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June
3, 2010 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Former Kurdistan PM
Nechirvan Barzani is working on Sulaimaniyah
Hawlati newspaper reveals details of changes in KDP
policies. A scheme for changing the organisational
policies of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has
begun in order to strengthen the KDP in
Sulaimaniyah. The move has been initiated by
Nechirvan Barzani according to officials. The
information attained by Hawlati confirms that the
replacement of most KDP Branch Administrators, and
the opening of a new branch of the KDP Political
Bureau in Sulaimaniyah, all have taken place during
Nechirvan Barzanis term as the KDP Deputy Leader.
The KDP is also planning to change the Administrator
of all of Kirkuk Branches, four, twenty, and one in
Sulaimaniyah, Germiyan, Chemchemal, Halabja and
Khaneqin. An official KDP source told Hawlati,
“These plans are to take place in the following
week.” The duties of the new branch of the KDPs
Political Bureau will be to administer the partys
branches in Sulaimaniyah and its surrounding areas.
A high ranking KDP official has confirmed that these
changes are a part of Nechirvan Barzanis plans for
strengthening and preparing the party for the
upcoming provincial elections. hawlati info
Saadi Pira: Congress cannot
prevent the formation of clusters
Sulaimaniyah: Saadi Ahmed Pira, member of the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistans (PUK) Political
Bureau is convinced that the upcoming PUK congress
will not be able to prevent or overcome the issues
of clustering and division within the party. Mr Pira
also believes that there is a need for change in the
PUK leadership. In an interview with Hawlati
regarding the PUKs third congress Saadi Pira said,
“There are vertical divisions within the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan, which starts from right up all
the way to the bottom, thus the congress is unable
to defeat this issue. Mr Pira also expressed that
there is the lack of moral of punishment and reward
within the party, and “if such moral was still
inexistence, many individuals within the PUK should
have been punished. The party has been too soft
towards its members.” As a member of the PUKs
Political Bureau, Saadi Pira cannot deny, after 10
years of delaying the congress, there is an urgent
need for change, in leadership, policies, and the
very way that the part functions. He also assures
that the PUK will not become a “one familys” party.
Translated by Roza Germian. hawlati info
Mulla criticizes Kurdistan
protocol visits
Baghdad: Al Iraqiya List spokesman Haidar Al Mulla
affirmed that protocol visits and lunch feasts held
in Kurdistan will not change Kurds’ stand towards Al
Iraqiya’s constitutional right to form the next
government. In an interview with Alsumaria News, Al
Mulla noted that rows between Prime Minister Nuri Al
Maliki, Kurdistan Alliance and Iraqi National
Alliance will not be resolved by lunch feasts, he
argued. Political parties have been long suffering
from these rows due to Al Maliki’s individual
decisions in power, he said. Government formation
talks with Iraqi National Alliance and Kurdistan
Alliance are moving forward, Al Mulla clarified. Al
Iraqiya List does not mind or oppose President Jalal
Talabani in a second term, he added. alsumaria tv
Australian Kurds protest
against Iran
On Monday 31st of May, Australian Kurds from all
parts of Kurdistan organised a protest condemning
the recent execution of four Kurdish political
activists, carried out by the Islamic Republic of
Iran (IRI). Tens of Kurdish residents from Sydney
travelled to the Australian Capital Territory, to
protest in front of the embassy of the IRI in
Canberra. The protestors demanded a fair trial and
representation for all Kurdish political prisoners
in Iran. They also urged the United Nations and the
international community to pressure the Islamic
Republic to immediately stop the execution of at
least 17 other Kurdish political prisoners who are
on the death row. The demonstration started with the
Kurdish anthem and one minute silence for all those
who sacrificed their lives for freedom. The
demonstrators shouted slogans in Kurdish, Persian
and English. They also presented speeches and poems
in those languages. Despite the heat and the anger
of the protesters, the demonstration ended in a
peaceful manner with the presence of the Australian
Federal Police. by Roza Germian. hawlati info
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