The Kurdish United Front ( ku, بەرەی يەکگرتووی كورد; fa, جبهه متحد كرد; abbreviated KUF) is an

ethnic An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

political organization associated with

Kurds in Iran Kurds in Iran ( ku, کورد لە ئێران, translit=Kurdên Îranê, fa, کردها در ایران) constitute a large minority in the country with a population of around 9 and 10 million people. Geography Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Ku ...

which operates inside

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The organization works within the framework of

constitution of Iran The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran'') was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replac ...

, eschews violence and

separatism Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...

, while demanding

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

and minority rights. It is not an officially registered party or non-governmental organization. According to a '' Chatham House'' report, it is permitted by the Iranian government, however policies "make it very difficult" for them to "operate freely and their positions, which must by necessity be moderate and mostly passive, cannot compete with firmer Kurdish nationalist rhetoric from outside Iran". It was established in January 2006 by former MP

Bahaedin Adab Bahaedin Adab ( fa, بهاءالدين ادب), also spelled Bahaeddin or Bahaoddin Adab, Kurdish "Baha Adab" (21 August 1945 – 16 August 2007) was a prominent Iranian Kurdish people, Kurdish politician and engineer and philanthropist. He was ...

and belongs to the

reformist Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement. Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can eve ...

tendency. According to Adab, the front aims to "raise awareness among Kurds of their rights and help them choose the right representatives in

town councils A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

and the parliament as these are the only ways they can get through to the authority". Based on a 2006 poll, the majority of Iranian Kurds support the movement.

References

2006 establishments in Iran Kurdish nationalism in Iran Kurdish nationalist political parties Kurdish political parties in Iran Pacifism in Asia Pacifist parties Political parties established in 2006 Reformist political groups in Iran {{Iran-party-stub