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Jun 2023
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Abdullah Mohtadi: What do Iran's Kurds w...

Bbc World Service
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Mohtadi, the leader of the Iranian Kurdish political movement Komala. From his exile in Iraq, he’s one of many voices calling for freedom and democracy in Iran. But what do Iran’s Kurds really want - more rights or independence?

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