The spirit of Newroz
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan
April 4, 2025
As we reflect on the recent celebration of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year – a symbol of spring and renewal – we remember the vibrant
As we reflect on the recent celebration of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year – a symbol of spring and renewal – we remember the vibrant
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has documented 14 Turkish attacks in the region since Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace last week.
Teachers and government employees began this month with a hunger strike outside of the UN office in Sulemani. They were demanding that the government pay
On Tuesday 18 February, CPT Iraqi Kurdistan attended a ceremony in Baghdad to celebrate the recent award of the Dutch government’s Human Rights Tulip prize. CPTer Kamaran Othman’s acceptance speech explained what the award meant for the team’s work.
While Turkey continues strengthening its military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan by building solid infrastructure, transporting heavy weaponry and more military personnel, the country also claims
Community Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan (CPT-IK) won the prestigious Human Rights Tulip annual award, presented by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague,
Earlier last month, an independent journalist was attacked by military forces in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely due to work surrounding his journalism. Speaking out against
At the Turkish military base, the drone operator locks in on Akam’s car and presses the fire button.
The trauma of the skies is a common expression used by people in living areas routinely surveilled by drones.
Since the 1980s, Turkey and Iran have conducted military operations in northern Iraq, purportedly targeting various armed non-state opposition Kurdish groups, such as the Kurdistan