Monthly Archives: February 2009

Hana Abdi Released from Iran Prison

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Hana Abdi,  women rights activist and student of Bijar University,  released from prison. Hana was arrested on October 2,2007 in Sanandaj.  She was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in exile, but the court of appeal has reduced her sentence …

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MP sparks controversy for using Kurdish in Turkish Parliament

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Despite the Turkish State’s opening of a government-operated Kurdish-language TV station, Kurds are still unable to use their language freely in the political arena. Mr. Ahmet Turk, leader of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party, used Kurdish in Turkey’s Parliament this …

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Turkish police prevent the release of children

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Bia news centre (bianet.org) – Diyarbakir: Ten children who participated in protests in Diyarbakır during the visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 20 October 2008 are on trial, but their hearings have again been postponed. On Tuesday, there …

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Kurdish boy murdered by Iranian police

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Via HRA Iran After killing a young Kurdish boy near the border of Salmas, the police forces left his lifeless body amidst the snow. Last week, the police forces in the Province of Dashivan in Salmas, captured a young 16 …

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Iran's harassed Kurdish minority

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Human rights monitors say Iranian authorities continue to detain and harass men and women of Iran’s ethnic Kurdish minority. According to the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, an independent human rights group, more than 100 ethnic Kurdish literary, cultural, and …

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Turkish minister confesses to massacres committed by Turkish State

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Former Turkish State Minister confesses: Massacres blamed on PKK were committed by the Turkish State Ekmen confessed it: The Güçlükonak massacre was conducted by the state. The former state minister responsible for human rights, Adnan Ekmen, had important statements about …

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Detention of a Local Council Official in a Kurdistan Village

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Iranian Kurdistan – Last night Farough Hossein Panahi, an official from the Local Council of Ghrochay, was detained by security forces. Ghrochay is in proximity of Dehgelan, a town in Kurdistan. Those familiar with his circumstances state that Panahi has …

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Farzad Kamangar’s Brother on the Verge of Detention

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Iranian Kurdistan – Mehrdad Kamangar is on the verge of detention after being cited by the Ministry of Intelligence for his efforts in providing information on and pursuing his brother’s case. Mehrdad’s brother Farzad is a teacher who has been …

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