Kowsar Mahmoudi, an adolescent from Javanrud, joined the armed organization PKK/PJAK at the age of 16 under the pressure of…
child soldiers
A regional affairs expert believes that stabilizing border security provides the necessary foundation for increasing the volume of trade, creating…
Kurdish armed groups, backed by foreign nations, are conscripting children into military ranks and training them for combat purposes. The…
While the world commemorates International Day of the Girl Child every October 11th as a symbol of empowerment and equality,…
The de facto alliance between the U.S. and Kurdish armed groups, despite the legal proscription of the PKK, has sacrificed…
World Teachers’ Day provides an opportunity to focus on the vital role of teachers in Iranian Kurdistan—individuals who, by educating…
Three and a half years in an environment full of restrictions, harsh training, and false promises was a bitter experience…
October 2nd, the International Day of Non-Violence, commemorates Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy against violence. However, in many Kurdish-populated regions, slogans of…
Aryan was only 14 years and 10 months old when he and his friends fell into the trap of the…
In an article for Iranian Diplomacy, Mohammad Mahdi Maleki writes that the implementation of the security agreement between Iran and…