Human Rights

A 2015 photo of asylum seekers on the German-Austrian border. (Photo: DW)

Europe

Germany Seeks Agreement with Syria to Deport Rejected Asylum Seekers

Migrants carrying children wait in the water to try to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel. (AFP)

Europe

Record Channel Crossings Test UK’s New ‘One In, One Out’ Asylum Deal With France

Middle East

Egypt Arrests Dozens Over Social Media Posts, Rights Groups Warn of Growing Repression

Human rights activist Maryam Namazie speaks at a protest in London, Sept. 16, 2023, marking the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran

Iran Carries Out Death Sentence Over Security Officer’s Killing During 2022 Unrest

The women’s cell at Tall Kayf prison, taken in April 2019, shows extreme overcrowding in the prison. (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

Iraq

Iraq seeks to deport hundreds of detained women and children

- This aerial view shows the Khasfa site near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where authorities have begun excavating a mass grave believed to contain thousands of victims of IS on August 17, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraq starts work on IS mass grave thought to contain thousands

Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraq's Family Law Amendment Will Create 'Societal Chaos,' Legal Expert Warns

The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2022. (Photo: AP)

World

Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

Kurdistan24 correspondent Awara Hawrami (C) talking with Kurdish asylum seekers in Stuttgart. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Europe

Dreams on Hold: Germany’s Tougher Asylum Laws Shatter Hopes of Kurdish Refugees

Kurdish Yezidi refugees. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Europe

Germany’s New Deportation Policy Puts Yezidi Refugees at Risk

Members of the Druze community in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights gather for a rally in solidarity with the Druze community in Syria in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan on July 19, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Syria

Mass Execution of Druze Civilians in Suwayda Sparks Outrage as War Crime Evidence Mounts

Graphic content / Human remains, reportedly of victims of the 2014 Badush prison massacre committed by ISIS. (AFP)

Iraq

Badush Victims' Remains Returned as UN Details Genocidal Massacre

Iraqi children sit in their home in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq as it faces drought, sandstorms, and falling river levels after decades of conflict. (AFP)

Iraq

‘Daily Ordeal’: Nasiriyah Boils in Extreme Heat with Near-Total Power Collapse

An officer of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) escorts a group of migrants near Forst, eastern Germany on Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

Europe

Germany Steps Up Migrant Deportations in 2025 Amid Broader EU Push for Tougher Asylum Policies

Afghan refugees rest with their belongings at the Islam Qala border after being deported from Iran, June 28, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Over 230,000 Afghans Return from Iran Ahead of Tehran's Deportation Deadline

Dima Amin, newly returned to Kurdistan, speaks to Kurdistan24. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

‘I Lived Through Hell’: Rescued Yazidi Girl Recounts 11 Years in ISIS Captivity