Interview

When Casualty Lists Reveal Names

When casualty lists reveal underage victims in military camps, human rights obligations take center stage. Human rights expert Dr. Rozhin…

Exclusive Interview with a Former PJAK Member: What I Witnessed in Qandil, I Will Prove in Court

An exclusive interview with a former PJAK member detailing the internal structure, terrorist nature, and recruitment tactics of the group,…

They Promised to Send Me to Germany; When I Arrived, I Realized My Only Job Was Digging Mountains

A chilling first-hand interview with a twenty-year-old survivor and former member of the KDPI and PJAK armed groups, exposing the…

From the Geneva Signing to Field Verification

In an interview with the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, international humanitarian law researcher Dr. Rozhin Sarmadi examines the legal…

Narrative of a Defected Girl from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan: From Recruitment at 16 to Experiencing Insecurity, Violence, and Lack of Support

Former PDKI member Parisa Feyzi exposes the reality of child soldier recruitment, systemic sexual violence, and the lack of institutional…

Five Years in Hell: “Zhina’s” Narrative of Imprisonment, Torture, and the Collapse of Life in PAK Headquarters

A defected female PAK member under the pseudonym Zhina exposes severe human rights violations, direct torture by leader Hussein Yazdanpanah,…

From Freedom on Instagram to an Ideological Prison: Maedeh’s Narrative of Deception, Threats, and Human Rights Violations in Komala

Former Komala member Maedeh Mahmoudvand exposes how she was deceived as a teenager by Instagram propaganda promising freedom. Her extensive…

Geneva Call: Trading Legitimacy with Empty Signatures / Dissecting the “Legal Duality” in Kurdish Armed Groups

In an exclusive interview with international law researcher Dr. Rozhin Sarmadi, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) critically deconstructs…

An Account of the Abuse of Iranian Nationals by Armed Militias in the Kurdistan Region

This interview with a senior Iranian diplomat in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) details how separatist groups exploit free…

Child Soldiering and the Great Wall of Denial: A Critique of Rivar Abdanan’s Statements

This exclusive interview features international humanitarian law researcher Dr. Rozhin Sarmadi analyzing the contradictions in a recent interview by PJAK…

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