The announcement of the withdrawal of PKK forces from Turkish soil, rather than signaling peace, could mark the start of…
Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
Chenur Qovveh’s case illustrates that PJAK’s recruitment network remains active in Iran’s border regions, utilizing relatives and family connections to…
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…
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…
In the mountainous villages of Kurdistan, being a woman means running a marathon of suffering and responsibility; from dawn till…
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…