Monthly Archives: May 2011

A Syrian Kurd Sheds light on Kurdish participation in the Syrian Uprising

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Below is an interview we conducted with a Syrian Kurd from Aleppo, who gave us a unique on-the-ground perspective about the Syrian uprising and the participation of Kurds in it. “Rêber” (a pseudonym) details the different protests that took place …

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New Twitter campaign to raise awareness about Kurdish rights in Turkey

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Today and in the next two Fridays (June 3rd and June 10) Kurds and supporters of Kurdish human rights will work to raise awareness about the repression of Kurdish identity in Turkey on the social networking site twitter. The campaign, …

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Iran Supreme Court approves death sentence for political prisoner

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

Iran’s Supreme Court has approved the execution sentence for political prisoner Habibollah Latifi, the Campaign to End Capital Punishment in Iran reports. The campaign writes: “As the highest judicial court, the Supreme Court, rather than paying attention to the errors …

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