October 16th and the Election Campaign!
Razhan Ahmad – Political Activist Once again, we approach the anniversary of the October 16, 2017 betrayal an event that eight years ago marked one of the darkest chapters in … Read More
Author: Diyar Harki
Diyar Harki is an independent investigative journalist and human rights advocate. As a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), he focuses on exposing corruption and human rights abuses in Kurdistan and Iraq. He voluntarily contributes to Kurdfile Media.
The rulers in the Kurdistan Region are the main reason for the lack of freedom
Salar Wahid Iraq, as a country full of religious and sectarian differences, has led to the formation of different political and religious groups and parties, as well as broad ethnic … Read More
Kurdish Political Activists Meet UK MP to Highlight Concerns Over Iraq and Kurdistan Region
A UK-based Kurdish human rights group has met with a British MP to discuss concerns about political instability and human rights in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Members of the … Read More
Life of Kurdish Activist in Serious Danger if Deported
UK– September 2025 The life of a Kurdish asylum seeker, currently held in a UK deportation center, is under serious threat if returned to Iraq, according to members of the … Read More
The Assassination of Shekho Kochar and the Crisis of Trust
Diyar Harki – Founder of KurdFile Shekho Kochar — initially portrayed by media outlets aligned with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) as a drug trafficker in what critics describe as … Read More
Freedom for the Courts and Independence for the Judiciary in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
Today, Wednesday, 3 September 2025, the 17th of Shubat Organization for Human Rights held a large and widespread demonstration in the United Kingdom, in the cities of London, Manchester, Birmingham, … Read More
Factors That Make Courts Biased in Iraqi Kurdistan
Farhang Tahir – Activist Courts are meant to be fair places where everyone is treated equally under the law. In reality, however, courts do not always work this way. At … Read More
The Intelligence and Military System of the Nation. In our region
Mohammed Abdalla Omer Something has always been a question for me: when a state is established and when its goals grow bigger, it tries to make itself stronger. Therefore, it … Read More
August: A Month That Still Haunts Kurdish Democracy
Diyar Harki – Founder of KurdFile August stands as a painful marker in Kurdish political memory — a month when democratic institutions were gravely undermined amid the power struggle between … Read More
Three Kurdish Party Leaders Held in PUK Prisons Amid Political Crackdown
SULAIMANI – The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is holding three prominent Kurdish political party leaders in its prisons, raising alarm over an escalating political crackdown. Collectively, two of them … Read More