There have been widespread protests against the disputed election results following the declared victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June elections in Iran. Demonstrations have taken place but are not limited to the capital city of Tehran, as well as the major cities of Shiraz, Esfehan, Tabriz, and Kermanshah. Iranian forces have responded to [...]
Family wounded and boy killed during ongoing Iranian shelling
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported today that a two-year-old Kurdish boy was killed and his parents seriously wounded after continued Iranian bombardment of the Kurdistan region in the northernmost part of Iraq. The attack and tragedy was confirmed by ...
Stop the execution of Farzad Kamangar!
Appeal to Save Kurdish Social Activist from Death Sentence: Write to Iranian leaders to stop the execution of Farzad Kamangar, a 32 year old Kurdish teacher and social activist, sentenced to death following an unfair trial. Cut and paste the following ...
A Call to Action: Speak out for Kurdish political prisoners in Iran
As reported last week by the Kurdish Human Rights Project: Some 200 Kurdish prisoners of conscience in Iran are undertaking a hunger strike to protest against use of the death penalty and the prevalence of torture in detention centres throughout ...
Investigating the murder of Kurdish journalist in Iraq
Kurdish activists are still calling for an investigation of Soran Mama Hama's death, which was detailed in July by the Committee to Protect Journalists: Mama Hama, 23, a reporter with the Sulaymania-based Livin magazine, had received threatening messages ...
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Iran must stop the violence against protestors
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Kermanshah: Students at Razi University reportedly attacked by Iranian forces
Major protests have spread beyond Iran’s capital city of Tehran as Iranians have become increasingly frustrated over election results and the apparent reluctance by the Iranian government to concede to the demands of those that claim election fraud. Mass demonstrations in the streets of Tehran were met with violence as police and plain-clothed Basiji paramilitaries [...]
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AI: Calling for Investigation into Violence Against Demonstrators in Iran
From Amnesty International:
(Washington) — Amnesty International calls on Iranian authorities to start an immediate investigation into the security forces’ violent handling of thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Friday’s presidential elections.
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KH: Persecution of Kurdish Political Activists in Iran - A number of specific cases in which activists face death after unjust trials
Report by Sayeh Hassan from Kurdish Herald:
Iran has undoubtedly become one of the International Community’s most discussed countries in the world. The Islamic Republic’s pursuance of nuclear [...] -
GfbV: Syria, University of Aleppo threatens 180 Kurdish students with expulsion
The Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) reports:
In Aleppo in the north of Syria 180 mainly Kurdish students are threatened shortly before their examination with a disciplinary action which can mean expulsion from the University. A letter written in Arabian characters from the university authorities has reached the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) with a list [...] -
Syrian Kurds look for Iraqi Shelter
From the Media in Cooperation and Transition network’s Iraq-focused website, Niqash, Karlos Zurutuza reports:
Iraq’s Kurdish Region is becoming a favoured destination for an increasing number of Syrian Kurds deprived of nationality rights by authorities in Damascus.
More than one thousand Syrian Kurds now survive in dire conditions in Moqoble camp, a refugee settlement near the northern [...] -
Spiegel: Turkey’s Dirty War Against the Kurds
From Spiegel Online, Daniel Steinvorth in Istanbul Reports:
Part I: ‘We Used to Murder People at Night When the Soldiers Weren’t Around’
When members of the special Turkish police unit Jitem arrived at night, Kurdish inhabitants of southeast Turkey knew there would be another disappearance. Investigators are now looking into the activities of this allegedly disbanded secretive [...] -
Times Online: PKK leader offers Turkey an olive branch to end war
From the U.K. Times Online, Anthony Loyd reports:
PKK leader offers Turkey an olive branch to end war
Anthony Loyd, Qandil Mountains - The Kurdish leader proposing to end a 25-year-long conflict with Turkey that has cost 30,000 lives believes his peace offer is a once in a generation opportunity that must be grasped by both sides.
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DTP MPs Face Prosecution in Turkey Despite Immunity
Six members of the pro-Kurdish DTP face trials because of speeches they made, despite having parliamentarian immunity.
From Bianet, Tolga Korkut reports:
Ahmet Türk, Emine Ayna, Fatma Kurtulan, Selahattin Demirtaş, Sebahat Tuncel and Aysel Tuğluk, all MPs for the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) face prosecution because of speeches they have made.
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KH: DTP announces number of imprisoned members in Turkey reaches 222
Report from Kurdish Herald details escalation of violence and arrests in Turkey. Siyar Ozsoy reports:
Local Elections in Diyarbakir, Kurdish Conference in Erbil: Is There Any Space for Hope?
Kurdish Herald Issue 1 May 2009 - Siyar Ozsoy - Members of the Democratic Society Party (DTP), as well as independent analysts in Turkey, described the local [...]
