Between 28 February, when the US and Israel launched opening strikes on Iran, and 8 March, CPT Iraqi Kurdistan documented 196 strikes in the region by Iran and its affiliated groups.
Recent Turkish military bombardments in villages in Iraqi Kurdistan underscore the fragility of the peace process between Turkey and the PKK. CPT reports on the ongoing Turkish military expansion in the region.
Rangin Muhammad gave birth while displaced, far from her home, after fleeing attacks that made even reaching a hospital impossible. Her daughter was born only
The CPT Iraqi Kurdistan team joins the call for solidarity with the people of Rojava. Two members of the CPT team, together with a group
The story the villagers tell each other is that CPT has brought her daughter back, Harya* shares with us. She is a mother who had
“I would not a little bit but a lot rather live in our village home in the mountains than here in the city,” insisted Haji
Seven months on from the PKK’s unilateral ceasefire, bombardments and attacks by the Turkish Armed Forces in Iraqi Kurdistan seem to have ceased. But the increasing military presence by both actors makes the situation appear fragile.
We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organizations, call on the Kurdistan Regional Government to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who remains
We who come from Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan have grown up with the painful legacy of Abu Ghraib prison. Before the US army invaded Iraq,
Since yesterday evening, the security situation in Sulaymaniyah Governorate has become increasingly unstable. Sulaymaniyah security forces stormed the headquarters of the People’s Front Party, leading