Iranian Kurdish groups call on world to stop regime violence

Several Kurdish political parties in Iran have issued an appeal to the international community, urging it to respond to the government’s repression as nationwide protests continue to engulf the country.

According to international media, the groups released a joint open letter addressed to world governments, international institutions, and human rights organisations, calling on them to “hear the voice of the people of Iran who have risen up” and to help put an end to state violence.

“We, the political parties of Iranian Kurdistan, ask the international community to hear the voice of the people of Iran. Countries and human rights organisations must acknowledge their responsibility and use all available means to stop this regime,” the letter stated.

The signatories further argued that “decades of resisting Iran’s ruling system have shown that the masses and the oppressed nations deserve freedom and a humane life, and that international support for the protesters will become part of the global community’s historic responsibility.”

The appeal was endorsed by several Kurdish groups, including the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), the Komala Party, the Habat Organisation, and the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.

The letter comes as Iran enters the third week of sweeping nationwide demonstrations, described by many observers as the most intense unrest the country has faced in ten years. Media reports have documented more than 2,000 deaths, a figure also confirmed by Vice President Ahmad Musavi. HRANA, a US-based human rights organisation, has estimated that the actual toll has already surpassed 3,000.

US outlets, citing various sources — including one inside Iran — have reported considerably higher numbers. Activist networks collecting information from hospitals and medical staff now estimate that the death toll is at least 12,000, with some assessments reaching 20,000 or more. These figures have not been independently verified, and sources noted that the government’s extensive communication shutdown is likely concealing far greater casualties.

The protests initially erupted after a steep collapse of the national currency but rapidly expanded into a broader political movement demanding the government’s removal.

By Tamilla Hasanova