June 25, 2019 at 12pm – June 26, 2019 Shifting Dynamics of the Kurdistan Question in a Changing Middle East The 3rd International Kurdish Studies Conference is taking place at Middlesex University on 25-26 June, organised by the Department of Politics and Law, Middlesex University, Minority Rights Group International and the Centre for Kurdish Progress. Conference Registration…

June 10, 2019 at 7pm – 9pm Please note: This event has been postponed until further notice. We will update this page when a new date has been scheduled. The Centre for Kurdish Progress is delighted to invite you to a talk with Mr Rezan Sarica, lawyer to imprisoned Kurdish…

April 05, 2019 at 6pm – 8pm The Centre for Kurdish Progress is delighted to invite you to a meeting with Dr Haval Abubaker, Mayor of Sulaymaniyah, to discuss local government in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The event will kindly be hosted by Jennette Arnold OBE AM. The event will take…

March 08, 2019 at 7pm – 9pm On Friday the 8th of March, the Centre for Kurdish Progress and the Kurdish People’s Democratic Assembly of Britain held a reception in the London Living Room of City Hall to mark Newroz – traditionally celebrated by Kurds as the beginning of spring and…

March 06, 2019 at 7pm – 9pm On Wednesday the 6th of March, the Centre for Kurdish Progress and the Kurdish People’s Democratic Assembly of Britain held a reception in the Attlee Suite of the British Houses of Parliament to mark Newroz – traditionally celebrated by Kurds as the beginning of…

March 05, 2019 at 7pm – 9pm 5 March 2019 Houses of Parliament Join the Centre for Kurdish Progress for a discussion with President of the New Generation Movement Shaswar Abdulwahid, in the Wilson Room, Portcullis House on Tuesday, 5th March 2019 from 7:00-9:00pm The event will kindly be hosted by Bill Esterson MP, Labour MP for Sefton…

February 20, 2019 at 7pm – 9pm Westminster Debate 20 February 2019 Houses of Parliament On February 20, the Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted Ms Ilham Ahmed, Syria’s most prominent Kurdish politician. Ms Ahmed heads the executive committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), which forms the basis for the…

December 19, 2018 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm 19 December 2018 Houses of Parliament On Wednesday December 19 the Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted Mr Wladimir van Wilgenburg, esteemed journalist and long-time resident of Erbil to discuss Kurdish groups and the future of Syria. The event took place in Committee Room…

November 27, 2018 at 7pm – 9pm On Tuesday November 27 the Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted Mr Zardasht Hawrami, member of the EU and UK committee of the East Kurdistan Free and Democratic Society (KODAR); Miss Mehri Rezai of the Kurdish National Congress (KNK); and Mr Simako Rashidi, central…

September 26, 2018 at 9am – 11am The Centre for Kurdish Progress together with the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Representation in the United Kingdom hosted an event on the future of the region at Labour Party Conference 2018.   Tracy Brabin MP introduced the talk, drawing on experiences and observations from recent trip…