What we are seeing in Iran is not simply an economic crisis. These are primarily symptoms of a deep political crisis,” said Yazdanpana.

Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the […]

Iran’s nationwide protests have entered their 12th day, with calm still out of reach as economic pressure mounts on the government. Kurdish opposition groups have called for fresh demonstrations and a general strike in Iran’s Kurdish regions,

Separately, several Iranian Kurdish opposition parties issued a joint statement urging a general strike also on Thursday to support the protests. Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi issued his first direct call for protests,

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish opposition parties from Iran held a high-level meeting on Monday aimed at fostering unity amid escalating unrest inside the Islamic republic, as violent protests entered their second week.

Kurdish groups in Iran have called for an uprising against the Iranian regime. Many of these groups have fought the regime for decades. They have faced persecution and oppression. There are a number of different Kurdish parties in Iran, and some of them ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — From abroad, Iranian Kurdish dissident groups have been watching closely for signs that Iran’s theocracy could falter in its grip on the country, battered by Israeli airstrikes in the intense, 12-day war until a U.S.-negotiated ...

Security forces used tear gas and live fire to disperse protesters in Iran, rights groups said Thursday, as people angered by economic crisis kept up their challenge to the authorities and exiled opposition groups urged new protests as well as strikes.