Eight Kurdish activists appeared before a court on Tuesday on charges of “propaganda against the state” in Iran’s western ...

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a ...

A teacher in Iran’s Kurdistan province is under investigation after reportedly beating 13 primary school students, leaving at ...

“I was under that noose for about 15 minutes, I think,” the Iranian-Kurdish rapper told CNN in an exclusive interview, as he recounted being subjected to a mock execution – allegedly at the ...

It’s a mistake to leave out human rights when President Trump’s administration sits down with Iran over its nuclear program.

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The Middle East Institute is proud to host Carol Prunhuber, Sharif Behruz and Idris Ahmedi and for a lecture about the political, social and human rights status of Iran's Kurds, one of the country's ...

Furthermore, despite their differences and rivalry, the Iranian and Turkish agendas converge in their opposition to Kurdish ambitions, as well as in their support for Hamas and hostility toward ...

On 3 April 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution expanding the mandate of the fact-finding mission in Iran ...

Iran cannot deter Israel. Israel’s military and covert capabilities have had free rein to take on the Islamic Republic and ...

WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) - State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce strongly criticized Iran’s human rights record, including Tehran’s treatment of the country’s Kurdish population ...