Monthly Archives: October 2008

Appeal court upholds 11-year jail term for Kurdish journalist

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From Reporters Without Borders: A Tehran appeal court has upheld the 11-year prison sentence that was imposed on journalist Mohammad Sadegh Kabovand for creating a human rights organisation in Iran’s Kurdish northwest. Under Iranian law, sentences of more than 10 …

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Another Kurdish journalist assassinated in Iraq

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The Middle East News reports: Unknown gunmen shot dead a 28-year old journalist [Dyar Abbas Ahmed] and an artist on Friday in the northern province of Kirkuk, according to Iraqi police sources. CNN reported that Dyar worked with Ain, an …

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Another Kurdish female activist is arrested in Iran

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Reports from AKI and independent Kurdish media sources highlight the arrest of another Kurdish female activist in Iran. Iran: Kurdish feminist arrested Tehran, 7 Oct. (AKI) – Kurdish feminist and journalist, Neghin Sheikholeslami, has been arrested and detained in the …

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