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Two individuals, imprisoned for their alleged involvement in an attack on Turkey’s consulate in Erbil, have been on a hunger strike for 44 days, demanding an end to "torture and ill-treatment."

As part of its visit to Erbil and Kirkuk, a delegation from the Republican People’s Party had talks with Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and former KRG President and KDP leader Masoud Barzani.

bianet Kurdî editor Murat Bayram, poet Berken Bereh, journalist Ali Duran Topuz, writer Pınar Yıldız and documentary director Kerem Tekoglu from Turkey will also attend the 1st Contemporary Kurdish Literature Conference in Erbil.

An attack has been launched against a restaurant in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government. Different sources give different information as to the nature of the attack as well as the number of casualties.