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Files That Cannot Be Ignored: The Wound of Child Soldiery in Kurdistan Alarms the World Again

The World Day for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse is an opportunity to recall that…

Article

PKK Left Turkey, But Its Shadow Looms Heavier Over Iran and Iraq

The announcement of the withdrawal of PKK forces from Turkish soil, rather than signaling peace, could mark the start of…

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Global Silence on Violence in Iranian Kurdistan: The Unseen Victims

For years, the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has been meticulously collecting documentation of human rights violations in the Kurdish…

Interview

Shilan M.: The Girl Who Fled Forced Marriage But Fell into PJAK’s Trap

While the armed PJAK group presents itself as the defender of “Kurdish women’s freedom,” a new account from a young…

Interview

Kowsar Mahmoudi: Trapped by the PKK’s Deceptive Promises

Kowsar Mahmoudi, an adolescent from Javanrud, joined the armed organization PKK/PJAK at the age of 16 under the pressure of…

Article

The Hidden Cost: Child Soldiers and Foreign Aid in Syria

Kurdish armed groups, backed by foreign nations, are conscripting children into military ranks and training them for combat purposes. The…

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Girls on the Front Line of Crisis: A Silent Reality in Iran’s Kurdish Regions

While the world commemorates International Day of the Girl Child every October 11th as a symbol of empowerment and equality,…

Article

Deadly Silence in Washington: Children Sacrificed in the Fight Against ISIS

The de facto alliance between the U.S. and Kurdish armed groups, despite the legal proscription of the PKK, has sacrificed…

Article

World Peace Day and the Kurds: Ending the Cycle of Violence or Perpetuating the Crisis?

For years, Kurds in four Middle Eastern countries have been victims of violent policies and the activities of armed groups.…

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Turkish Expert: The West Uses the PKK as a Tool of Leverage

In an interview with Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, Mustafa Kemal Erdemol, a Turkish writer and international relations expert, emphasized…

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