Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, also known as the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), is an armed leftist ethnic party of Kurds in Iran, exiled in northern Iraq. It is banned in Iran and thus not able to operate openly. The group calls for self-determination of Kurdish people, and has been described as seeking either separatism or autonomy within a federal system.
PDKI fighters (2013)
Kurds in Iran constitute a large minority in the country with a population of around 9 and 10 million people.
Iranian Kurds in Marivan protest against ISIL during the Siege of Kobanî, 6 October 2014