Autonomous regions exist in many different contexts around the world. While some countries decide to embrace autonomy fully ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish and Azeri human rights groups on Tuesday condemned the tensions that flared between ethnic groups in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province after anti-Kurdish slogans ...

Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small ...

Authoritarian consolidation might have accelerated border deal-making on the paper, but it may also impede deal-making on the ground.

Despite their shared desire for self-determination, the plight of the Palestinian people attracts far more media and academic ...

UNICEF warned on Wednesday that approximately 825,000 children are trapped by escalating violence and severe food shortages in Sudan’s North Darfur region. The UN agency called for their urgent ...

Iran’s leadership sees proxies in Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere as a lost investment, possibly shifting focus to diplomacy with Russia and China. Information ...

Kurdish residents in Japan celebrated the Newroz festival in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 23 to welcome spring and their new year. About 1,000 people, many dressed in their ethnic costumes, ...