Monthly Archives: July 2009

Bianet: 1 Year 3 Months Imprisonment for Leyla Zana

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A court in Diyabakır has sentenced Kurdish politician Leyla Zana to 1 year and 3 months imprisonment for allegedly spreading PKK propaganda in a speech made at a seminar at London’s SOAS University on 24 May 2008.

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HROK: People arrested and detained in Mahabad

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On the 13th of July, traders and businessmen of northern towns of Kurdistan went on strike, which were widespread in cities such as Saqez and Bokan. In Mahabad these strikes were particularly extensive.

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Komakal: Three civilians die as a result of landmines near Paveh

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On the 23rd of July, thousands of people from the villages of Newsood, Shoshme, Neysane and the town of Paveh attended the funeral of three people killed by landmines in Kurdistan of Iran.

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Guilty of your innocence!

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Tonia Kaboudvand’s letter to her imprisoned father, Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand. My dear father, today we enter the third year in which you were taken from us and we are still eagerly waiting for your return. Father, you are not an …

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HROK: Iran puts Kaboudvand on trial again

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On Sunday the 19th of July, Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand was tried in the first branch of the revolutionary court of Mahabad for allegedly spreading propaganda against the regime through publications and distribution of pamphlets on the issue of Kurdish women. This is despite already serving 11 years imprisonment.

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KHRP: Kurdish civilians impacted by Turkish and Iranian military operations

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The Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) expresses concern for civilians impacted by cross-border military operations by Turkey and Iran in Kurdistan. KHRP conducted a fact-finding mission in the region and met with civilians that have been directly impacted by the …

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Iran jails two Kurdish journalists

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The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports: TEHRAN – Iranian Kurdish journalists Abdolvahed Hiva Botimar and Adnan Hassanpour have been jailed on charges involving possession of military grade weapons and providing information on military bases, their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said on Saturday. …

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