This gallery documents the public demonstrations I have attended in the UK to protest against corruption, human rights abuses, and authoritarianism in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Each protest represents my commitment to free expression and justice for our people.

📅 Date: 27 July 2026
📍 Location: Manchester
🪧 Theme: Protecting the Rights of Women and Young People Against Violence and Social Injustice
🎤 Organiser/Group: Regay Azadi Organisation

Today, 27 July 2026, as a member of the Regay Azadi Organisation, I took part in a large-scale field campaign held in Manchester to defend the rights of women and young people and to express opposition to violence and social injustice.

As members of this organisation, we firmly believe that remaining silent in the face of injustice only enables the continuation of violence. Through this campaign, we delivered a clear message: laws must be enforced without discrimination, and those responsible for violating the rights of women and young people must be held legally accountable without hesitation.

Protecting the dignity of women and young people is both a national and moral responsibility. Those in positions of authority must not neglect this duty for the sake of partisan interests.

We also submitted an official memorandum to the relevant authorities and international organisations, calling for the effective implementation of legal protection mechanisms and the provision of a safe environment for all members of society.

We will continue this peaceful civil struggle until we achieve a just and equal society in which the dignity and rights of every individual are fully protected.

📅 Date: 13 July 2026
📍 Location: Manchester
🪧 Theme: One Year Since the Blood of Hassan Rahman Was Spilled: The Perpetrator Remains Protected by Authorities, and We Are Still on the Streets
🎤 Organiser/Group: Regay Azadi Organisation
🛡️ Role: Participant and security guard for the demonstration

Today, 13 July 2026, in Manchester, as a member of the Regay Azadi organisation, I participated in our organisation’s official and peaceful demonstration. We gathered to mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hassan Rahman, raising our voices to demand our usurped rights. I also served as a security guard at this demonstration, helping to keep the gathering safe and orderly for everyone present.

We stood together as leaders in advocating for human rights and defending the dignity of every member of our society. With a loud and united voice, we protested against the negligence and lawlessness that have allowed killers to remain protected under the shadow of authority and partisan factions. Our clear message to the authorities is this: “Hassan Rahman’s blood will never be forgotten, and justice cannot be achieved through slogans alone.”

We consider confronting this legal and political injustice imposed on the people of Kurdistan a national and moral duty. From here, we demand an end to the culture of impunity, where criminals and murderers escape legal punishment simply because they are affiliated with political parties. This remains a deep wound in the body of our nation’s justice system.

At the conclusion of the event, we submitted a formal memorandum to relevant international bodies and human rights organisations. In it, we demanded impartial accountability and a genuine trial for those responsible for the blood of this young man and others like him, all to restore dignity to the rule of law.

📅Date: 22 June 2026
📍Location: Britain
🪧Theme: Opposition to the plundering of customs revenues and the waste of public wealth
🎤Organiser/Group: Regay Azadi Organisation

Today, 22 June 2026, as a member of the Freedom Road Organisation, I participated in the peaceful and official demonstration organised by our organisation as part of its nationwide activities in Britain.

We gathered as pioneers in advocating for the rights of our people and protecting the dignity of our land. With a loud and unified voice, we protested against the plundering of customs revenues and the waste of public wealth under the shadow of the two-administration system and party monopoly. Our clear message to the world is that "national income must be for the service of citizens, not for party interests."

We consider confronting this economic injustice imposed on the people of Kurdistan to be a national and moral duty. From here, we demanded that party companies no longer be allowed to monopolise economic joints and deprive our people of their most basic rights, such as salaries and livelihoods.

At the end of the activity, we submitted an official memorandum to international centres and relevant parties with the aim of bringing about transparency, accountability, and establishing justice.

📅Date: 01 June 2026
📍Location: Britain
🪧Theme: advocating for the rights of our people and protecting our dignity.
🎤Organiser/Group: Regay Azadi Organisation

Today, 01 June 2026, honoured to participate today, as a member of the Regay Azadi Organisation, in the peaceful and official demonstration organised by our organisation in front of the Iraqi Consulate in the United Kingdom.

We gathered as leaders in advocating for the rights of our people and protecting the dignity of our land. With a loud and united voice, we shouted against the diversion of military aid into the hands of non-state armed forces and partisan militias. Our clear message to the world is that 'weapons must belong to the nation, not to militias.'

Following the recent statements by US President Donald Trump, we, as a national and moral duty, stood against any military project where the end-user identity is unclear and which causes danger and instability in the future. We demanded that international weapons be restricted solely to official and constitutional institutions.

At the end of the activity, we submitted an official memorandum to the British Parliament and the United Nations to bring about transparency, accountability, and the formation of an international oversight committee.

📅Date: 11 May 2026
📍Location: Britain
🪧Theme: to raise our voices against the injustice and failed governance that has paralysed Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for years.
🎤Organiser/Group: Regay Azadi Organisation

Today, as a member of the (Regay Azadi) Organisation, I am proud to have stood with my colleagues and fellow activists in Birmingham to raise our voices against the injustice and failed governance that has paralysed Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for years.

Our voice from the diaspora represents those who have been silenced back home.

We are here to say: it is no longer acceptable for our future generations to be sacrificed for sectarian conflicts and party or family interests.

Our demands are clear: the rule of law for everyone and an end to the tribal rule that has manipulated the law for its own benefit.

We signed a memorandum of protest, which we will deliver to international centres, as we believe that change is a duty for us all.

Long live freedom... Long live justice.

📅 Date: 19 May 2025
📍 Location: Manchester
🪧 Theme: Protest against the militarisation of communities and unlawful militias in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
🎤 Organiser/Group: Kurdish civic activists in the UK

I joined this demonstration to protest the widespread militarisation and the presence of illegal armed militias in both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. These groups create fear and instability among civilians, and many are backed by political parties that exploit them for power. At the end of our protest, we signed a memorandum and submitted it to the Iraqi embassy in the UK, calling for immediate disarmament and accountability. I stood with fellow activists wearing orange vests, holding placards, and calling for peace, protection of human rights, and an end to violence in our communities. Our voice was peaceful but powerful.

📅 Date: 5 February 2025
📍 Location: Birmingham, outside the Library of Birmingham
🪧 Theme: Solidarity with teachers on hunger strike against the KRG over unpaid salaries
🎤 Organiser/Group: Kurdish community in support of education sector workers

On this day, I joined a protest in support of Kurdish teachers who have gone on a hunger strike after months of unpaid salaries by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). These teachers play a vital role in shaping future generations, yet they are ignored and disrespected by the very government they serve. We gathered in Birmingham to show our support and demand justice and fair treatment. I stood among fellow activists to call out the systemic negligence and corruption that have left educators in poverty. We will continue to speak out until their voices are heard and their rights restored.

📅 Date: 22 July 2024
📍 Location: Birmingham, outside the Library of Birmingham
🪧 Theme: Commemoration of the martyrdom of Sorani Mama Hama and condemnation of Turkish attacks on Kurdistan
🎤 Organiser/Group: Dakok Organisation for Human Rights and Freedom

On this day, I participated in a peaceful gathering to honour Sorani Mama Hama, a Kurdish journalist brutally assassinated for exposing corruption. We also condemned the ongoing Turkish military operations inside Kurdistan that have killed and displaced civilians. As part of the Dakok Organization for Human Rights and Freedom, I stood with fellow activists to call for accountability, justice, and the protection of Kurdish voices. The authorities who failed to protect him and allowed this to happen must be held responsible. I joined not just to mourn, but to demand change and defend the truth Sorani died for.

📅 Date: 30 June 2024
📍 Location: Birmingham, outside the Library of Birmingham
🪧 Theme: Protest against the imprisonment of Kurdish journalists and activists by the PKK
🎤 Organiser/Group: Dakok Organisation for Human Rights and Freedom

I joined this demonstration to demand the release of Sherwan Sherwani, Sulaiman Ahmad, and Qareman Shukri — journalists and activists imprisoned by Kurdish authorities under false charges. Their only crime was speaking the truth and demanding justice. These arrests show that the authorities, including those aligned with the PKK, have no respect for freedom of expression or basic human rights. Along with the Dakok Organisation, I stood in Birmingham to condemn this oppression and to make sure the voices of those imprisoned do not disappear in silence. Our message was clear: free them now.

📅 Date: 17 February 2024
📍 Location: Birmingham City Centre (Chamberlain Square)
🪧 Theme: Commemoration of the 17 February Massacre and condemnation of political violence
🎤 Organiser/Group: Advocacy-Birmingham

On this day, we remembered the 17 February massacre, a day when peaceful Kurdish youth were gunned down during demonstrations in Sulaymaniyah. I joined fellow activists in Birmingham to commemorate the victims and condemn the regime that shed their blood. Thirteen years later, their killers remain free, and no real reforms have taken place. We gathered in unity, holding our faces high and vowing never to forget. This protest was not only a memorial — it was a continued call for accountability and radical change in our homeland.

📅 Date: 15 June 2023
📍 Location: Birmingham City Library Square
🪧 Theme: Protest against the killing and torture of journalists and activists by PUK and PDK
🎤 Organiser/Group: Independent Kurdish diaspora in the UK

I attended this demonstration to protest the torture, killing, and imprisonment of Kurdish journalists and activists by the ruling parties in Kurdistan (PUK and PDK). We gathered in Birmingham to demand justice for those silenced, including Sherwan Sherwani and other Badinan detainees. I carried posters and joined chants calling for truth, freedom, and an end to political violence. This protest was important to me because it represented our fight against dictatorship disguised as democracy. Even though I feared being photographed and targeted online, I stood proudly to speak for the silenced.

📅 Date: 5 May 2023
📍 Location: Birmingham City Centre (outside ICC)
🪧 Theme: Commemoration of the 13th anniversary of journalist Sardasht Osman’s assassination
🎤 Organiser/Group: Kurdish activists in the UK

I joined this demonstration to honour the memory of Sardasht Osman, a Kurdish journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in 2010 after exposing corruption among Kurdish leaders. We gathered in Birmingham to mark the 13th anniversary of his assassination and call for justice. Sardasht’s killing symbolises how dangerous it is to speak the truth in Kurdistan, and no one has ever been held accountable. I stood with others holding his picture, shouting for freedom and the fall of the corrupt regime that silences voices like his. For me, this wasn’t just a protest — it was a vow to never forget what he died for.

📅 Date: 17 February 2023 (Posted 18 Feb)
📍 Location: Birmingham, outside the Library of Birmingham
🪧 Theme: Demanding justice for the victims of the 17 February 2011 massacre in Kurdistan
🎤 Organiser/Group: Kurdish diaspora activists marking the 12th anniversary of the Sulaymaniyah shootings

On this day, I stood alongside others to demand justice for those killed on 17 February 2011 during peaceful protests in Sulaymaniyah. Young people were demanding basic rights and dignity, but they were met with bullets. Many were injured, some paralysed, and no one has ever been held accountable. We protested in Birmingham to remind the world that the blood of these martyrs has not been forgotten. I carried posters with the faces of the victims, shouting for justice and accountability. It was emotional and powerful — a reminder of why I can never stay silent against injustice in Kurdistan.

📅 Date: 6 November 2022
📍 Location: Birmingham (outside Markets Customer Centre)
🪧 Theme: Protest against the illegal extension of the Kurdistan Parliament by PUK and KDP
🎤 Organiser/Group: Independent Kurdish activists in the UK

I took part in this demonstration to speak out against the illegal extension of the Kurdistan Parliament by the ruling PUK and KDP parties. Their decision ignored the people’s will and violated democratic norms, showing they only care about holding power, not serving citizens. We protested in Birmingham to raise awareness among the Kurdish community abroad and show solidarity with our people back home. I helped carry posters demanding accountability, reforms, and an end to corrupt rule. As a civil activist, I will always oppose political manipulation disguised as leadership.