While the coronavirus spreads in Iran, tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike, with Iranian Kurdistan especially affected.Read More
Mehrdad Sepehri was killed during an arrest by police officers after being pepper-sprayed and tasered while tied to a metal pole in the street, triggering outrage in Iran.Read More
Soldiers along the border of Iran and Turkey (in Çilli District/Çiliya Jore in Van) reportedly killed Şefik Bağa. Residents in the neighbourhood stated that the sound of gunfire could be heard from a location close to the border last night. The residents travelled to the area where Şefik Bağa was reportedly killed by gunfire.Read More
by Hicran Urun (translated by Yeni Yasam) The border between Iran and Turkey is 560 km (348 miles) long. It had been established in 1639 by the Qasr-e Shirin Treaty. Kurds have been divided between this border. They sometimes pay with their lives travelling across this border.Read More
A forty-six-year-old man was killed by Turkish soldiers in the village of Yukarı Çilili (Çiliya Jor). He was the father of six children. His corpse lay in an open field for several hours before it was transported away for an autopsy, said relatives. The incident happened on 4 August.Read More
The world learned about the stories of the ‘kolbars’ through Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi’s cult movie, ‘A Time for Drunken Horses‘. An Iranian (Kurdish/Persian) film produced in Iran, it was a co-winner of the Caméra d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian described it as “a very remarkable […]Read More
Iran will hold its next presidential elections on 18 June 2021, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Jamal Orff, stated.Read More
