KURDISTAN: May Day in Iraqi Kurdistan

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May Day in Iraqi Kurdistan

On May Day, 10,000 workers gathered at the centre of Erbil city and were addressed by Nasik Ahmad, a leader of the Worker Communist Party of Iraq. In Sulaymaniyah, the WCPI May Day committee organised and led a 4000-strong march through the city. In the towns of Penchween, Halabja, Chamchamal, Rania and Qala Diza, thousands of workers attended May Day events arranged by WCPI.

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