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All About Us: Free Life Party Of Kurdistan
(PJAK)
28.1.2008
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January 28, 2008
After 1945 and the time following, due to the fall
of the former Soviet Union and especially after the
involvement of the USA in Iraq, the classical
freedom struggle in eastern Kurdistan (Iranian
Kurdistan), was faced with a great crisis. For a
period of almost ten years a vast emptiness in the
political sphere in eastern Kurdistan arose.
The results of this were that the Iranian regime,
easily could carry out their politics on the Kurdish
people. With the capture of Abdullah Ocalan, on
February 16, 1999, uprisings began in all parts of
eastern Kurdistan. These uprisings were a point of
renewal of the ongoing political struggle in eastern
Kurdistan and could lead people into a higher sense
of awareness, determinativeness, and also help
structure a new democratic mind. |
The Kurdish rebel group PJAK (Party of Free Life of
Kurdistan) |
The will for equality and freedom of the Kurdish
people in eastern Kurdistan needed new measures and
consequently these uprisings could gain this from
the experiences of previous revolts in entire
Kurdistan, and especially from the drive force of
the political, ideological and organizational
uprisings of southern Kurdistan. This brought forth
a new page in the Kurdish history of revolts and
under the name of Democratic Union Movement and the
new movement was able to make a landmark in this
area. This movement moved beyondwww.ekurd.net
all the former ideas of
political movement in this region. The new elements
contained structuring with ideological awareness,
educating members and raising the limit of intellect
and political knowledge of the people of eastern
Kurdistan.
By presenting the motives and goals of the political
movement, this resistance movement achieved positive
outcomes and could also make a name for it self.
With all the above mentioned experiences, the
movement could on April 25, 2004, put together the
first congress under the name of PJAK- The Free Life
Party of Kurdistan whereby the struggle for freedom
could continue.
PJAK could, with a well-planned program for a
democratic solution for the issues in Iran and
especially Kurds, bring their struggle even further
ahead.
In 2005 in an open and clear declaration, the
democratic will of the Kurdish people and the
unwillingness from their sides to legitimate the
theocratic regime of Iran in the elections for
president, showed an era of enlargement of the
political struggle. This era, with the uprisings of
the summer of 2005, a resistance movement never seen
before, as well as the deaths of tens of people both
members and civilians, showed the power holding of
PJAK.
PJAK is in constant battle for the unity and freedom
of the Iranian peoples, and to be able to change the
functions and power of the Iranian system, and
getting it to a level of self-defence, and community
nurture.
PJAK is always continuing the work and struggle
needed to achieve an increase in the level of
intelligence, a democratic organization of people as
well as practice of the democratic values, to
achieve a radical type of democracy and to be able
to launch a system of democratic confederacy in
eastern Kurdistan.
Detailed declaration of the work of PJAK:
1.The governmental power in Iran is very strong and
the government is not allowing it o spread to the
different parts of society, which has become a great
obstacle for development into a society of civil
action. Theocracy is the very centre of the Iranian
government. It is of great importance that the
substance of ideology and the very essence of the
government in Iran are forced to a foundational
change. This change should come of the development
of a radical form of democracy for the people. It is
therefore important that the theocratic government
of Iran changes the very contents of their
governmental structure. To be able to achieve this,
democratic beliefs should be introduced to the
people of Iran. Furthermore the duties of the
government ought to be changed from being what it is
today to becoming a body which is simply there to
perform the duties of a state which are to defence
and maintain security and also to carry out social
developments.
2.In Iran, there is on the one hand a firm belief in
Omet, which is a system of sects with roots in the
Shia religion, and also on the other hand there is
system of state which functions on the principles of
a state-nation perspective. The mixture of these two
systems of state is a vast obstacle for the natural
development of new forms of society and also new
forms of state.www.ekurd.net
Any movement within a
mono-coloured and single discourse structure brings
to the growth of a closed unnatural system where
conflicts of national identity and belonging as well
as religious belonging are deepened. It is also here
that a growing point for radical opinions starts and
breeds. With this negligence of people’s true
identities, new groups are created in society. It is
for this reason that reforms in the structure and
form of the Islamic Omet as well as the achievement
of a state must be connected to democracy. In the
case of democracy building and increasing in this
area, the potential of self-governance will also
increase. Furthermore, the differences of religion,
ethnicity and culture that are connected strongly to
freedom and history are given an opportunity to grow
larger and develop even further.
3.In the system of Peoples Radical Democracy, there
is not any room for the abuse of people or for the
undermining of their rights. Also, tribute of the
higher classes and groups in power is considered an
illness of old age with which democracy cannot live.
It is therefore important that resistance for the
achievement of a democratic society in which the
mechanism that motivate individuals to join
political and organizational associations are
present. With the dynamism of change and development
existing and progressing there is no need for a
critical way.
4.Citizens of nation states where a one-discourse
system in which ethnicity, culture, language,
religion and sex are monotonous, exists. This is far
away from what is right. In Iran the citizens that
are of a different religion than Shia, and the
different cultures, as well as women, are not part
of macro politics or any kinds of leadership,
neither do they participate in any other way. The
right to hold the high position has only been given
to the religious leaders, the mullahs and the
leaders of a monotonous, male concentrated system.
The regime has to stop describing citizenship on the
basis of individual qualities and instead needs to
re-describe the citizens Iran by a new template
which includes the capacity of acceptance of all
different cultural, religious differences for all
groups of society as well as acceptance for women
especially. The new standards should stand for
acceptance and unity instead of prejudice and
discrimination. The International templates must be
taken as a foundation of decision-making whether it
concerns economics, politics, culture or social
issues.
The PJAK system of democratic confederacy, It seen
as a way of self governance for the Kurds which has
a base in the village leaderships and spreads to the
organizations of the democratic, organic, society.
The Peoples Congress of Kurdistan will start with
these steps:
1.Village leadership and democratic elections of a
village council.
2.Making of a council involving all village
leaderships of a certain area and democratic
elections of representatives.
3.The making of a City Council and of a Free
Citizenship Council as well as councils for the Free
Mayor of the City, Free Democratic Branches, Free
Youth Branch, Free Cultural Branch etc.
4.A provincial council for the different provinces
in the country and committees on democratic basis.
5.Finally the making of a Peoples Congress of
Eastern Kurdistan as well as a committee and a
democratic society on the basis of election and
democracy.
The goals and the duties of change for PJAK:
A. For the implementation of change in the
theocratic system of Iran and to nurture a democracy
which consists of en ecological view on the world as
well as a view on gender as they self put it,
“gender loving”, these are needed:
1.Struggle for limiting and changing the way of
power is practiced as well as changing the power
structure into a body, which works for the freedom
of the people and for development of the Iranian
society.
2.Struggle for a change in the system of classes in
the Iran on the basis of four reforms that consists
of; the reforms of state, nation, society and
citizens.
3.Struggle against all traditionalistic views of and
fanatic religiousness and narrow nationalism and
chauvinistic ideas, are ongoing projects.
4.Resistance against all sorts of pressure on the
ethnical and religious groups and struggle against
all symbols and bodies working against law and order
and who considers themselves above all laws.
5.Struggle against the politicisation of religion
and usage of religion for a purpose far from the
religious functions.
6.Moving away from a centralized way of leadership
and struggling for the reinforcement and
independence of a self-governance for the people.
7.Changing of the regime to a democratic system in
which all citizens; Iranians, Kurds, Azaries,
Baluchs, Turkomans and Arabs and all other ethnical
groups within the framework of the democratic
system, can govern themselves.
8.Establishment of a constitution on the basis of
the international templates for human rights.
9.Struggling against profit making of and the spread
of weapons of mass destruction and also working
against the acts of terrorists both within but also
outside the borders of Iran.
10.Working for a decrease in military force and a
decrease in the military budget set out by the
government as well as a decrease in the
attack-mentality of the military and converting this
into a self-defence policy.
11.Working for peace and struggle against any
organization that in Iran as well as the world, is
putting the safety of the people into jeopardy.
12.Increasing the civil society and organizing a
democratic society as well as strengthening women’s
democratic movement together with the democratic
movements of the youths and the workers.
13.Organizing in all the different groups and
classes of society as well as the groups in society
that are followers of democracy.
14.being able to guarantee the freedom of speech,
and the freedom to publish articles etc in
newspapers, TV and radio that are free from
censorship and also freedom to protest and start
organizations etc.
15. Continue the work against all environmental
destruction and struggle to raise awareness amongst
people.
16.The making of a system of education that besides
being independent also educates free and independent
people and by doing that society is educated as
well. And also to carry out different sporting-,
cultural- and other kinds of activities.
B. The making of a democratic confederacy in Iranian
Kurdistan. Below follows the detailed intentions.
1.The system of a democratic confederacy on the
basis of a self nurtured power within the people and
their common views, is taking place.
2.The paradigm of a democratic, ecological and
gender loving society exists in all parts of the
organization and leadership.
3.The organizational model, portrayed as a pyramid,
where elections occur from the bottom and up as well
as the power, exists here.
4.The making of village councils in the villages,
councils of free citizenship in the cities,
provincial councils. The goals with these councils
are the ultimate organizational structure of the
Peoples Congress of Kurdistan.
5.The system of a democratic confederacy is
struggling to limit the power of the state and make
reforms to the extent that it becomes a body that
works with the law for the development of society as
well for the democratic will of the people.
6.The main approaches of the Kurdish people are the
making of a democratic organization, performing
democratic activity and civil obedience as well as
an uprising of the people.
7.Legitimate self-defence as a natural right by the
international laws. The right to bear arms for the
Kurdish people is essential and the usage of arms in
all aspects of military defence is in needing times
accepted.
8.The organizations of democracy for women as well
as youths are the leading issues.
9.The geographical and political borders of Iran,
will in this process not go through any changes and
will not be seen as obstacles but as a bridge for
communication between all Kurds in all the parts.
10. Struggle for the making of an official Kurdish
language, and making of an educational system on the
Kurdish language in all stages of education.
11.Struggle for a democratic change of the
traditional structures and the reactionary society
and tribe system as the religious sects, aghas,
sheiks etc.
12.Struggle for an economical policy on the basis of
equal use and not overspending. Organising
production in all areas of society and struggle
against an unfair economy driven by the government
resulting in unemployment, hunger, inflation and
poverty and making of projects to handle these
issues.
C. For Women:
1.Struggle against the male driven society, male
values, male mentality and the despotic leadership
of the male population.
2.The making of activities for broadening the
politicisation of women on the Women’s Freedom
ideology.
3.Introducing of positive discrimination.
4.Promoting of women’s activities and organizations
in all aspects of society and clearing a ground for
free and equal participation for women in all walks
of life.
D. Practicing the strategy of a democracy of unity
and the democratic relations of the Iranian peoples:
1.Actively support the democratic resistance
movements in all parts of Kurdistan and defence the
rights of the Kurds in the Diaspora.
2.Guaranteeing the rights of the minorities living
within Kurdish borders.
3.Promoting unity and relations of the Kurdish
“parts” and support a democratic solution of the
Kurdish issue in all parts and the promotion of
amity with other nations in the world.
4.Mutual agreements with democratic followers in
Iran.
5.Promotion of democratic relations between Iranian
peoples on the basis of mutual cultural and
historical aspects.
6.Making of relations and unity with the democratic
groups, the environmental movements, women’s
movements and the humanistic movements in Iran and
the Middle East. Also the making of international
platforms and democratic congress’ in the world.
The organisational structure of PJAK
1.The Congress
2.The Head of the Party
3.The Assembly
4.The General Coordination
The party bodies and branches
The Union of the Women of Eastern Kurdistan
The Union of the Youth of Eastern Kurdistan
The Democratic Press Union
The military forces of eastern Kurdistan, Hezi
Rojhelati Kurdistan (HRK) is working in an
autonomous way and parallel with the political goals
of PJAK.
PJAK Information Center
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.
More about Iranian Kurdistan
KDPI
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran in Kurdish
(Hîzbî Dęmokiratî Kurdistanî Ęran) is a Kurdish
opposition group in Iranian Kurdistan which seeks
the attainment of Kurdish national rights within a
democratic federal republic of Iran.
The current
General Secretary of the Democratic Party of Iranian
Kurdistan is Mustafa Hijri
More about KDPI- Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
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.
More about PEJAK- Party for a
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