Several Kurdish children have spoken about their traumatising experience in Pozanti prison, where they were allegedly sexually molested and raped. For legal reasons the victims have not been named but only identified through their initials. 15-year old H.K says “Some …
Posted in Torture, Turkey | 1 CommentKurdish activists have faced increased hostility by the Iranian government. Their peaceful campaigning for democracy, constitutionally protected rights and greater ethnic rights have been met with an iron fist. Many activists have been detained in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. Mohammad …
Posted in Call to Actions, Iran | Comments Off on Remembering Kurdish Human Rights activists in IranFacebook allows criticism and mockery of God but when it comes to Atatürk different rules apply. In a bizarre policy leak, content related to Atatürk, and Kurdistan flag are not permitted to be posted. According to the Daily Mail, a …
Posted in Censorship, Free speech, Syria | 7 CommentsKurdish leader Nasser el-Dyn Barhyk (member of PDKS) has been killed by Syrian regime security forces. Earlier this month on 13/02/2012, there was an attempted assassination of him, and he died of his wounds in hospital today.
Posted in Syria | Comments Off on Kurdish leader Nasser el-Dyn Barhyk killed in SyriaInternational Mother Language Day was announced on Tuesday 9 November 1999 (Draft report of commission II, UNESCO), and recognised in 2008. On this day where diversity is welcomed, Kurdish language does not enjoy equal status in many places. In the …
Posted in Turkey | 1 CommentDear loyal readers and campaigners; Alliance For Kurdish Rights started with the aim of giving Kurdish people a voice in countries where their rights are disregarded and abused. In the beginning of 2012, we promised to give greater coverage of …
Posted in Activism, Call to Actions | 2 CommentsFew people truly believe that states conduct their foreign and domestic affairs based on the ideals they pretend to espouse. For example, as the United States preaches about how lovely freedom and democracy are and how important they are to …
Posted in Turkey | 1 CommentHundreds of Kurdish activists have been arrested since 2011, among them politicians, writers, journalists and campaigners in Turkey. Activists in Turkey have told us more than one hundred were arrested in the early hours of today. According to figuires from …
Posted in Syria | 6 Comments