Tag Archives: Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
PJAK leader becomes Kobani History Teacher
and other examples of the PKK Shadow Government running ‘Rojava’ The much-praised ‘Rojava’ project in North-East Syria has ridden most of its popularity in the West through their fight against ISIS and their ideology ‘Democratic Confederalism’, that promotes a form of grassroots governing by local people on the ground, structured from neighborhood ‘communes’, to ‘city […]
Sirvan Doreh , has a history of membership in Komala
Sirvan Doreh: The reason of joining was solely poverty, unemployment, and lack of money. According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch from Sanandaj, due to lack of infrastructure development and high rates of poverty and unemployment in Iran’s border areas, especially Kurdish areas of Iran, young people in this region are facing chronic unemployment. […]
Erdoğan urges Europe to act against PKK and Gülen movement
The Erdoğan government has urged European countries to take action against the Gülen movement. At the Fifth Summit of the European Political Community in Budapest on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on European states to step up their efforts against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Gülen movement, and urged “concrete cooperation” […]
Mobin Aziznejad and the promise of dispatch to Europe
The repetitive method of PAK to deceive Iranian Kurdish youth like Mobin Aziznejad. Mobin Aziznejad, born in 2001 and a former member of PAK, is one of the young individuals who was deceived by PAK’s promises and was a member of this group for a while. According to the reporter of the Iranian Kurdistan Human […]
Astonishing Memoirs of Sardar Saberi
Sardar Saberi, a former member of the PJAK armed group, born in 1994 in Kamyaran, described the process of his joining PJAK in an interview with a reporter from the IKHRW. According to the IKHRW from Kamyaran, the promise of residence in Europe and a problem-free life in European countries has always been one of […]
Idris Rostami joined PAK for quitting drug
Idris Rostami: The main reason for my membership in the PAK was the economic issues and low income in Iran. Idris Rostami, born in 1994 in Marivan, is one those who fell into the trap of PAK and has been in this group for 4 years in order to obtain a residence card which is […]
Unemployment and poverty: Sina Mafakheri’s reason for membership in KDPI Armed Group
Sina Mafakheri: All my personal and family problems made me escape and join the KDPI armed group. According to IKHRW, from Dehgolan, these problems are constantly a detrimental factor in the management of Kurdish areas in Iran. Due to poverty and unemployment, armed groups such as the KDPI deceive Kurdish young people and recruit them […]
۲۰ days in PJAK was enough for Shuresh Mohammadi to escape
Shuresh Mohammadi, born in 1992 and a former member of PJAK, spent only 20 days in its headquarters. According to IKHRW, from Marivan, the atmosphere and environment of the headquarters of the militia are so suffocating and unbearable that all members are seeking an opportunity to escape. Mohammadi, realized its nature in just 20 days […]
The narrative of Saman Sobhani about a prison named PAK
Saman Sobhani, born on 20/1/1994 in Sanandaj, was a former member of the armed group PAK, who left Iran and joined this group due to poverty and lack of suitable and sufficient employment. According to IKHRW from Sanandaj, poverty, unemployment, and lack of access to basic healthcare, force many young Kurds in Iran to resort […]
Kazem Gharib Abadi: Legal actions have been taken against Kurdish militant groups
Exclusive interview with Kazem Gharib Abadi, the Deputy Chief for International Affairs of the Iranian Judiciary and Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights. in order to better understand and address the various dimensions of human rights of the people in border areas and Kurdish regions of Iran, that have been victims of […]