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…

September 24, 2018 at 9am – 10am The Centre for Kurdish Progress hosted the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Iran (KDPI) at Labour Party Conference 2018 for a discussion on the Iranian missile strikes targeting the party and other recent developments.   Lord Glasman introduced the ensuing talk by Khalid Azizi, leading member…

July 24, 2018 at 7pm – 9pm Portcullis House Photos The event was kindly hosted by Chris Hazzard, Sinn Fein MP for South Down. Mr Hazzard opened the event by briefly thanking Kurdish Progress for holding the event and emphasising that blood oil was an issue of great importance. Professor…

May 01, 2018 at 7pm – 9pm 1 May 2018 House of Commons The Centre for Kurdish Progress held a public forum with Dr Mohammed Shareef, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations of the Middle East at University of Exeter and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (London) and Bill…

May 01, 2018 at 6:30pm – 8pm The Centre for Kurdish Progress held a public forum with the Delegation to Northern Syria on 1 May 2018. The speakers wereLabour Peer Lord Maurice Glasman, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Brighton, KemptownandSimon Dubbins, Director of International & Research at Unite the Union and Ryan…

March 21, 2018 at 6pm – 9pm n Wednesday the 21st 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…

February 26, 2018 at 6pm – 9pm Defend Local Democracy In Turkey On the 26th of February, The Centre for Kurdish Progress together with the Peace in Kurdistan Campaign and the Defend Kurdish Mayors and Councillors Campaign held a meeting in City Hall with local and city representatives from across the…