Gharib Sajadi, the governor of Sanandaj, insists on holding a ceremony in Kurdistan to commemorate the death anniversary of Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, despite the growing poverty and livelihood crisis in the province, which has severely affected the daily lives of the people. This comes while, following Khomeini’s declaration of jihad in August 1979, the cities of Kurdistan were subjected to a full-scale military assault. According to existing evidence, military forces committed crimes against humanity in Kurdistan.