Dastan Jasim

With a new deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program on the horizon years after the United States left the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Western relations with—and concessions to—Iran are currently on the agenda. Text for a prospective agreement has recently been put forward in Vienna. The United States has offered its response, and the ball is now seemingly in Iran’s court.

In such a climate, the situation of Iran’s Kurdish minority does not appear immediately relevant. But Western governments cannot afford to sideline the issue in the long term. Understanding the tactics that Iran uses to crack down on Kurds—from economic exploitation to transnational repression to the use of militias—will give governments a better picture of how the Iranian state expands its influence and targets those who oppose its rule and will allow them to counter these practices in a manner that promotes stability, good governance and human rights.

Die Türkei droht weiter mit einer Eskalation in Nordsyrien, der Westen bleibt offenbar passiv. Was steckt dahinter? Expertin Dastan Jasim sieht mehrere Gründe.

Organisation: De Balie Dastan Jasim (Berater:in)

For the people of Afrin, in North Syria, the earthquake of February 6th is a tragedy upon a tragedy. Even though the earthquake itself was an unavoidable force of nature, the injustice that ensued soon after – and preceded it – is political. Like many times before, the people of North Syria were left to fend for themselves with little or no help. How should the Netherlands and other European member states respond to attain justice for the people, Kurds and other minorities of North Syria?