Tag Archives: Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
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 […]
In Iraq’s summer, residents of Kurdistan’s Arbil ache for water
Boys cool off with water from a mobile tanker as summer temperatures soar in Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region — Safin HAMID The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn’t bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water deliveries. “There […]
Masoud Barzani: The Butcher of Sinjar
While ISIS may have executed the genocide against Iraq’s Yezidi population, a US lawsuit reveals that Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani and his untouchable Peshmerga forces played a direct, complicit role in the massacre, driven by their geopolitical interest in conquering Sinjar. In August 2014, ISIS launched a nightmarish campaign to massacre, enslave, and rape thousands […]
The promise of living in Europe; The means of deception of Danial Vahadani by the armed group of Komala
The new subject of the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch, Danial Vahdani, is a former member of the armed group of Komala. According to the Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch one of the tools used by armed groups to attract individuals to their structure is deceiving young people with promises of a high-income life and […]
Woman seen as second-class citizens in Turkey, says femicide victim relative
Hacı Bozat, relative of femicide victim Seher Aktekin, has criticized the Turkish authorities for failing to prevent her murder, highlighting systemic issues in protecting women from domestic violence. On 20 June, Seher (27) was killed by her husband, Bekir Aktekin, in Mersin in southern Turkey. Bekir Aktekin had recently been released from prison. Bozat condemned […]
Mob attack on dance event in Turkey
Mob attack on dance event in Turkey’s southeast Diyarbakır raises fears of organized intolerance. In Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır (Amed), a cultural event organized by a private dance school in a public space was attacked by a group shouting religious slogans, resulting in injuries to several bystanders and participants. An outdoor dance event organized by a […]