Monthly Archives: July 2013

Kurdish Boy Sentenced to Life in Prison Twice Despite Contradictory Age Reports

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Suat Bahadır’s age has been increased in a report from the Istanbul Institute of Forensic Medicine (ATK) from 15 to 22 years and he has been given aggravated life imprisonment twice on charges of “killing someone deliberately due to the …

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Another Man Dies of Self-Immolation in Iran

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According to HRANA, a 22-year-old follower of the religion Yârsân set himself on fire in front of the Islamic Parliament on Saturday to protest the lack of action following the self-immolation and the treatment of other members of the religion …

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Boarding Schools in Turkey: Sexual Violence Against Kurdish Children

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Lawyer Reyhan Yalçındağ called for standing in solidarity with C.A. who has been sexually assaulted by his teacher at a dormitory in the Kurdish district of Mîdyad. The family members of C.A. have also been threatened to withdraw the lawsuit …

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Drones over Kurdistan

Posted on by Naila Bozo

I live in Denmark. When I see a drone, it does not scare me because it is on TV. It reminds me of Star Wars. The drone is nothing more but a toy, a movie prop. My people live in …

Posted in Discrimination, Terror, Turkey | 2 Comments

Kurdish independent presidential candidate brutally attacked

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

An independent presidential candidate was attacked in Downtown Erbil on Friday in Southern Kurdistan. Dr. Kamal Said Qadir tweeted, @kamalsaidqadir “A peaceful gathering will be held today at 5 pm in [the] center of Erbil-Kurdistan region to discuss the imposed …

Posted in Activism, Censorship, Free speech, Iraq, Kurdistan | 2 Comments

Doubly Disenfranchised: Kurds in Syria’s “Arab Spring”

Posted on by Tasbeeh Herwees

In August 2011, Samir Nashar, the President of the Secretariat General of the Damascus Declaration Alliance, told KurdWatch, “We accuse the Kurdish parties of not effectively participating in the Syrian revolution… It seems that these parties continue to bet on …

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Roj TV: The Victim of Turkey’s Political Games

Posted on by Naila Bozo

On January 12th, 2005 the Turkish Embassy in Denmark filed a complaint against the Kurdish TV-channel Roj TV to the Danish Radio and Television Board for being a mouthpiece for the Kurdish rebel group, PKK. The board rejected the embassy’s …

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Kurdish Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Revealing Torture

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Kurdish Journalist Hamdiye Çiftçi has been in trouble ever since she covered the police violence that 14-year-old Cüneyt Ertuş was exposed to in 2008. Having been detained for 2 years within the scope of KCK operations, Çiftçi has been sentenced …

Posted in Censorship, Free speech, Media, Prisoners of Conscience, Turkey | 1 Comment
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