As a result of yet another new military offensive, villages in the Amedi region of Iraqi Kurdistan are suffering the effects of continued bombardments, shelling and military presence inside the villages
Community Peacemaker Teams is highly concerned about this escalation of Turkish military operations and its harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure. CPT fears that if the operations continue, hundreds of families will be displaced.
Turkish Armed Forces have started a new military offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan with up to 300 military tanks, operating on the ground in Barbary Balla for ten days and have entered multiple villages in the region.
An amendment to a Ba’athist era law that sentenced many Kurdish people to death, Law 21 in Iraqi Kurdistan still persecutes journalists and activists, sentencing them to imprisonment
In the last two months, four Indigenous foragers have been murdered by Turkish bombs while collecting wild herbs in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan
This Kurdish New Year, we pray for peace, healing and justice for Palestine
Iran has carried out several executions of political prisoners in the last few weeks in an act to suppress minority groups. In 2023 alone, at least 834 people were executed in Iran for their political beliefs.
Oftentimes, we come across stories that have gone unheard for decades. People only ask for their voices to be heard.
Who are the teachers and guides in your life that reflect the mirror of your heart?
In 2004, Turkish bombs killed Sharmin’s cousins, causing her family to flee the village. In 2022, when Sharmin visited relatives in the mountains, Turkish bombardment shrapnel injured Sharmin and traumatised her and her children.