Iranian Kurds defiantly celebrate Newroz across Rojhilat despite arrests, threats

Kurdish people in Iran celebrated Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in masses on Thursday with slogans such as "Jin, Jiyan, ...

KURDISTAN

Jina Amini’s legacy fuels the Newroz fire of resistance in Saqqez, Rojhilat

March 16, 2024

Newroz celebrations are in full swing in Rojhilat, Iranian Kurdistan, as towns such as Saqqez, Bukan and Mahabad come alive ...

KURDISTAN

First Newroz fire lit in Hawraman, Iranian Kurdistan

March 10, 2024

This year, the first fire of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year celebrated at the spring equinox, was lit in the ...

KURDISTAN

Historic low turnout in Iran’s parliamentary elections as reformists call for boycott

March 3, 2024

Friday's parliamentary elections in Iran, held against a backdrop of economic challenges and political restrictions, were marked by what appears ...

WORLD

Iran’s longest-serving female political prisoner enters 17th year behind bars

February 27, 2024

Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish woman from Iran, has spent the last 16 years behind bars, marking her as the Islamic ...

KURDISTAN

Kurds mark start of Newroz celebrations in Rojhilat

February 25, 2024

Celebrations of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year and herald of spring, have begun in western Iran, known as Rojhilat, and ...

KURDISTAN

Kurdish umbrella group slams Iran for hypocrisy, says hanging of Kurdish prisoners politically motivated

January 29, 2024

The Brussels-based Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) has accused the Iranian government of continuing its brutality against the Kurdish people and ...

KURDISTAN

Teen Kurdish porter killed at Iran-Iraq border

November 29, 2023

A Kurdish kolbar, 17 year old Farooq Alizadeh from Rabat, Sardasht, was shot dead by Iranian border guards at the ...

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iranian Kurdish teenager dies 28 days after alleged confrontation with morality police

October 28, 2023

A 16-year-old Kurdish girl from Iran, Armita Garavand, has died after 28 days in a coma due to allegedly ...

CULTURE

13th Kurdish Film Festival Berlin: Spotlight on Rojhilat and ‘Jin Jîyan Azadî’

October 8, 2023

The 13th Kurdish Film Festival Berlin kicked off on a high note on Friday evening, promising an engaging week ahead. ...

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