my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is his a fight for rights orfor independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of mahsa amini. would you say that her death last september in custody inside iran has changed the political dynamic inside iran? it has because on the 16th of september, she was declared dead in the hospital. the day after, on the 17th, there was a funeral in her hometown of saqqez in the province of kurdistan there are four kurdish provinces in iran and it was a spontaneous protest movement erupted in saqqez, her hometown, and it soon spread to sanandaj, the capital city of that province. and two days after that, on the 19th, it was a general strike called by the cooperation center the kurdish political parties which was fully observed. and after that, they called for a peaceful evening dem
name wasjina. the story of iran s internal discontent is incomplete without an understanding of iran s kurdish population. my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is his a fight for rights orfor independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of mahsa amini. would you say that her death last september in custody inside iran has changed the political dynamic inside iran? it has because on the 16th of september, she was declared dead in the hospital. the day after, on the 17th, there was a funeral in her hometown of saqqez in the province of kurdistan there are four kurdish provinces in iran and it was a spontaneous protest movement erupted in saqqez, her hometown, and it soon spread to sanandaj, the capital city of that province. and two days after that, on the 19th, it was a general strike called by the cooperat
my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is his a fight for rights orfor independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of mahsa amini. would you say that her death last september in custody inside iran has changed the political dynamic inside iran? it has because, on the 16th of september, she was declared dead in the hospital. the day after, on the 17th, there was a funeral in her hometown of saqqez in the province of kurdistan there are four kurdish provinces in iran and it was a spontaneous protest movement erupted in saqqez, her hometown, and it soon spread to sanandaj, the capital city of that province. and two days after that, on the 19th, it was a general strike called by the cooperation center the kurdish political parties called by cooperation center of kurdish political parties which was fully observe
people, the people who live in tehran and other cities. so, i think respecting diversity is the key to stability in the future of iran. just one quick point on this broad coalition of exiled opposition groups, that you say must come together to present an alternative vision of iran s future. can it include the son of the former shah, reza palavi, who some in your community accuse of basically having a prejudicial attitude toward the kurds and their aspirations? can it also include the mojahedin al khalq, lead by maryam rajavi, who many both in iran and in the west regard as somebody politically beyond the pale, their leader? the mojahedin have to accept and abide by the rules of democratic game in iran, they have to open up and be ready to co operate with others. but you would be ready to work
with them, would you? despite their reputation, despite all the alliances that they formed in the past with saddam hussein, despite the allegations they oppressed the kurds of iraq, you would consider working with the mojahedin al khalq? i m not sure they would co operate with anybody. just a quick thought on reza palavi and whether he is a credible partner? he was considered a credible partner but he quit. and i am not that sure next time he will want to be included in any coalition. before we end, let s talk about diplomacy. you spend a lot of your life on the road in washington and brussels and all sorts of political capitals trying to rally support both for the kurdish iranian position but also the wider sense