Tag Archives: child soldier
Diyar Jahanbakhsh’s father: “PJAK has deceived my 14-year-old son”
The Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch has continued its ongoing talks with the families of the victims of the PKK / PJAK crimes with the father of “Diar Jahanbakhsh”, another victim. One of the most frequent outcomes of having your child recruited by militant groups such as the PKK / PJAK, is not hearing anything […]
Kamel Salimi’s father is worried sick: “We haven’t hear any news about our son for more than 3 years!”
Kamel Salimi's father is worried sick. His family hasn't heard any news about their son for more than 3 years! He disappeared suddenly after being deceived by PJAK.
Family of teenager recruited by PJAK: My brother’s body is buried somewhere in Syria
Amin Randigonbodi was a teenager when recruited by PJAK, some time before his obituary announcement was published from far away, from Syria. Amin is the son of Abdul Rahman Randigonbodi, from Urmia. His brother emphasized in an interview with IKHRW’s reporter that Amin was not a militant, had no particular political beliefs, and had no […]
Amine Kakabaveh; ex-child soldier
IKHRW would like to request ms. Amineh Kakabaveh to use her influence as a politician to sit down with her old comrades and ask them to release the underage fighters it currently holds in its ranks, and to prevent the recruitment of children by Komala today.
Siamand Moeini needs to accept responsibility for the crimes and wrongdoings of PJAK / Part One
As observed by the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, on Monday night, November 24, 2021, Mr. Siamand Moeini, the head of the PJAK armed and militant group (a branch of the PKK terrorist group), who has been working against the Islamic Republic from the heart of Europe (Stockholm, Sweden), while himself avoiding the dangers of […]
Fardin Salehi; Victim of PJAK’s forced disappearance policy
Fardin Salehi’s father, who has been the victim of a policy of forced disappearances in PJAK, said in an interview with Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch that he had visited Iraq and the village of Behnavian twice since his son left, but that PJAK forces did not allow him to visit his son. For this […]
Brother of Bahman Orami: Why should my brother be killed in a war with Turkey?
Bahman Orami is one of the killed members of PJAK, whose story of deception and death was recently raised by the Human Rights Watch of Iranian Kurdistan. In an interview with our local observers, his brother made important points about his brother’s fate and the exact cause of his death. He, who himself works as […]
Bahman Orami; Child Soldier victim of PJAK terrorism
An important question that Kurdish experts always face is why in the important conflicts of the last few years between the PKK and its affiliates in Syria, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, why are there always children involved? Countless reports have emerged over the years of child soldiers in North-East Syria, in the fight against Turkey, […]
Two more families join anti-PKK sit-in in SE Turkey
Group of families in southeastern Turkey await return of their children abducted, forcibly recruited by terrorists Two more families joined the months-long sit-in protest against the PKK terror group in southeastern Turkey on Friday. Families of children abducted or forcibly recruited by the PKK terror group have been protesting for more than a year in […]
The peculiar story surrounding the tragedic death of Asrin Mohammadi
By Hedwig Kuijpers / https://medium.com At last, after two years of appealing by Iran-based Human Rights watchdogs, the silence on the fate of Asrin Mohammadi – lovingly nicknamed Sonia by her parents – is broken. Yet, the news of her death as published by PJAK raises new questions on her case. The 13-year old girl […]