Category: Article
Adham Barzani about Turkey inside KRI: It’s time to ring the alarm
Member of the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Adham Osman Sheikh Ahmed Al Barzani, addressed a letter to the Four Presidencies of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, and all political parties and parties: the Kurdistan region and Iraq, the United Nations and its representative in Iraq, the United Nations Security Council, members of […]
Increasing alarm over water scarcity and food security in northeast Syria
Written by Wladimir van Wilgenburg, originally published on Kurdistan24. Diplomats, UN officials and humanitarian organizations are increasingly alarmed by water scarcity and drought conditions in northeastern Syria, warning that it could negatively affect agriculture and food security. Food insecurity Mark Lowcock, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, warned UN member states on Wednesday […]
Turkey bombs Christian villages in Iraq’s Kurdish region – analysis
Written by Seth Frantzman, originally published at jpost.com Turkey continued its campaign of bombarding villages in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region this week, reportedly damaging homes and a church of local Christian minorities. Ankara claims it is fighting “terror” although there have been no major terror attacks in Turkey for many years. The real terror, according to the locals, […]
Violations of the “right to security” in the Kurdish- and border areas of Iran; What is the duty of the government?
Security means a desirable situation in which a person can ensure that his rights are not violated. The right to security is also a universal right that has been mentioned in authentic international texts and documents. These include Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 9 of the International Covenant on […]
Iranian PKK member killed in airstrike when visiting a Duhok doctor’s clinic
PKK-affiliated media confirmed the deaths of four of its members, including an Iranian, in Turkish airstrikes, media sources stated: “May 20, a group of PKK members returning from a clinic near the village of Mangeshk, near Duhok. The PKK emphasized that its four members were not armed, and had no major responsibilities, and that their […]
Hussein Kamkar’s father: PJAK killed my son and kidnapped my daughter
In Iranian Kurdistan, the presence of different groups with different names, but the same catastrophic performance, has deprived development and security for years. In recent years, many families have faced the phenomenon of child abduction and extortion by armed and militant groups, and their lives and property and those of their relatives have been threatened. […]
IKHRW Statement – Behzad Mahmoudi
A few days ago, a video went viral of man burning himself in Iraqi Kurdistan, in front of the UN’s head office in Erbil. Iranian Human Rights Watch followed up on the case of Behzad Mahmoudi, and clarified the details surrounding his stay in Iraqi Kurdistan, the reason he had left his home country Iran, […]
PKK confirms that one of its Iranian members was killed in a Turkish chemical attack
Obaid Moloudi (nom de guerre: Xebat Aso), son of Hajar and Hossein, a resident of Javanrood city in Kermanshah province, is the newest Iranian member of the PKK / PJAK to die in the group’s war with the Turkish army. The PKK claimed in a statement that Obaid – among several others of its armed […]
Turkey has the largest presence in Iraq and is occupying more lands
In the past two weeks, Turkish forces have occupied new areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The new Turkish military campaign is part of the Turkish expansion plan led by the country’s authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The new campaign began with the same old pretext – to “end” the presence of the […]
KRG officials express concern for Palestine, continue to deal with Israel
Statements expressing “Concern for Palestine” Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani made a statement about the recent violence between Israel and Palestine. Speaking on his social media account, Nechirvan Barzani said, “We are very concerned about the violence between Israelis and Palestinians that cost the lives of civilians, including children, and targets holy places.” Nechirvan Barzani […]