Monthly Archives: April 2009
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Kurds demonstrated last week in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey to protest the recent wave of arrests against members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP). During the demonstrations, one Kurdish boy, age 14, was severely beaten by …
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
From Bianet, Erol Önderoglu reports from Diyarbakir: Two Kurdish politicians have been convicted for a call for peace in which they used the word “guerilla†for PKK members. The Diyarbakır 4th Heavy Penal Court yesterday (21 April) sentenced two Kurdish …
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
A large public rally took place in the town of Amara in Turkey on Sunday. People in the town were holding a rally commemorating the imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence in Turkey for …
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
According to Iran Human Rights Voice: British Press Award elected Mohammad-Sedigh Kaboodvand, an Iranian journalist and head of the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization, as its 2009 International Journalist. The foundation’s prize was awarded to Mr. Kaboodvand on Tuesday, March 31, …
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Iranian Human Rights Voice  reports: As has been publicized before, Mohammad-Sedigh Kaboodvand was convicted of establishing the organization called Kurdistan Human Rights, and he received an 11-year jail term. During his 700 days in prison, Mr. Kaboodvand has been under constant …
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Posted on April 7, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Human Rights Activists of Iran released the following report: Monday March 30, 2009 Hadi Amini, a Kurdish political prisoner, has been transferred to the solitary section of Mahabad’s Department of Intelligence prison. Hadi Amini was detained a year ago in …
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Posted on April 4, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Protests broke out in the city of Agri in the mostly Kurdish region of Turkey when it was announced that 3000 votes had been voided during the elections last weekend. Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party protested the discarding …
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