https://khrw.org/ An independent journal about Kurdish diaspora communities: the programs that settle newcomers, the civic work that defends rights, and the cities that became home on two continents. en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/first-ninety-days/https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/first-ninety-days/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTDiaspora CitiesA plain-language look at what refugee resettlement involves in its first three months, from arrival paperwork to first classes and jobs. https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/erbil-sulaimanya-kirkuk/https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/erbil-sulaimanya-kirkuk/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTDiaspora CitiesAn overview of what three cities of Iraqi Kurdistan mean to Kurdish families living abroad and how ties are maintained. https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/kurdish-communities-us-cities/https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/kurdish-communities-us-cities/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTDiaspora CitiesAn overview of the American cities where Kurdish immigrants have settled and built community life over recent decades. https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/nashville-little-kurdistan/https://khrw.org/diaspora-cities/nashville-little-kurdistan/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTDiaspora CitiesHow conflict, resettlement policy, and community effort made Nashville home to the largest Kurdish community in the United States. https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/what-the-letters-stood-for/https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/what-the-letters-stood-for/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRights and AdvocacyA careful look at the Kurdish Human Rights Watch organization, its name, and the communities it served. https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/local-chapters-one-voice/https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/local-chapters-one-voice/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRights and AdvocacyHow multi-city chapter networks help dispersed Kurdish communities coordinate advocacy while keeping local work close to home. https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/documenting-rights-responsibly/https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/documenting-rights-responsibly/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRights and AdvocacyA plain guide for community groups on recording rights concerns carefully, separating facts from interpretation, and avoiding exaggerated claims. https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/what-a-constitution-promises/https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/what-a-constitution-promises/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRights and AdvocacyA plain-language guide to how constitutional rights provisions are written and what they mean in daily civic life. https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/iraqi-women-rights-petition/https://khrw.org/rights-and-advocacy/iraqi-women-rights-petition/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRights and AdvocacyHow diaspora and local petition drives pushed for women's rights provisions while Iraq's new constitution was drafted. https://khrw.org/community-programs/volunteer-interpreters/https://khrw.org/community-programs/volunteer-interpreters/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCommunity ProgramsAn inside look at how volunteer interpreters support literacy and vocational classes in community programs across diaspora cities. https://khrw.org/community-programs/afterschool-second-language/https://khrw.org/community-programs/afterschool-second-language/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCommunity ProgramsA look at how after-school tutoring supports refugee children as they learn to read, write and study in a new language. https://khrw.org/community-programs/graduation-receptions/https://khrw.org/community-programs/graduation-receptions/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCommunity ProgramsA look at why community organizations hold public graduation receptions when learners finish literacy and vocational courses. https://khrw.org/community-programs/sewing-classes-vocational/https://khrw.org/community-programs/sewing-classes-vocational/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCommunity ProgramsHow vocational sewing classes help refugee women earn a first income and build practical skills for new communities. https://khrw.org/community-programs/english-literacy-first-year/https://khrw.org/community-programs/english-literacy-first-year/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTCommunity ProgramsAn explainer on how English literacy classes shape a newcomer's first year, from reading forms to joining the neighborhood.