Halabja is a Kurdish town in Southern Kurdistan, and Northern Iraq. It is nearly 150 miles north-east of Baghdad, and has a rich history. It is home to Adela Khanum, an iconic feminist Kurdish figure, who was honoured with the …
Posted in Genocide, Iraq | 1 CommentSocial networking sites are filled with stories, videos and articles on the Halabja genocide, which took place on 16 of March 1988, resulting in the brutal killing of thousands of civilians through chemical bombing. Ahead of the 24th anniversary of …
Posted in Iraq | Comments Off on Online campaign to raise awareness about Ba’ath brutalityKhanaqin, Iraqi Kurdistan — On 11 October Khanaqin mayor Mohamed al-Mullah Hamed received a ruling on behalf Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri el Maliki ordering the Kurdish majority town to remove the Kurdish national flag from all government buildings. The order came …
Posted in Iraq, Kurdistan, Protests | Comments Off on Iraqi Kurdistan stands up for its flagQandil, Iraq: According to local correspondents of the Kurdish observer Rojhelat, the Iranian Revolution Guards Corp (IRGC) renewed their shelling earlier this month in Iraqi Kurdistan, starting with the village of Serkani, with reports of two civilians wounded. This, despite …
Posted in Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan | Comments Off on Iranian ground offensive to pit Kurd against KurdFour dead civilians. 250 refugees who have left behind destroyed villages and livestock. And the constant threat of further chaos as innocent civilians try to continue about their lives. Residents in Iraqi and Turkish Kurdistan are paying the high cost …
Posted in Displacements, Iraq, Kurdistan, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on The growing human cost of Turkey’s war against the KurdsI was intrigued to find that many people did not know what the Kurdish question implied. The Kurdish question is a term widely used in reference to the fact that Kurdish people do not have a homeland. Kurdistan is divided …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey | 2 CommentsIn the fight between Iran and Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) has killed two villagers two days ago; has killed tens of villagers in the last few months; and has forced more than 800 Iraqi Kurds to flee …
Posted in Displacements, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Protests, Reports | Comments Off on Iranian shelling kills civilians in KurdistanCaught in the spirit of reform that has spread all over the Middle East, protests against the Kurdistan Regional Government have largely gone unnoticed, with Kurdish youth demanding an end to corruption, nepotism, high unemployment, biased media outlets, and violence. …
Posted in Human Rights Watch, Iraq, Kurdistan, Protests | Comments Off on Protests Against the Kurdish Regional Government Stall in Opposition Talks