Monthly Archives: February 2012

Kurdish child prisoners subject to sexual abuse in Turkey

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

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 …

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Remembering Kurdish Human Rights activists in Iran

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Kurdish 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 …

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Facebook bans people from posting Kurdistan map and criticising Atatürk

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Facebook 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 …

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Kurdish leader Nasser el-Dyn Barhyk killed in Syria

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Kurdish 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.

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