Posted on September 28, 2008 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 …
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Posted on September 28, 2008 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 …
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Posted on September 26, 2008 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 …
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Posted on September 23, 2008 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 …
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