My short interview in the detailed and comprehensive report of The Independent

My short interview in the detailed and comprehensive report of The Independent، On the situation of refugees from East Kurdistan in the Kurdistan region, and the threats, obstacles, and challenges they face.I am intimately aware that my friend Winthrop Rodgers and his colleague Lizzie Porter have been working tirelessly on this report for over three months. I hope that this report will bring the plight of the forgotten asylum seekers of East Kurdistan to the international community and concerned parties. ... read more..

The murder of the second Iranian opposition in Iraqi Kurdistan in less than a month

A senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was killed in Erbil The Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of Iran’s main opposition parties, says a member of its leadership has been killed in Erbil. The Democratic Party said in a statement that Musa Babakhani, a member of the party’s central committee, was abducted by two “Iranian terrorists” in Erbil on Thursday, and that his body was found in a hotel in Erbil on Saturday, August 7. According to the statement, the effects of torture on Musa’s body were observed. The party is expected to provide more details about the assassination in its next statement. On July 14, Behrouz Rahimi, a supporter of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), was shot dead near the city of Soleimanieh. According to the latest report by the Abdul Rahman Boroumand Foundation, 540 opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been assassinated outside the country over the past 40 years, of whom 380, or 70%, have lived in Iraqi Kurdistan, making Kurdistan the most dangerous place for Iranian dissidents. read more....

I spoke with Middle East Eye about threats against Iranian Kurdish activists and journalists in the Iraqi Kurdistan region

Mohammed Amini, an Iranian Kurdish journalist living in Sulaimaniyah told MEE that he has also received numerous death threats. “This is a simple proof that Iran continues to silence its opponents outside its borders. Through targeting Kurdish activists and journalists, Iran aims to spread terror, curb and limit the impacts of its political opponents,” he said. read more...

New report: Islamic Republic kills or abducts “at least 540 Iranians” abroad … 70% occurred in Iraqi Kurdistan

Kurdistan region is hell for Iranian opposition, out of 540 foreign assassinations of Iranian opposition, 380 people have been assassinated in Kurdistan region Abdul Rahman Boroumand Human Rights Center, referring to the news of the Islamic Republic’s attempt to kidnap Masih Ali Nejad, a journalist and political activist living in the United States, published a report and a statement that the Iranian government has “a long hand” in this regard and the Boroumand Foundation “in its ongoing investigation. “It has identified more than 540 Iranians whose successful murder or kidnapping is attributed to the Islamic Republic of Iran.” read more...

Assassination of Iranian political activists in Iraqi Kurdistan once again

This morning, an Iranian Kurdish political activist was assassinated in the city of Soleimani in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Behrouz (Rebin) Rahimi, an Iranian Kurdish political activist, was shot dead in the suburbs of Sulaymaniyah on Thursday. read more...

Living in a blind area

Thousands of Iranian Kurds live in Iraq as political refugees. Some of them live in three camps in the provinces of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, and others live inside the cities of the Kurdistan region. They were displaced because of political problems and to save their lives. Some of them have been living in Iraq for more than 40 years, but do not have any identity cards or passports. read more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part IV

In the past few years, Iranian security forces have abducted a number of dissidents in neighboring countries. Threats against journalists have also been mentioned. In the final section, we have mentioned the institutions that carry out assassinations, kidnappings and threats. Iran has weakened the abduction and intimidation of opposition forces through assassination, so exploring Iran’s role in suppressing its opposition abroad could help strengthen the opposition’s position, as well as prevent future victories in assassinating, kidnapping, and threatening its opponents. ...read more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part III

In this section, I discuss Iran’s actions against foreign nationals in other countries, which have been carried out directly by Iranian forces, or by forces affiliated with Iran. The attacks killed hundreds and injured thousands. Iran has carried out terrorist acts on most continents. ...reade more...

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part II

In the first part, the background of the assassination of the opposition abroad, and especially the assassination of individuals and officials of the Pahlavi government, as well as individuals affiliated with the Islamic Republic who had turned away from this regime. In this section, we will focus on the assassination of the regime of the Islamic Republic, which constitutes the majority of the victims. A State Department report cites 360 assassinations of Iranian dissidents abroad over 40 years. If we take this number as a basis, we will find that more than half of these were Kurdish dissidents, who were killed by Iranian security forces, and most of them were trapped by the forces of the Islamic Republic and their mercenaries in Iraqi Kurdistan. read more....

Republic of Assassination and Intimidation..Part 1

.. Chronology of Iranian assassinations outside its borders Mohammad Amini In recent days, the Kurdistan Free Life Party, an Iranian opposition party, has announced that two of its members have been killed by members of the Iranian security forces near the town of Panjwin in Iraqi Kurdistan. Also in recent days, a court in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, sentenced an Iranian woman to five years in prison on charges of espionage and attempted murder of an Iranian Kurdish journalist. As I promised before, I will review my new research on the history of the assassinations of the Islamic Republic of Iran outside its borders. In the first part of this study, I have dealt with cases of assassination of individuals affiliated with the Pahlavi government and individuals who have defected from the Islamic government of Iran. In the second part, I will deal with the assassination and murder of the opposition, and in the third part, I will deal with the terrorist acts of the Islamic Republic against the citizens of other countries. ....read more..

مانگی رابردوو حه‌وت كۆڵبه‌ر له‌ رۆژهه‌ڵاتی كوردستان كورژراون

كۆمه‌ڵه‌ی مافی مرۆڤ: له‌مساڵدا 155 چالاكوانی رۆژهه‌ڵات ده‌ستبه‌سه‌ركراون

شه‌پۆلی گرتن و ده‌ستبه‌سه‌ركردنی چالاكوان له‌ رۆژهه‌ڵاتی كوردستان به‌رده‌وامه‌ و به‌ پێی نوێترین راپۆرتی مانگانه‌ی كۆمه‌ڵه‌ی مافی مرۆڤی كوردستان له‌ مانگی دووی ئه‌مساڵدا 25 چالاكوان ده‌ستبه‌سه‌ركراون. به‌م پێیه‌ له‌سه‌ره‌تای ئه‌مساڵه‌وه‌ و له‌ ئه‌نجامی هه‌ڵمه‌تی ره‌شبگیری هێزه‌ ئه‌منییه‌كانی ئێران 155 چالاكوان ده‌ستگیركراون. وه‌ك رێكخراوه‌كه‌ ئاماژه‌ی بۆ كردووه‌، ساڵی رابردوو 258 چالاكوان ده‌ستبه‌سه‌ركرابوون. له‌به‌شێكی تری راپۆرته‌كه‌دا ئاماژه‌ به‌وه‌دراوه‌، كه‌ له‌ مانگی رابردوودا دوو كه‌س له‌ رۆژهه‌ڵات له‌ سێداره‌دراون و به‌مه‌ش كۆی ئه‌و كه‌سانه‌ی له‌سه‌ره‌تای ئه‌مساڵه‌وه‌ سزاكه‌یان به‌سه‌ردا جێبه‌جێكراوه‌ گه‌یشتوه‌ته‌ شه‌ش كه‌س. ژماره‌ی له‌سێداره‌دراون له‌ ساڵی 2020دا 44 كه‌س بووه‌.

كردنه‌ ئامانجی كۆڵبه‌ران و كاسبكاران له‌ مانگی رابردوودا به‌رده‌وام بووه‌ و له‌و مانگه‌دا حه‌وت كۆڵبه‌ر به‌ ته‌قه‌ی راسته‌وخۆی هێزه‌ سه‌ربازییه‌كانی ئێران كوژراون و 12 كۆڵبه‌ر و كاسبكاریش برینداربوون. به‌و پێیه‌ش له‌سه‌رتای ئه‌مساڵه‌وه‌ نۆ كۆڵبه‌ر كوژراون و 22 كۆڵبه‌ریش برینداربوون. وه‌ك ئه‌و رێكخراوه‌ رایگه‌یاندووه‌، ساڵی رابردوو 70 كۆڵبه‌ر و كاسبكار كوژراون و 176 كۆڵبه‌ر و كاسبكاریش برینداربوون.

له‌كۆتا به‌شی راپۆرته‌كه‌یدا كۆمه‌ڵی مافی مرۆڤ باسی له‌وه‌كردووه‌، كه‌ له‌ مانگی رابردوودا شه‌ش ژن و شه‌ش پیاو له‌ رۆژهه‌ڵاتی كوردستان خۆیان كوشتووه‌ و دوو ژن و دوو پیاویش كوژراون.