Editor's Pick
2 days ago
Weapons Killed Peace: Kurdistan’s Disarmament Gap
Kurdistan remains caught in the shadow of the gun; a place where young people travel to the mountains with the…
Interview
2 days ago
Evin Nadri Danani, The Silent Victim of Ideological War in Kurdistan
Evin Nadri Danani is one of the dozens of Iranian Kurdish girls who were lured by PJAK’s false promises of…
Report
3 days ago
Unnamed Deaths in Qandil: When Youth Become Political Pawns
While the PKK and its Iranian offshoot, PJAK, present themselves as defenders of Kurdish rights, statistics and evidence suggest these…
Editor's Pick
4 days ago
PKK Left Turkey, But Its Shadow Looms Heavier Over Iran and Iraq
The announcement of the withdrawal of PKK forces from Turkish soil, rather than signaling peace, could mark the start of…
Interview
5 days ago
The End of a Five-Year Nightmare; Chenur Qovveh Returns from PJAK to Her Family in Mahabad
Chenur Qovveh’s case illustrates that PJAK’s recruitment network remains active in Iran’s border regions, utilizing relatives and family connections to…
Editor's Pick
7 days ago
Child Soldiers and KULBARs as Victims: The Time for Sustainable Security Has Come
On the borders of Kurdistan, where young people carry the burden of death for a meager living, paramilitary groups have…
Editor's Pick
1 week ago
Global Silence on Violence in Iranian Kurdistan: The Unseen Victims
For years, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has been meticulously collecting documentation of human rights violations in the Kurdish…
Interview
2 weeks ago
Aria Moradi: The Teenager from Marivan Who Fell Victim to KOMALA’s Telegram Deception
Aria Moradi, a 17-year-old boy from Marivan, was lured into the armed group KOMALA through deceptive promises on the social…
Interview
2 weeks ago
Shilan M.: The Girl Who Fled Forced Marriage But Fell into PJAK’s Trap
While the armed PJAK group presents itself as the defender of “Kurdish women’s freedom,” a new account from a young…
Editor's Pick
2 weeks ago
Kurdish Rural Women: Silent Voices Amidst Poverty, Insecurity, and Extremism
In the mountainous villages of Kurdistan, being a woman means running a marathon of suffering and responsibility; from dawn till…
