EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Kurdish opposition has ‘no relationship’ with US, says PJAK co-chair

Five Kurdish opposition parties from western Iran (Rojhelat) on Sunday announced the formation of a joint coalition called the “Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan." Days after the agreement, The New Region interviewed Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) co-chair Peyman Viyan, who signed the agreement on behalf of PJAK.

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Iran dismisses school principal over students' Kurdish anthem performance

Zeytoun Kahzadi, the principal of Ferdowsi Elementary Girls' School in Iran's Kermanshah province, was "summoned by the security forces and dismissed from her position due to the performance of the revolutionary anthem ‘Řêy Xebat' by a group of students," according to the Oslo-based Hengaw Human Rights Organization.

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Locals in Kurdish village of Iran harvest this year’s grapes

Photos by Awder Mohammed

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'A symbol of Kurdish life and freedom': Photographer wins UNESCO contest with Newroz snapshot

Farbod Bavehie won first place in UNESCO's Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads International Photo Contest with a snapshot of a Kurdish woman in the village of Cheshmider in Iran, showing the steely-eyed rider circling a fire during Newroz celebrations.

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Iran executed over 1,000 prisoners this year: Watchdog

“At least 1,002 prisoners were executed in Iran during the first nine months of 2025,” according to the Oslo-based watchdog.

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