In 2017, 93% of #Kurds in Iraq voted FOR independence.
They have a defined region, distinct identity & stable society. But NO state.
When will the leaders of #Australia, #Canada, #France, #UK -- so quick to recognize a nonexistent Palestinian state -- recognize a Kurdish state?
The Kurds are the largest stateless people in the world, with a population of around 45 million.
They are secular and allies of the West. Their territory is divided and occupied by Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
Why haven’t France, Spain, Ireland, the UK, Norway, Portugal, Canada, Germany, Malta, and Slovenia recognized Kurdistan?
Reza Pahlavi’s supporters have launched an online smear campaign against my two daughters — one of whom is underage, still in school, the other a young artist — are sending them threatening messages because of my criticisms of him. These promoters of Pahlavi as the king of #Iran are systematically posting my daughters’ photos on social media with false and vulgar remarks. They are spreading lies about them, accusing them of prostitution, and insulting them under my posts. At least one of the pictures they have posted (seen below), which appears to be photoshopped and shows a nude girl, is not of any of my daughters.
These cowardly and vile attempts by Pahlavi’s cult, which I intend to take legal action against, have not only not deterred me from raising awareness about him, but have made me more determined to fight against the rule of any kind of dictatorship in my homeland.
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