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Before the Gunfire: Mapping the Hidden Infrastructure of Repression in Kurdistan/Iran

  • By Soran Mansournia
For decades, Kurdish cities in Iran have been centers of resistance against the Islamic Republic, from the mass demonstrations that followed the ..

When America Leaves: Minority Survival in Iraq and Syria

  • By Mohammed A. Salih, Wladimir Van Wilgenburg
The departure of U.S. troops from Iraq in September 2026, following the drawdown in Syria earlier in the year, may be a ..

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