Article
16 October 2026
Examining Iran’s Territorial Integrity and Separatist Approaches
Iran’s cultural and linguistic diversity has developed through centuries of migration, shared institutions, and overlapping historical experiences. Understanding this complexity…
Report
11 October 2026
Families Have the Right to Know: Obligations of Armed Groups Toward the Missing and the Dead
An International Committee of the Red Cross report outlines seven humanitarian-law rules and two recommendations for armed groups concerning family…
Article
10 October 2026
Justice on the Sanctions List
The United States’ decision to sanction the International Criminal Court expands financial pressure from individual judges and officials to the…
Report
7 October 2026
I Thought I Would Never See My Mother Again
A Human Rights Watch report documents how armed groups in Colombia recruit children through social media, deception, coercion, and threats,…
Report
4 October 2026
Forced Marriage in Armed Groups
Christel Querton argues that forced marriage within armed groups can constitute forced recruitment and may establish a link between persecution…
Interview
2 October 2026
Even If You Kill Me, It Is Better Than Staying Here
contact and mother-tongue use, military training, detention, and deaths whose circumstances remain unclear. Her testimony details her reasons for joining,…
Report
30 September 2026
Taking Money from Kolbars at Gunpoint
Reports and footage of armed individuals collecting money from kolbars along the border with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq raise…
Article
29 September 2026
Insecurity, Development, and the Health Gap in Iran’s Kurdish Regions
Health inequality in Iran’s Kurdish regions is shaped not only by hospitals and medical services, but also by geography, infrastructure,…
Interview
28 September 2026
Freedom Is Not Just About Wearing a Headscarf
Maryam Farrokhi, an 18-year-old from Piranshahr, describes her experience with Komala after being influenced by a friend’s accounts of freedom…
Interview
26 September 2026
From Working at a Beauty Salon in Erbil to Threats of Acid Attacks
Samira Soufi, a 32-year-old hairdresser and tattoo artist, describes how a work trip to Erbil led to obtaining a supporter…
