Evin Nadri Danani is one of the dozens of Iranian Kurdish girls who were lured by PJAK’s false promises of…
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On the borders of Kurdistan, where young people carry the burden of death for a meager living, paramilitary groups have…
For years, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has been meticulously collecting documentation of human rights violations in the Kurdish…
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…
While the world commemorates International Day of the Girl Child every October 11th as a symbol of empowerment and equality,…
Bardiya Abdi, a teenager from Paveh, recounts how he fell prey to these promises amid emotional emptiness and family pressures.…
In an article for Iranian Diplomacy, Mohammad Mahdi Maleki writes that the implementation of the security agreement between Iran and…
Ronak’s story paints a clear picture of the generation gap, the lack of communication within families, and how extremist groups…
Rozita’s story is a clear example of the tragic phenomenon of “child soldiers”—teenagers who, instead of pursuing their education and…