Category: Prisoners of Conscience
Posted on August 24, 2013 by Uzay Bulut
Sevcan Dönmez, a Kurdish prisoner in Kocaeli T Type Prison in Turkey, has been allegedly persecuted and tortured by warders and prisoners on the excuse that he is Kurdish and Alevi, Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reported. Not being able to …
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Hunger Strikes,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Turkey |
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Posted on July 13, 2013 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Kurdish Journalist Hamdiye Çiftçi has been in trouble ever since she covered the police violence that 14-year-old Cüneyt Ertuş was exposed to in 2008. Having been detained for 2 years within the scope of KCK operations, Çiftçi has been sentenced …
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Censorship,
Free speech,
Media,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Turkey |
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Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jeff Gibbs
Last night on the streets of Kadıköy we ran into an old friend that we haven’t seen in years. She asked how my wife’s father was doing. Oh, as fine as can be expected, we answered. And ‘How long has …
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Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Reports,
Turkey |
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Posted on December 16, 2012 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Urmia Prison, West Azerbaijan Province of Iran: On Friday 15 December three Kurds were summarily executed in Urmia prison, among them Gafur Mirza, who’s father was executed last year. Part of Gafur’s last words were allegedly: “My only fault is …
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Executions,
Iran,
Prisoners of Conscience |
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Posted on March 8, 2012 by Minhaj Akreyi
One 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 …
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Censorship,
Discrimination,
Free speech,
Iran,
Journalists,
Kurdistan,
Media,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Reports,
Suppression,
Trials,
Turkey |
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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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Executions,
Free speech,
Iran,
Journalists,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Suppression,
Torture |
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Posted on February 8, 2011 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Organizations and individuals are asking for support for the nomination of the imprisoned founder of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan (HROK), Mr. Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand, for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Kurdish rights activist and journalist, Mr. Mohammad Sadegh …
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Call to Actions,
Campaigns,
Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan,
Iran,
Journalists,
Petition,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience |
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Posted on February 4, 2011 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern over what the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is calling an ‘execution binge’ taking place in Iran. A number of reports have indicated that since the start of …
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Executions,
Featured,
Iran,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Suppression,
Torture,
United Nations,
Violence |
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