanya in an interview with the Gazete Şûjin noted some important aspect of the election: Holding the election in such environments has its own characteristics. On…

An executive member of KODAR (The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society) has said the Iranian government will escalate its suppression of the country’s opposition in a post-Islamic State (IS) Middle East. Speaking to Kurdish channel Freedom TV, Argeş Karzan, commented on the upcoming presidential election in the country and said the Iranian government needed…

The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR) has presented a Road Map for the democratization of Iran and solution to the Kurdish question before the Presidential election scheduled to be held in Iran on May 19. KODAR stated that they evaluate this “Road MAP” as a basic version that is able to be completed,…

The basic objective of PJAK’s statement on Iranian presidential elections is to elaborate why society requires to be self-aware, capable of understanding the current sensitive situation and accordingly adopt decisions in socio-political fields instead of either boycotting the elections or participate in elections peremptorily. Here is a segment from Freedom TV’s interview with Maziyar Karên,…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court in Urmiye sentenced Kurdish writer and student Elî Bedrxanî to three years in prison on 29 March, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). He was first arrested two years ago at his sister’s home on Christmas Day on 25 December 2014, after which officers of the ministry of…

Six Kurdish political prisoners in Rojhelat (East Kurdistan) and Iran jails have started three-day hunger strike in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey and Bakur (North Kurdistan) jails. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) announced last night that six prisoners in Urmiye and Tabriz prisons have started three-day hunger strikes last night in…

The East Kurdistan Democratic and Free Society (KODAR) strategic statement on the presidential and local council elections in Iran, has broad political and media repercussions. In this connection Rêwar Awdanan, a member of the leadership council of Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) wrote an article. The article stressed that the Islamic Republic must create opportunities to…

Şervîn Mazlum, the council member of PJAK (The Free Life Party of Kurdistan), explained that if the government of Iran would not recognize the Kurdish issue through means of peacefulness and dialogue, Kurds would defend and fight for their rights. Şervîn also mentioned that despite the fact that the Islamic republic of Iran continues denying…

RONAK (Women’s Organizations in Eastern Kurdistan) condemn the terrorist attack that took place today and share the grief of the Swedish people. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. In order to live in peace and freedom it requires that we work together to fight terrorism and stop its sources and resources no…

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Faysal Sariyildiz visited 17-year-old Reker Ahmed, who was the victim of a “savage attack” in Croydon, England recently and said the young man was “very pleased to be alive.” Reker Ahmed, a Kurd from Rojhelat (eastern Kurdistan), was beaten severely by a group of more than a dozen people after…

While the presidential and local council elections are approaching in Iran, the Middle East is passing through its most critical phase. The focal point of the crisis is the resistance to change and the persistence in attitudes that is the opposite of freedom, equality and true democracy. The orders which defy the process of transition…

Rêwar Awdanan, a member of the leadership council of Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), explained in a video message during last years Newroz celebration, that foreign region powers would be involved in the critical situation in Kurdistan, if the Iranian regime did not take any actions regarding democratic movements. While greeting New year 2717 and Newroz,…

The Jerusalem Post newspaper interviewed Siamand Moini, the co-chair of Free Life Party of Kurdistan on latest political situation in region. Jerusalem Post questioned PJAK’s co-chair about their party’s view on the crisis and latest situation in region, and what they think about Iran’s role in the conflicts in other countries. You can read below…

Islamic State (IS) has threatened Iran in a new video calling for the Sunni population in the country to take up arms against the government for jihad. In the 36-minute-long video, IS fighters speaking in Persian threaten Tehran with sabotage attacks. The three men in the video are each from a different ethnicity in Iran;…