Two Kurdish activists has been sentenced to death by the Iranian courts for ‘waging enmity against God’ through ‘propaganda activities’ and ‘membership in a dissident group’ according to the Mokerian News Agency. Ali and Habib Afshari were arrested last year, …
Posted in Executions, Iran | 2 Comments32 Pro-Kurdish activists have been arrested in association with KCK (Kurdish Communities Union) in Turkey […]
Posted in BDP, Turkey | 2 CommentsA 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 …
Posted in Executions, Free speech, Iran, Journalists, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Suppression, Torture | Comments Off on Database of Political Prisoners in Iran lists a large number of KurdsRonak Saffarzadeh is a Kurdish women’s rights activist, and signatory to “One million signatures campaign for the repeal of discriminatory laws against women”. She was arrested on October 9th, 2008 for distributing pamphlets about “education in Kurdish language and objection …
Posted in Activism, Call to Actions, Iran, Women | 2 CommentsThe death of a Kurdish youth in Harasta on Thursday morning and the injury of three protesters in Qamişlo were a result of the sniper fire of the Syrian regime, which has killed over 5,000 civilians since the start of major …
Posted in Protests, Syria | 1 CommentKurdish blogger and Human rights activist Rojin Mohemedi has been released from Evin prison. She was released on the 2nd of January according to her Facebook fan page. When she returned to Iran from Istanbul, she was arrested at the …
Posted in Censorship, Free speech, Iran | 2 CommentsFour Kurdish children were incarcerated for 13 months in United Kingdom, and have won a six-figure compensation from the home Office for unlawful detainment. This was a landmark case because the children were locked up for the longest duration of …
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Children | Comments Off on Kurdish child asylum seekers win compensation for 13-month detentionA Kurdish woman was attacked on New Year’s eve in Australia by five Turkish men. She was on her way to meet up with friends, and was followed by these men. The 32-year-old was asked whether she was Kurdish, when …
Posted in Turkey, Women | 4 Comments