On the borders of Kurdistan, where young people carry the burden of death for a meager living, paramilitary groups have…
child soldiers
For years, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has been meticulously collecting documentation of human rights violations in the Kurdish…
Aria Moradi, a 17-year-old boy from Marivan, was lured into the armed group KOMALA through deceptive promises on the social…
While the armed PJAK group presents itself as the defender of “Kurdish women’s freedom,” a new account from a young…
Kowsar Mahmoudi, an adolescent from Javanrud, joined the armed organization PKK/PJAK at the age of 16 under the pressure of…
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…