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Iran executes Kurdish political prisoner over alleged PKK membership: state media
Iran executes Kurdish 'political' prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heydaranlou, for alleged PKK membership, April 2025. Photo: SM/right groups URMIYE, Iranian Kurdistan,—...
Who Are the Persians, Part V
An Iranian Shiite Muslim woman looks on after rubbing mud on her body during the 'Kharrah Mali' (Mud Rubbing) ritual...
Iran sentences Kurdish actress Shohra Qemer to over 4 years in prison: lawyer
Iranian Kurdish actress Shohra Qemer from Sine, Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhelat), 2024. Photo: iKurd.net/credit: ANF/wikimedia TEHRAN,— A court in Tehran has...
Former PJAK leader Haji Ahmadi laid to rest in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Former PJAK leader Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi laid to rest in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan, April 6, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/video/Rojnews.news QANDIL,—...
Mustafa Barzani’s Role in Kurdish Diplomacy
Mustafa Barzani (left) with Egyptian leader Jamal Abdul Nasir (center), 1950s. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia/colorized by iKurd.net Nemat Sharif | Exclusive...
Italian court clears Iranian Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi of human trafficking charges
Iranian Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi at court, Italy, February 5, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/video/RAI Radion 1/iKurd.net ROME,— An Italian court on...
Kurdish man kills and dismembers wife in Penjwen, Iraqi Kurdistan
Illustrative photo: iKurd.net/ai PENJWEN, Iraqi Kurdistan, — Authorities in the town of Penjwen, in Sulaimani Province of Iraqi Kurdistan Region,...
Iranian Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi at risk of execution after sentence upheld: rights groups
Iranian Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi on death row in Iran, 2024. Photo: SM PARIS,— An Iranian Kurdish activist is facing...
Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including women, UN says
Photo: Creative Commons/farsnews/wikimedia GENEVA,— The number of executions in Iran reached 901 last year, marking a sharp increase and the...
Trump and Rubio Should Appoint a Special Envoy for the Kurds
Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, November 4, 2024, in Raleigh,...
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