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Recruitment of 11 Kurdish children in North-East Syria (IDs provided)
The gunmen of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) kidnapped 11 Kurdish children from separate areas of Syrian Kurdistan, within a short record period, ranging from 12 to 16 years old, and took them to an unknown destination. According to the information published by ARK Agency and Al-Khabour agency, which ocal Kurdish and Arab news agencies […]
۸th Anniversary of the assassination of journalist Kawe Garmiani
The editor of Rayel magazine, Kawe Germiyanî was assassinated in front of his house in the Kelar district of the Kurdistan Region on the evening of October 5, 2013 by a group of armed men affiliated with “PUK officials”. Kawe was born in 1981 in the Germiyan area. He was an active journalist. He has […]
Mines from Iran-Iraq war continue to claim lives and limbs in both Iranian Kurdistan and the KRG
Active mines dispersed across the Kurdistan Region’s border areas continue to claim the lives and limbs of the residents of border villages. Momn Abdulla, 43, is from the village of Herti in Erbil’s Soran district. She lost a leg to a landmine just one kilometer from her house 14 years ago. She warns that her […]
Turkish court lets former officer convicted of raping Kurdish woman free
A Turkish court in Siirt province rejected a request to jail a former specialized sergeant convicted of raping a young Kurdish woman causing her death. The court sentenced the man instead to ten years of house arrest. Ipek Er, 18, shot herself in July 2020, after she said Musa Orhan abducted and sexually abused her […]
Students at the University of Sulaimaniyah and Garmian boycotted the classrooms once again and began protesting in front of their universities. This morning, along with the students of Rania, Halabja, Koya and Qaladze universities, the students of Sulaimaniyah and Garmian university started protesting in front of their universities and asking for their funds. University students […]
Rape, murder, violence: Turkish men continue to turn life into living hell for women
Turkey’s violence against women and femicide plagues have been ongoing, with Turkish men continuing their murders thanks to the judicial impunity granted to them. Hanım Pınarlı, a 92-year-old woman who lived alone, was sexually assaulted and killed in her house in the Sultanhisar district of the Aegean province of Aydın on March 5. The assailant […]
LOST in PJAK: Reza Kamali (Part 13)
In a special note to Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, a former PJAK member investigated the forced disappearance and death of Iranian Kurdish teenagers in the PJAK / PKK terrorist group, and provided the watchdog with specific information about Reza Kamali. In these notes, this former member of PJAK introduces the person in question and […]
LOST in PJAK: Jamshid Shareati (Part 12)
In a special note to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, a former PJAK member examines the forced disappearance and death of Iranian Kurdish teenagers in the PJAK / PKK, and provides the watchdog with specific information about “Jamshid Shariati.” It is worth mentioning that personal has been obtained from the official website of PJAK […]
Turkey-PKK clash near Duhok village school terrifies children
HIROR, Kurdistan Region – On Sunday, the sound of explosions and gunfire sent children in a village school in northern Duhok province running for cover, screaming with terror. Turkey-Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) conflict had once again come dangerously close to Hiror village. “The sound of the shelling was so close, as if it was hitting […]
Dindar Zebari: PKK is trying to distort Kurdistan Region’s image
Dindar Zebari, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ‘s Coordinator for International Advocacy, told a press conference on Monday that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) group interfered with the recent student protests in Sulaimani. “The PKK has started a policy of distorting the Kurdistan Region’s image,” Zebari said. “In the students’ protest in Sulaimani, the PKK […]