Category: Report
A senior KDP member: PKK-affiliated officials must leave Sinjar
A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) senior member called for the expulsion of PKK-affiliated forces from Sinjar/Shengal city offices. Ali Khalil was quoted as saying by Baghdad Al-Youm, “despite the implementation of the agreement between the central government and the Kurdistan Region, illegal weapons still exist in Sinjar, the PKK forces are present in the city […]
Braille alphabet for Kurdish language
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW), quoting a group of scientific and cultural activists, the blind in Kurdistan province in collaboration with the University of Kurdistan, have created a Braille alphabet for the Kurdish language. The blind people of Kurdistan University have formed a center namely SOMA to work for improving the […]
The PKK earns huge money from drug distribution in Europe
Speaking in a video interview with a TRT-WORLD reporter in a cafe in central Germany, A German citizen, who does not want to be recognized for fear of PKK retaliation, tells TRT reporter how the PKK distributes drug in Europe. He describes the drug activities of the PKK in his country, and added he himself […]
Osman Ocalan “supports the territorial integrity of Turkey”
In a statement, Osman Ocalan support Turkey’s territorial integrity and criticized the HDP. In a statement referring to his controversial interview with Turkish state-run television TRT in 2019, the brother of the PKK’s leader, Osman ocalan, said: “The interview request came from TRT. My relationship with the Turkish media has always been positive. If another […]
Tensions high, Iraqi Kurds want US troops on their border
According to Kurdish officials in Northern Iraq, US patrols on the Iraqi-Syrian border will control several actions, including the independent approval of border smuggling operations, which are valuable to the Kurdish Region and its main ally, Turkey. At the same time, the presence of observers will prevent PKK members from transferring troops and equipment from […]
Kurdish writer threatened with death by PKK
A Kurdish writer and researcher was threatened with death by the PKK for publishing criticizing literature on the PKK’s anti-Kurdish policy. Hushang Ose, a Syrian Kurdish writer and researcher, wrote on his Facebook account: “Following the publication of several investigative articles about the PKK and Abdullah Ocalan, I have been threatened with death by the […]
Why doesn’t PJAK deliver Kamrani’s corpse to his family?
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, the PKK-affiliated Euphrates News Agency published a report on August 31, 2018, in which PKK forces were killed in a bombing raid by the Turkish army on August 2, 2018, on the outskirts of Shirnak, South-East Turkey. One of the Iranian forces killed in this attack was […]
Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US
British judge Baraitser has ruled that Julian Assange, the man behind Wikileaks and a hero for freedom of journalism, should not be extradited to the US. The US government filed a request to prosecute him on 17 charges of espionage and 1 charge of computer abuse, for a total maximum sentence of 175 years. In […]
Professor at Medeniyet Istanbul University: The PKK has had an impact on Iranian-Turkish relations
According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, the Institute for Strategic Studies in the Middle East in Tehran hosted Professor Ozden Zeynep Oktav, Professor of Istanbul Medeniyet University and Director of the International Relations Department on Wednesday, December 24, 2016. The subject of this virtual meeting was the relations between Iran and Turkey in […]
Hotel Sileen has closed its doors
The tourist attraction of western Iran is the idyllic region of Hewraman. The area is known worldwide for its breathtaking mountain formations, the river Sirwan, the many springs, the winding roads with a new view around every corner, and the beautiful villages built against the cliff, where people still walk around in traditional Kurdish clothing […]