ary ▁election . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Kur d ish ▁protest s ▁in ▁Ira q ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁party ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁the ▁dis band ing ▁of ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Regional ▁Government ▁during ▁the ▁protest s ▁in ▁Kur dist an ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Egypt ian ▁protest s . ▁This ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁protest s ▁against ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Regional ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁Kur dist an ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁Some ▁have ▁critic ized ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁causing ▁unnecessary ▁un rest , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁government ▁to ▁step ▁down . ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁have ▁ur ged ▁protest s ▁to ▁be ▁allowed . ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁reported ▁security ▁gu ards ▁firing ▁on ▁protest ers ▁in ▁S ula im ani ya , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁person ▁and ▁w ounding ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 3 ▁others ▁after ▁the ▁crowd ▁threw ▁rocks ▁at ▁the ▁political ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁K DP . ▁Since ▁there ▁were ▁shoot ings ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁death s , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁kill ings . ▁ ▁Gor ran ▁under ▁O mar ▁Sa id ▁Ali ▁Following ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁leader , ▁N aw sh ir wan ▁Must af a , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7