Category: Free speech

Kurdish channel RojTV suspended by Eutelsat

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Hundreds of Kurdish people in Paris protested against Eutelsat’s decision to suspend the Copenhagen-based Kurdish TV station.

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Database of Political Prisoners in Iran lists a large number of Kurds

Posted on January 9, 2012 by AKR

A database of political prisoners in Iran has been compiled by online activists using the social media tool, Hyper Activist. The database names the prisoners, information including charges and their activity/occupation, along with their ethnicity. Verification for each prisoner is …

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Kurdish Blogger released from prison in Iran

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Kurdish blogger and Human rights activist Rojin Mohemedi has been released from Evin prison. She was released on the 2nd of January according to her Facebook fan page. When she returned to Iran from Istanbul, she was arrested at the …

Posted in Censorship, Free speech, Iran | 1 Comment

36 journalists sent to prison in Turkey

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

36 journalists have been sent to jail for alleged links with KCK (Union of Communities in Kurdistan) despite lack of evidence of any criminal activities or association with KCK. The list of the detainees is as follows, published on DIHA. …

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