Monthly Archives: September 2008

A Call to Action: Speak out for Kurdish political prisoners in Iran

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

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 …

Posted in Activism, Call to Actions, Censorship, Discrimination, Executions, FCS, Free speech, Health, Iran, Journalists, Our campaigns, Petition, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Suppression, Torture | 1 Comment

Investigating the murder of Kurdish journalist in Iraq

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

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 before the …

Posted in Call to Actions, FCS, Iraq, Journalists, Violence | 1 Comment

Health conditions of Kurdish prisoners on Hunger Strike in Iran have greatly worsened

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

As reported earlier this month, an estimated 200 Kurdish prisoners of conscience have initiated a hunger strike in the prisons of Iran. The Committee for the Support of Hunger Strike for Kurdish Political Prisoners released the following three reports on …

Posted in Call to Actions, Censorship, Discrimination, Executions, Free speech, Health, Iran, Journalists, Petition, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Reports, Suppression, Torture | Leave a comment

Kurdish party in Turkey faces risk of closure: Political trial moves into key chapter

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Thomas Seibert reports on the pending trial against the main Kurdish political party in Turkey, the Democratic Society Party (DTP).  The DTP is the just the latest Kurdish party of several that have had to face the threat of closure …

Posted in Censorship, Democratic Society Party, Discrimination, European Union, Free speech, Leyla Zana, Reports, Suppression, Trials, Turkey | Leave a comment