As a result of the increasing economic problems and the oppressive policies of the government in Bashur Kurdistan, thousands of people decided to leave their country. Most are now stuck at the Belarus and Poland border in appalling conditions.

The Kurdistan Patriotic Youth Association and the Revolutionary Young Women's Organization held a press conference in Ranya, Sulaymaniyah about the situation of the Kurdish refugees.

Shino Mihemed, a member of the Revolutionary Young Women's Organization, said: “Young people should not leave the country. We call on those who have chosen migration to return to the country. There are serious political, economic and freedom problems in the Kurdistan Region. The government blames the PKK instead of correcting its mistakes and pursuing policies that benefit the people instead of its own interests."