The Islamic Republic has a history of targeting minority ethnic groups, especially the Kurds, when it feels threatened.

Many Kurdish villages and towns were destroyed ... Khomeini labeled them “mohareb,” or “warriors against God,” and criticized the Revolutionary Courts for not sentencing them to death sooner. This ...

Iranian Kurdish dissidents have been watching from abroad for signs that the government in Tehran might falter after the 12-day Israel-Iran war. IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — From abroad, Iranian Kurdish ...

Fatwas in Shiʿa jurisprudence are typically non-binding legal opinions. However, within the institutional framework of the ...

Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected Pakhshan Azizi’s request for a retrial, placing the Kurdish humanitarian worker at imminent risk of execution, her lawyer said on Thursday.

Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Togo's capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé ...