A 23-year-old woman identified as "Delnia" shares her testimony about the harsh realities of joining the Komala armed group. She…
Komala
By: Mehdi Maleki – International Relations Expert In the mountains that for years have been the stage for security and…
Keivan Darabkhani, a researcher in public law, examines the profound "political representation crisis" in Iranian Kurdistan. He argues that equating…
Kurdistan remains caught in the shadow of the gun; a place where young people travel to the mountains with the…
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 world commemorates International Day of the Girl Child every October 11th as a symbol of empowerment and equality,…
World Teachers’ Day provides an opportunity to focus on the vital role of teachers in Iranian Kurdistan—individuals who, by educating…
October 2nd, the International Day of Non-Violence, commemorates Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy against violence. However, in many Kurdish-populated regions, slogans of…









