Every year, as Iraq approaches the end of its fiscal cycle, the federal government delays sending the Kurdistan Region’s salaries. Officials often blame these delays on a so-called “cash shortage.” These claims, sometimes echoed by Kurdish MPs in Baghdad, eventually become the justification for withholding the final months of salary payments. But how real is […]
The BKI’s mission is to increase public awareness of Kurdish issues, protect human, cultural, and political rights throughout Kurdistan, support and develop Kurdistan’s civil society, improve and increase access to Kurdish cultural and educational resources, and advocate for effective solutions to Kurd-related issues. The Saladin Institute works in a variety of ways to achieve its mission. It conducts research on Kurdish issues, publishes reports and articles, organizes conferences and events, and provides educational resources on Kurdish culture and history. The BKI also advocates for Kurdish rights at the UK. government and international levels.
