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Signing of the letter of intent between KRG Representative in Poland and President of Fine Arts Academy in Krakow

Ziyad Raoof KRG Representative in Poland and professor Andrzej Bednarczyk, president of Jan Matejko Fine Arts Academy in Krakow (ASP), signed a letter of intent.

Minister Safeen Dizayee meets with USCIRF V-Chair and Commissioner, Nadine Menza

Minister Safeen Dizayee, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met on Thursday with Ms. Nadine Menza, the Vice Chairman of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and her accompanying delegation.

 

Head of Kidnapped Yazidi Rescue Office, awards Polish Sergio Vieira De Mello Prize

Villa Decius Association has just announced winners of seventeenth edition of Polish Sergio De Mello Prize. The award is given for persons and organization deserved in activity in support of protection and promotion of human rights, and peaceful coexistence and cooperation of societies, religions and cultures. In the category “person” the winner is Hussein Alqaidi.

Minister Safeen Dizayee meets with Russian Consul General, Oleg Levin

Minister Safeen Dizayee, Head of the KRG’s Department of Foreign met on Wednesday with the Consul General Oleg Levin of the Russian Federation in the Kurdistan Region.

Minister Safeen Dizayee receives Member of the European Parliament, Hannah Neumann

The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Minister Safeen Dizayee met on Tuesday with Ms. Hannah Neumann, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.

Kurdistan in America Podcast: Interview with Ambassador Sam Brownback

In this episode of the Kurdistan in America podcast, our guest is Sam Brownback, the US Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. Listen to Ambassador Brownback assess the progress that has been made in promoting religious freedom around the world, why he sees Kurdistan as a model of coexistence, and what faith means to him personally.