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Mines from Iran-Iraq war continue to claim lives and limbs in both Iranian Kurdistan and the KRG
Active mines dispersed across the Kurdistan Region’s border areas continue to claim the lives and limbs of the residents of border villages. Momn Abdulla, 43, is from the village of Herti in Erbil’s Soran district. She lost a leg to a landmine just one kilometer from her house 14 years ago. She warns that her […]
Turkish court lets former officer convicted of raping Kurdish woman free
A Turkish court in Siirt province rejected a request to jail a former specialized sergeant convicted of raping a young Kurdish woman causing her death. The court sentenced the man instead to ten years of house arrest. Ipek Er, 18, shot herself in July 2020, after she said Musa Orhan abducted and sexually abused her […]
Students at the University of Sulaimaniyah and Garmian boycotted the classrooms once again and began protesting in front of their universities. This morning, along with the students of Rania, Halabja, Koya and Qaladze universities, the students of Sulaimaniyah and Garmian university started protesting in front of their universities and asking for their funds. University students […]
Rape, murder, violence: Turkish men continue to turn life into living hell for women
Turkey’s violence against women and femicide plagues have been ongoing, with Turkish men continuing their murders thanks to the judicial impunity granted to them. Hanım Pınarlı, a 92-year-old woman who lived alone, was sexually assaulted and killed in her house in the Sultanhisar district of the Aegean province of Aydın on March 5. The assailant […]
LOST in PJAK: Reza Kamali (Part 13)
In a special note to Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, a former PJAK member investigated the forced disappearance and death of Iranian Kurdish teenagers in the PJAK / PKK terrorist group, and provided the watchdog with specific information about Reza Kamali. In these notes, this former member of PJAK introduces the person in question and […]
LOST in PJAK: Jamshid Shareati (Part 12)
In a special note to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, a former PJAK member examines the forced disappearance and death of Iranian Kurdish teenagers in the PJAK / PKK, and provides the watchdog with specific information about “Jamshid Shariati.” It is worth mentioning that personal has been obtained from the official website of PJAK […]
Turkey-PKK clash near Duhok village school terrifies children
HIROR, Kurdistan Region – On Sunday, the sound of explosions and gunfire sent children in a village school in northern Duhok province running for cover, screaming with terror. Turkey-Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) conflict had once again come dangerously close to Hiror village. “The sound of the shelling was so close, as if it was hitting […]
Dindar Zebari: PKK is trying to distort Kurdistan Region’s image
Dindar Zebari, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ‘s Coordinator for International Advocacy, told a press conference on Monday that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) group interfered with the recent student protests in Sulaimani. “The PKK has started a policy of distorting the Kurdistan Region’s image,” Zebari said. “In the students’ protest in Sulaimani, the PKK […]
Syrian Kurds in Qamishli protest recruitment of teenage girls by YPG/PKK
On Sunday, nearly 30 people gathered outside a UN building in the city of Qamishli to demand action after a number of girls were reported to have been recruited into fighting, some of them allegedly by force. The protesters carried banners saying: "Bring back our children" and "Child recruitment sows panic in the heart of mothers."
Death in the Channel: The stories of 10 of the Iraqi Kurds that died in the perilous journey
The names and stories of 10 people who died in the Channel, including a mother and her three children (photo above) Luke Harding in Dunkirk, Nechirvan Mando in Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan and Martin Chulov Sat 27 Nov 2021 15.54 EST (The Guardian According to his friends, Harem Pirot was an excellent swimmer. In the summer […]