Kurdistan Region leaders deliver messages during Diyarbakir Newroz celebrations

This year’s Newroz celebrations come amid peace talks between the Turkish state and the PKK

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Thousands expected to flock to Akre, as Newroz capital lights up in celebrations

Newroz celebrations in Akre are going to be held in the presence of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, other Kurdish officials, foreign countries ambassadors in Iraq and diplomats in the Kurdistan Region.

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Tensions continue between Kurds, Iranian authorities over Newroz celebrations

Clashes broke out between the security forces and the civilians who refused to turn back and insisted on holding the celebrations.

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Kurds in Iran prepare to celebrate Newroz despite IRGC pressures

Kurdish cultural activists have begun preparations to mark Newroz as Iran intensifies efforts to suppress celebrations, citing “sensitive times” and threatening legal action against anyone celebrating the day publicly. 

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Kurdish New Year of Newroz

People from all over the Kurdistan Region gathered at Akre on Wednesday to celebrate the Kurdish New Year of Newroz by climbing up a mountain with torches and lighting a large Newroz fire.

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Kurdish folk dance; a symbol of Iranian unity

Following the Women, Life, Freedom protests movement in 2022, acceptance and celebration of Kurdish culture has increased in Iran.

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