Rojhelat Tv -

: Their Facebook Page and Rojhelat News website provide quick updates on breaking news and cultural snippets.

: The channel's name, Rojhelat , translates to "the place where the sun rises" and is the Kurdish term for Eastern Kurdistan (the Kurdish-majority regions of western and northwestern Iran). rojhelat tv

On the screen, a young woman was interviewed. She spoke of her dreams of becoming a doctor, her voice steady despite the economic hardships facing the region. She talked about the resilience of the Kurdish people, a resilience that bloomed like the wild flowers on the slopes of Mount Zagros after a harsh winter. : Their Facebook Page and Rojhelat News website

The controversy extended to Rojhelat TV's relationship with Turkey. Due to its association with Kurdish political movements, Turkish media and intelligence reports at the time of its launch portrayed it as a "backup" or successor to the more well-known , which Ankara had long sought to shut down for its alleged PKK links. Some initial reports even linked Rojhelat TV to the PKK's predecessor, Rizgari , a Kurdish nationalist organization. The channel's initial use of a frequency previously leased by a pornographic broadcaster added to the sensational headlines in the Turkish press at the time. She spoke of her dreams of becoming a

Furthermore, following the death of Mahsa Amini and the subsequent "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement, the relevance of skyrocketed. For many young Kurds inside Iran who speak little to no Arabic or Persian fluently, this channel is their only window to independent news in their own language.