Category: Interview
Jafar Pourang a victim of PJAK
Interview with Jafar Pourang‘s father On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the PKK-affiliated Firat News Agency reported that “it renewed its agreement with the ideals of the victims of the liberation of Kurdistan killed by Turkish attacks on 29 June 2019.” The news agency wrote that Jafar Purang, with the organizational code of Agir Beritan, was […]
Interview with families of Iranian child soldiers, members of the PKK and PJAK
Documented and convincing reports by the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (IKHRW) on the burial and killing of a number of Iranian teenagers and youths in PJAK headquarters and non-standard caves due to avalanches and heavy snow caused numerous reactions and questions in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdish regions of Iran. IKHRW […]
Galeban: Government offers 300 million Rials to Qotur
In an interview with Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, Rasoul Galeban, a Kurdish activist and journalist, described the current situation of people and homes in the Qotur earthquake-hit region as “deplorable” and described “lack of management assistance” as an important factor in failing to deliver better services to the people. In a part of his […]
Dr. Alireza Sharifi Announces Start of Kurdish Language Teacher Training Course at Saqez Payam Noor University
Lawyer and Dean of Saqez Payam Noor University: After several courses and providing the necessary conditions, we will move towards the establishment of Kurdish language and literature department. The right of teaching the mother tongue, in many human rights documents and treaties, such as the Charter of the Mother tongue, the Universal Declaration of the […]
Nevzat Bingol/Iran’s message to US: We will expel you from the Middle East
After the US president ordered to kill General Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military, the move has received widespread reactions. Political and military officials as well as the Iranian people participated in an unprecedented level in the funeral of General Qasem Soleimani and unanimously demanded severe avenge. US President Donald Trump threatened to retaliate by […]
In an interview with Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, Bashqali: Kurdistan Regional Government under US pressure
Following the assassination of General Qasem Suleimani, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Quds Force, on the route to Baghdad Airport, which prompted sharp reactions around the world, including in the US, the Iraqi parliament also took steps to counter US illegal actions inside its territory. The deputies have passed a bill requiring […]
Ali Heydari: Kurdish MPs must act for child soldiers
One of the major problems facing some Kurdish families in the border regions of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah and Ilam provinces is the kidnapping of children by armed groups that the Iranian government considers illegal and are located on Iraqi soil, especially in the mountains near the Iranian border in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). […]
Kolbars victims of under-development
Kolbras are Kurdish porter workers who illegally carry goods from Iran to Iraq and vice versa. They do it because of being located in the bordering region which are usually under-developed. Tens of Kolbars have lost their lives so far while the latest ones are Azad and Farhad, two 14 and ۱۷ years brothers, who […]