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160 Executed in Three Months as Ghezel Hesar Becomes a "Killing Field" for Dissidents
2026 , April 05
  Execution Wave in Iran: 160 Executed in Three Months as Ghezel Hesar Becomes a "Killing Field" for Dissidents JINAMEDIA — Human rights organizations are sounding the alarm over a chilling surge...
Iran Accused of War Crime Over Recruitment of Child Soldiers
2026 , April 05
Amnesty International has accused Iranian authorities of committing a war crime by recruiting children as young as 12 into military activities...
National Center of East Kurdistan: Halabja and Sardasht Chemical Attacks are Genocide; Victims Must Be Compensated
2026 , March 17
On the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the chemical attacks on the cities of Halabja and Sardasht, the National Center of East Kurdistan (Rojhelat) issued...
Rights Alert: Four Medical Professionals Arbitrarily Detained in Iran; Whereabouts Unknown
2026 , February 16
The wave of arbitrary arrests by the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to target medical professionals and healthcare workers. According to reports obtained by Jinamedia, four members of the medical community—including three Kurdish...
Rights Alert: Wave of Arrests of Kurdish Citizens by Iranian Security Forces
2026 , February 16
The Iranian security apparatus has intensified its crackdown on Kurdish civilians and activists across the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ilam,...
Iranian Students Protest Detention of Medical Workers, Condemn Crackdown on Aban Protests
2026 , February 09
Students at universities across Iran have launched protests and issued public statements demanding the release of detained medical...
Kurdish Lawmaker Urges U.S. Senate to Back “Save the Kurds Act”
2026 , January 29
Hasiba Saeed Gardi, a member of the fifth term of the Kurdistan Parliament, has called on members of the United States Senate to take urgent action in support of the Kurdish people by co-sponsoring the proposed “Save the Kurds Act.” In a...
“Hengaw”: At Least 3,000 Killed and 20,000 Arrested During Iran Protests
2026 , January 28
Jinamedia – In a newly released report, the human rights organization Hengaw has documented what it...
Renowned Kurdish Artist Yalda Abbasi Detained Upon Return to Iran
2026 , January 28
Yalda Abbasi, a well-known Kurdish artist from North Khorasan and a resident of Germany, was detained by Iranian security forces upon her return to Iran and transferred to prison to serve a previously issued...
Helsinki: Large Demonstration Held in Support of Kurdish Cause and Protests in Iran
2026 , January 25
Helsinki — Hundreds of members of the Kurdish diaspora, Iranian activists, and supporters of the Kurdish cause gathered in the Finnish capital on Sunday to voice solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and...
Iranian Diaspora Rally in Toronto Voices Support for “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement
2026 , January 13
A protest rally was held yesterday in Toronto, where Iranian freedom-seeking activists and members of the Iranian diaspora gathered to express solidarity with the people of Iran and the “Woman, Life, Freedom”...
Ethnic Cleansing Risk in Kurdish Neighborhoods of Aleppo
2026 , January 10
Dr. Kamran Matin, Professor of International Relations, has warned of a serious risk of ethnic cleansing in the Kurdish...
Kurdish Delegation in Helsinki Calls for Urgent European Action to Halt Attacks on Kurdish Areas of Aleppo
2026 , January 09
On Friday, 9 January 2026, a joint delegation representing the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Federation of Kurds in Finland...
Arrests of Children, Escalating Crackdown, and Growing Human Rights Concerns in Iran
2026 , January 05
As the wave of public protests across Iran enters its second week, reports indicate an intensification of state repression, including the arrest of...
UN Rapporteur: 2025 a Dark Year for Human Rights in Iran
2026 , January 01
At the end of 2025, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, released a...
At Least Four Kurdish Citizens Arrested During Protests in Asadabad
2026 , January 01
Amid the continuation of protests by shopkeepers and citizens in several cities, at least four Kurdish citizens were arrested on Tuesday evening, December 30, 2025 (9 Dey 1404), during a protest...
Two Kurdish Citizens Arrested in Saqqez
2026 , January 01
  Two Kurdish citizens from Saqqez, identified as Mostafa Mesri and Hamed Nabati, have been arrested by intelligence forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to an unknown location. According to an informed source, the arrests took place on Monday, December 29, 2025...
Screening of the Short Film Leyla, the Latest Work by Kurdish Filmmaker Zagros Manouchehri, Opens in Helsinki
2025 , November 28
The screening of the short film Leyla, directed by Kurdish filmmaker Zagros Manouchehri, has opened in Helsinki and has already drawn attention from viewers and the artistic community. This kaleidoscopic short film portrays the life of a Kurdish...
Groundbreaking Volume on Kurdish Genocides Published by Palgrave Macmillan
2025 , October 27
 In a historic step toward documenting the suffering and resilience of the Kurdish people, Palgrave Macmillan has published The Palgrave Handbook of Kurdish Genocides — the first comprehensive academic volume dedicated to genocides...
A Look at the Impact of Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the World
2025 , July 06
A Look at the Impact of Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates on the World F-RASU Introduction In a world long defined by war, discrimination, injustice, and inequality, peace is no longer just a poetic...