A socialist viewpoint on the coming independence referendum. Kurdistan at language crossroads education the guardian. Kurdistan democratic party and its relationship with governments, parties and political movements since its inception in 1946. He told amnesty international he was tortured again after various names were found in his address book. But if treated with more flexibility by the kdp, the deal could, in the long run, stabilize politics in iraqi kurdistan. Kurdistan democratic party kdpiran was founded in mahabad, iran, on august 16, 1945. Higher education cant solve inequality, but the debate about free college tuition does something extremely valuable. In february, students staged prodemocracy demonstrations. Kurdistan workers party pkk, militant kurdish nationalist organization founded by abdullah ocalan in the late 1970s. The kurdistan democratic party ran as part of the kurdistan list in the july 2009 elections to the regional parliament. Geography, politics and history have conspired to render 30 million kurds the. The organization has adapted the new democratic confederalist views of its. The formation of the of kurdistan democratic party kdp in 1946 by mustafa.
The leadership and organisational structure of the party is as following. Other goals of the pjak include the establishment of a secular and democratic political system in iran and greater gender equality. Under the leadership of peshawa qzi mohammad, the kurdistan democratic party was founded in august 16th, 1945. In 2004, the free life party of kurdistan pjak, another wing of the pkk was created in iran. Human rights abuses in iraqi kurdistan since 1991 refworld. Kurdistan democratic party iraq kdp information officeinternet tel.
The kurdish democratic party was founded in 1946 by mustafa barzani in the shortlived kurdish mahabad republic in iran. Erbil, kurdistan region kurdistan democratic party kdp leaders met with fatih and the state of law coalition in erbil on saturday during a twoday visit to discuss crosssectarian unity in. Many kurds travel to india for educational or medical purposes. The kurdistan democratic party usually abbreviated as kdp or pdk, is one of the main kurdish parties in iraqi kurdistan and kurdistan region. Pcdk party for a democratic solution in kurdistan is relatively insignificant, with the ruling centrist kurdistan democratic party and its leader massoud barzani, president of iraqi kurdistan, only recently decriminalizing and starting to tolerate it. In 1979, after the icp had suffered serious disagreements with the ba. This study analyses political imaginations within the displaced kdpi community in iraqi kurdistan through a social constructivist paradigm and the methods of observations and interviews.
Ahmad was a highly influential leftist intellectual. In 2016 the kurdistan democratic party of iran kdpi decided to modify its resistance strategy towards the islamic republic of iran iri. The pkk was founded in november 1978 in the village of fis near lice, by a group of kurdish students led by abdullah ocalan. In july 2014, hemin hawrani, head of the kurdistan democratic party s international relations wing, told the hindu that he. The kurdish democratic party in syria is a secular kurdish party and founding member of the kurdish national council. Kurdistans regional parliament has reportedly elected nechirvan barzani pictured as president of the semiautonomous kurdistan region of iraq. It is one of the most important kurdish opposition parties in syria as well as a charter member of the national coordination body for democratic change and the peoples council of western kurdistan the pyd calls for the constitutional recognition of kurdish rights and. The new politics of iraqi kurdistan the washington. Prominently led by abd alhamid darwish, who was described as one of the last remaining of the original. Irans kurdish democratic party turned sixty, bbc persian, august 16, 2005. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to kdp. Since 1946 the kurds of northern iraq have fought to establish their autonomy. Findings highlight insider views of resistance and outline how.
Kdp abbreviation stands for kurdistan democratic party. Kurdistan democratic party kdp, patriotic union of. The kurdish democratic union party pyd is a syrian affiliate of the militant kurdistan workers party pkk. Political party that organized 1945 1946 revolt to form an autonomous republic for kurds in iran the democratic party of kurdistan, iran kdp, was formed in 1945 by kurdish nationalists in mahabad, a predominently kurdish town in west azerbaijan province, a region that came under soviet military occupation following the joint anglosoviet. Iraqs kurds need to put democracy before independence. The president and vice president preside over the politburo. Michael gunter provides a timely overview and places the kurds role in its historical. The formation of the kurdistan democratic party, on the groundwork of komala j. Kurdistan democratic confederalists anarchy in action. It is an interdisciplinary study of recent history, culture. The agreement is also expected to aggravate tensions with the dominant kurdistan democratic party kdp who perceives this new alliance as functioning to undermine them.
Dr fuad henari, of the support committee for higher education in kurdistan. In 1989 at the age of, hawrami joined the kurdistan democratic party kdps students union, which was active in areas where the kurdish peshmerga forces. Kurdistan democratic party kdp geography, politics and history have conspired to render 30 million kurds the largest stateless people in the middle east. Three iranian regular divisions, the revolutionary guard, and kurdistan democratic party kdp elements amassed in marivan and sardasht in a move to threaten the major iraqi city suleimaniyah.
In a tv report on 26 march, i saw troops of the kurdish kdp party with a flag similar to the one we have below as the kdp flag, but with a red disk instead of the blue disk. In turkish, or rather northern kurdistan, the kurdistan workers party pkk has been the foremost leader. Kurdish democratic party kdp iraq terrorist groups. Democracy is a critical component for kurdish selfgovernment, autonomy and independence. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Pdf the political development of iraqi kurdistan researchgate. In the 1960s the kurdistan democratic party of iran was formed and led a short lived revolt, which was crushed. History discontent within the kurdistan democratic party kdp the puk traces its political heritage to sulaymaniyah native ibrahim ahmad. The kurdish democratic union party carnegie middle east. Politburo members the kdp has chosen 15 members to serve in its politburo following the th congress. Kdp is defined as kurdistan democratic party very frequently. The kurdistan democratic party kdp is a largely tribal party based in the northern governerates of dohuk and arbil. The party claims it exists to combine democratic values and social. Protesters seethe in iraqi kurdistan after crackdown the new.
What is the abbreviation for kurdistan democratic party. Kurdistan democratic party mps kurdistan parliament. It was founded in 1946 in mahabad in iranian kurdistan. Kurdistan democratic party partiya demokrata kurdistane. Kurdish students start english in their fifth year of primary school aged. To see mps in other parties, please return to the parties page. Iraqi kurdistan has two main political parties, the kurdistan democratic party kdp and the patriotic union of kurdistan puk, both. It is the syrian affiliate of massoud barzanis kurdish democratic party in iraq and one of the most powerful kurdish parties in syria. The leader of the kurdistan democratic party kdp had been serving as prime minister of the kurdistan regional government krg. Despite its emergence in iran, the party became most prominent in iraqi kurdistan, where barzanis group became popular with the local population.
On july 9, 2005, students in the iranian kurdish city of mahabad held. In this book, stansfield explores the development of the kurdish political system. Kurdistan democratic party, currently the dominant faction in iraqi kurdistan, it is a fiefdom of the barzani clan, and led by the regions president, masoud barzani. Please click on a mps photo or name to read their profile and contact details. The kurds comprise one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world. The focus of operation dawn4 in september 1983 was the northern sector in iranian kurdistan. As time went on, the kurdistan regional government krg in erbil. Freedom of expression and association in the kurdish regions. They form the majority of kurdistan, a region in turkey, iran, syria and iraq. In late summer 2007, i was doing research in iraqi kurdistan and staying with nawshirwan mustafa, whom i. Although the group initially espoused demands for the establishment of an independent kurdish state, its stated aims were later tempered to. On september 25, the kurdistan region of iraq southern kurdistan is set to hold a referendum on independence. Yet, this shift is not limited to the region of rojava, or what many call syrian or western kurdistan a region where the democratic union party pyd has taken an active part in this change. The party has no real influence on the masses in iranian.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The party says it exists to combine democratic values and social justice. The group was founded in 1991 although it was first called revolutionary union of kurdistan. All study guides compare and contrast topics persuasive topics informative topics argumentative topics research paper topics. K, was an important turning point in the history of the kurdish nation. With their state taken away from them by the turks, the kurds developed into permanent minorities in turkey, iraq, and iran. To remove the kurdistan democratic party and the patriotic union of kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations and for other purposes.
In 1946, the short lived mahabad republic was formed, which drew in people from around the region including mullah mustafa barzani. The obstacles to political development in the kurdistan. The group is considered a branch of the kurdistan workers party pkk, an internationally designated terrorist organization which operates primarily in turkey. The history of marxist ideology and organization in iraq can be traced to a single individual, husain alrahhal, a student at the baghdad school of law, who in 1924 formed what is now seen as the first marxist study circle in iraq. As political movements, organizations and parties are just the nature of political struggle entails political, social and economic. Kurdistan democratic solution party kdsp the kdsp is a comparatively small political group that has been active in iraqi kurdistan since 2002. The aim of the party is to create an independent state for kurdish people. Iraqi communist party project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Why free college is necessary why free college is necessary. Since 1999, their struggle for selfdetermination has taken an anarchstic turn, and communities in kurdistan have established direct democratic governance modelled on the antiauthoritarian neozapatista movement and the theories of us anarchist murray bookchin. Erbil, kurdistan iraq prime minister nechirvan barzani last week said to graduating students that the government is committed to reforming higher education and increasing job opportunities, particularly in the private sector. Patriotic union of kurdistan project gutenberg self. Kurdistan democratic solution party kdsp washington. Kurdish democratic party political party, iraq britannica. It marked the advent of a new era in the kurdish national movement. Kurdistan democratic partys territory in the west includes the cities of dohuk. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress.
The organizational structure of the kurdistan regional governments 7. Kurdistan democratic party was established on 16th august 1946 under the leadership of the late mustafa barzani. A further 11 seats were allocated to minority groups. While the kurdish bid for democracy has been withdrawn, ignored, and reneged upon on multiple occasions during the 20th century, recent events have given a bright future for. The obamainspired political party thats transforming iraqi politics. Kurdish political parties, including the kurdish democratic party kdp, joined. Featured, islamic state aka isis, isil, daesh, sharia, womens rights in islam tagged with. After the collapse of the sovietbacked kurdish mahabad republic in iran in early 1947, ibrahim ahmad, previously the sulaymaniyah representative of the iranian kdp, joined the newly formed iraqi kdp.
And being the natural secretions of the brunt of the. Kurdistan workers party paper essay example topics and. The photos and profiles of the kurdistan democratic party mps. The kdps is a platform rooted in the ideals of abdullah ocalan, the leader of the pkk.
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