Sources: Kurdish self-determination in Iran
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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8 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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Reference work · Independent publication
1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation rather than primary sources, on Ayatollah Khomeini's rejection of Kurdish autonomy demands in 1979 and the resulting 1979-1983 conflict, with casualty figures presented as a reported estimate rather than an independently verified count.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran · Source record
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2026 Kurdish-Iranian crisis (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article on a rapidly evolving, still-unfolding situation as of this bundle's preparation, describing events from January 2026 amid the broader war involving Iran that began in February 2026. The article itself describes some reported events (including a claimed 4 March 2026 Kurdish ground offensive) as denied by involved parties and unverified amid conflicting reports; this bundle treats such specific operational claims as unconfirmed rather than fact, and presents only the better-attested organizational and diplomatic developments.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran, Kurdish self-determination in Iran: current status · Source record
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Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article on KDPI leader Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou's 13 July 1989 assassination in Vienna during talks with representatives connected to the Islamic Republic of Iran, by individuals suspected of being Iranian government agents.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran · Source record
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Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation rather than primary Iranian or KDPI records, on the party's 1945 founding by Qazi Muhammad in Mahabad, its post-1973 reorganization under Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, and its history since.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran · Source record
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KDPI insurgency (1989-1996) (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the conflict following Ghassemlou's 1989 assassination and the 1992 Bonn assassination of his successor Sadegh Sharafkandi, through the KDPI's 4 August 1996 announcement that it would stop cross-border attacks; casualty figures (reported in the article as ranging from around 172 to 554 killed) are presented as an estimate, not an independently verified count.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran, Kurdish self-determination in Iran: current status · Source record
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TIMELINE: A Year of Protests (The Iran Primer, United States Institute of Peace) link
Institutional timeline of the protests following the September 2022 death in custody of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman from Saqqez, and the prominent role of Kurdish areas including Saqqez in the resulting "Woman, Life, Freedom" protest movement.
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
van Wilgenburg, Wladimir, Kurdish Rebel Groups Are Wary of Tehran’s Next Move (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Diwan), July 2026) link
Commentary; used only for a minimal, attributed note on 2026 events affecting Iranian Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Why Iran's Protest Movement Cannot Succeed Without the Kurds (Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)) link
Policy-institute analysis, presented as one organization's assessment rather than neutral fact, on Kurdish opposition groups' (KDPI, Komala, PJAK) role in the 2022 protests and Iran's response targeting them.
Cited on: Kurdish self-determination in Iran, History of Kurdish self-determination in Iran · Source record