A profile of Iranian-Kurdish human rights activist and researcher, Soraya Fallah, with her daughter Cklara Moradian. Soraya was imprisoned four times, and tortured so severely that she miscarried in solitary confinement. As Cklara, her daughter, says, “My parents are my …
Posted in Iran | 1 CommentIn 1989 the secretary general of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI), Dr. Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou was assassinated in Vienna, Austria, by Iranian agents. His follower in the PDKI, Dr. Sadegh Sharafkandi, suffered the same tragic fate in Berlin, …
Posted in Activism, Iran | Leave a commentOne of the essential pillar of democracy is freedom of press and if this pillar is missing in a democratic country, then that country can no longer be considered democratic. True, Turkey hold free elections and it has competing political …
Posted in Censorship, Discrimination, Free speech, Iran, Journalists, Kurdistan, Media, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Reports, Suppression, Trials, Turkey | Leave a 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 …
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