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Kurdish PDKI party member killed in
Iranian Kurdistan
27.6.2008
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June
27, 2008
Saqez, Iranian Kurdistan, — An armed member
of Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI)
has been killed by Iranian revolutionary guards in
Saqez in Iranian Kurdistan "northwestern Iran".
The militant, known as Sheikh Gharib Hassani, was
killed on Wednesday evening when he clashed with the
Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) in the border Kurdish
town. His cohort,www.ekurd.net
trying to flee the
scene, was wounded and arrested in the incident.
"Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan" (PDKI) was
founded in Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan, on August 16,
1945. |
Sheikh Gharib Hassani |
PDKI replaced the
Komeley Jiyanewey Kurd (Council of Kurdish
Resurrection) which had been formed three years
earlier. Just 159 days after its foundation in
January 22, 1946, the Party, availing itself of
expedient circumstances in a section of Iranian
Kurdistan, established the " Republic of Kurdistan
", usually referred to by historians as the Republic
of Mahabad , the reason being its choice of Mahabad
as the capital.
The PDKI currently chaired by Mustafa Hijri, calls
for the secession of Kurdistan province from Iran.
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Iranian Kurdistan
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Iranian Kurdistan (Kurdish: Kurdistana Îranę or
Kurdistana Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) or Rojhilatę
Kurdistan (East of Kurdistan)) is an unofficial name
for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has
borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes the
greater parts of West Azerbaijan province, Kurdistan
Province, Kermanshah Province, and Ilam Province.
Kurds form the majority of the population of this
region with an estimated population of 4 million.
The region is the eastern part of the greater
cultural-geographical area called Kurdistan.
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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) (PDKI)
The Kurdish Iranians in Iranian Kurdistan and
PDKI played an active part in the Iranian people's
uprising against the Shah's dictatorship. A group of
PDK-I leaders, who were living in exile either in
neighbouring countries or in Europe, returned to
Iran before the collapse of the monarchy, actively
participating in the uprising of the Kurdish people
and assuming the status of leadership in the
movement.
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Democratic Party of Iran
PJAK
The present leader of the organisation is Haji
Ahmadi. According to the Washington Times, half the
members of PEJAK are women, many of them still in
their teens, and one of the female members of the
leadership council is Gulistan Dugan, a psychology
graduate from the University of Tehran. This is due
primarily to the fact that PEJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PEJAK believes that
women must have a strong role in government and must
be on an equal level with men in leadership
positions.
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Free Life in Kurdistan
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