By: Masih Alinejad Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist, author and women’s rights campaigner. She hosts “Tablet,” a talk show on Voice of America’s Persian service. Five years ago, I took part in the largest […]
A Brief Historical Background By: Mouloud Swara The first independent Kurdish republic was in Iranian Kurdistan. The ‘State of Republic of Kurdistan’ was founded in Mahabad in January 1946 and, although it survived for […]
An Interview with Shabnam Hamzeiy conducted by Hemn 2021 December Please express your definition and knowledge of the phenomenon of systematic violence and harassment of women as well as types! When we talk […]
By: Rachel Avraham Kurdish leader was assassinated by Iran in 1989 From the beginning of the mullah’s reign of terror, the Kurds along with other minorities in Iran tried to fight for their rights through […]
By: Sturan Stevenson July 14 (UPI) — Ebrahim Raisi, president-elect of Iran following his sham election, is due to take up his office in August. According to the Tehran Times, he may make Scotland his first […]
The election of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s new president is a dispiriting moment for those in the west striving to revive the nuclear deal. The Iranian electorate is hardly more enthusiastic. Battered by the economic […]
Mr Ayala, Secretary General Socialist International. Dear comrades in the Socialist International Working Group on the Kurdish Question. I would like to start by expressing my joy and gratitude for the opportunity to discuss the […]
By:Dilan Sirwan ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iran’s ambassador to Iraq has welcomed Baghdad’s efforts to mend regional relations, days after reports of meetings taking place in the Iraqi capital between Saudi Arabia and Iran. “If […]
By: Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor Jailed dual nationals’ families upset over delay, as relatives’ prison terms believed to be linked to arrears A high court hearing designed to resolve the UK’s non-payment of a £400m […]
By:Bethan McKernan, Turkey correspondent Five Iranians are in Turkish detention, the latest in an apparent wave of arrests and deportation orders Iranian dissidents in Turkey are unsure whether the country is still a refuge after what appears […]