Category: Interview
Global terrorism on rise
The Institute for Economics and Peace says terrorism has killed 10 times more people worldwide in 2014 than it had in 2000. That’s the human cost. But terror also causes a downward pressure on economy. Economic growth & terrorism Terror attacks lead to both short-term as well as medium to long term effects. Tourists usually […]
“Terrorists are terrorists; there are no good and bad ones”
During UNSC’s Open Debate on January 12, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar took a stand against states which support and aid terrorism, he asked the international community to collectively call out such states and hold them accountable. Dr S Jaishankar said, “Some states lack legal/operational frameworks and technical expertise to detect, investigate and prosecute […]
Neighbouring to death: From school to the battlefield / KDPI Continues to Abduct and Deceive Kurdish Under Ages
In terms of water resources and vegetation, the border areas of Western Iran are among the richest ones of the countryThese natural landscapes have always had suitable opportunities to be taken advantage for agriculture, raising animals and related industry, while the unique beauty of this part of Iran offers opportunities to attract tourists for making […]
A sad story: Kidnapping a Kurdish under-age by the KDPI
Mahmood Ahmadi, son of Assad, from Hassan Nouran village, Oshnaviyeh, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, and a Kurdish under-age abducted by the KDPI armed men. The Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) has previously reported on the abduction of Kurdish under-ages by PJAK and the KDPI armed men. In previous reports, the IKHRW cited the locals […]
Asking the KDPI: What happened to Sardar Tabnak?
It seems the city of Oshnaviyeh has turned into a base for the armed men of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) while the Iranian government and military-security agencies are silent. The KDPI uses Oshnaviyeh as its largest recruiting center. Apart from terrorist activities, the children recruitment as soldiers by the KDPI is an […]
The children of Şino (Oshnaviyeh); part 2
As described in the children of Şino (Oshnaviyeh); part 1, the KDPI is one of the Kurdish separatist organizations that are active in Iranian Kurdistan. Part 1 also described the stories of Armin Mamalnejad and Fawziya Muhammedi Aqdam. In order to gain domestic and international legitimacy, the KDPI denounces violence against civilians, claiming commitment to […]
A report on the abduction of an Iranian Kurdish underage by KDPI armed men
Following the fate of Iranian children and adolescents, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) has found a new case of kidnapping, deception and transfer of Iranian Kurdish children underages by Kurdish armed groups abroad. The case, whose details will soon be published by the IKHRW, includes several underage victims who have been deceived by […]
Girls who promise to marry and illegitimate relationships for recruitment by terrorist groups
Girls who promise to marry and illegitimate relationships for recruitment by terrorist groups A report on the losses and threats by the PJAK group in the border areas of Western Iran (part two and final) Following reports on abducted children in Iranian border villages, the reporter of Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) has talked […]
A Report on the Consequences and Threats of the PJAK Group in the Border Areas of Western Iran: How they annoy the people (Part 1)
In an interview with a reporter of the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW), Mr. Daneshvar told us on the day when his 16-year-old son, Arash, went to play with other children in the village nearby but never came back. The tragic death of two brothers, Azad and Farhad Khosravi, and the resemblance of their […]
Manal Hasko: “To destroy the Kurds, their enemies founded the PKK”
In an interview with Kurdistan 24 TV, Kurdish political expert Manal Hasko reacted to the PKK’s recent approach to the Kurdistan Region and the armed group’s making tensions there, as well as its trying to provoke a war and the Turkish presence in Northern Iraq. He believes “if we want to speak on the foundation […]