Do Kurds have a future in a democratic Iran?
Iranβs opposition has been optimistic since hundreds of thousands of Iranians filled the streets in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurd.
Protests started in the north west of the country by Kurdish protestors but soon swept nationwide to become a mainstream movement.
Kurds are a minority in Iran and have long been denied the right to self-determination.
Opposition groups see an opening β but this has sparked questions of whether Kurdish groups are committed to a future inside Iran or want to see an independent Kurdish Iranian state.
Abdullah Mohtadi - leader of Komala β the best known Kurdish opposition party based over the border in Kurdish controlled Iraq β told HARDtalk that he sees a future inside Iran.
βOur programme for the foreseeable future for this generation is a federal state where the fights of Kurds are preserved within a democratic and secular Iranβ.
