Iran increases checkpoints in Kurdish region as minority group disproportionally executed
Iran has heightened security measures by increasing checkpoints in its Kurdish region. This move comes in the wake of recent state violence that has disproportionately impacted the Kurdish community. The situation has escalated following the violent suppression of demonstrations in January.
- ▪Iran has increased checkpoints in the Kurdish region to enhance security.
- ▪The Kurdish community has faced disproportionate state violence in recent events.
- ▪The heightened measures follow the violent suppression of demonstrations in January.
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Iran increases checkpoints in Kurdish region as minority group disproportionally executedRecent events, including the January demonstrations that were violently suppressed by the regime, have also seen Iran’s Kurdish community disproportionately affected by state violence.Follow us on GoogleA view shows the outskirts of an Iranian Kurdish military facility north of Erbil, Iraq, on March 11, 2026, after it was struck by an Iranian drone.(photo credit: YOUNES MOHAMMAD/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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