The people of Rojava, the Kurds and other minorities, had self-administration. Now this self-administration is gone and has been brought to an end. The loss of self-administration and a progressive political system, and the reduction of their achievements to the possibility of education in the Kurdish language and the protection of their armed forces within […]

From this perspective, the fundamental problem is not simply the failure to implement particular political promises, but the development of a state structure based on a narrowly defined Turkish national identity. Öcalan’s argument is therefore that the political framework established during the twentieth century should be reconsidered and that the relationship between Kurds and Turks […]

Within Iran’s political geography live numerous ethnic, religious, and national communities that are not Persian and that, for centuries, have been governed by centralized and often repressive authorities. Kurds, Lurs, Baloch, Azeris, Arabs, Ilamis, Bakhtiari, and several other groups have experienced varying degrees of political subordination.

Such a policy approach has serious implications for minority rights, political pluralism, and long-term stability in Syria. The Kurdish-led administration in northeastern Syria has provided a relatively stable and inclusive governance model in a country otherwise fragmented by conflict.

As commander of the First Corps in 1983, al-Mehiawy played a central role in the mass arrest and disappearance of Barzani men and boys. A confidential order dated 25 August 1983 instructed the comprehensive control and monitoring of the Sadiq district and the Diana subdistrict and mandated the formation of a rapid-response force. Under his […]

Among the groups most adversely affected by these developments were the Kurds—an ancient, sizable, and distinct ethnic nation indigenous to the Mesopotamian region. The Kurdish people were fragmented across five states: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the Soviet Union. This division not only denied them statehood but also embedded their political marginalization within the international […]

The recent arrest of Ajaj Hardan Ahmad al-Tikriti, known among survivors of the Nugra Salman prison as “the Ajaj of Nugra Salman”, has triggered mixed reactions. While some are relieved to see him apprehended, many questions and criticisms remain.

Anfal: The Iraqi Satates Genocide against the Kurds Anfal.The Iraqi States G..3. ed.

There are two points I will focus on in this article: first, the nature of the earthquake and the impact of the Ataturk Dam in this context according to some experts, and second, the Kurdish question and the Turkish ethnic cleansing policy as relates to the earthquake

The genocide perpetrator Aziz Hamad Mawlud Shekhani, a Jash leader also known as Mullah Ozer who was commander of the 130th National Defense Regiment (NDR) of the Ba’ath regime, died in Holland on February 5, 2021 without facing justice. Mullah Ozer joined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) after the 1991 uprising (Raperin) and then […]