On 3 October 1993, Turkish soldiers set fire to the house of Nasır Öğüt and his family in the Kurdish town of Vartinis in Muş, burning him, his wife and seven children to death. Aysel Öğüt, the only surviving member …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Trials, Turkey | 1 CommentIt was barely dawn when Iran security officials arrived at the home of Anvar Hossein Panahi six years ago to take him away from his family. Without an arrest warrant, they barged into his home, insulted his family, roughed up …
Posted in Activism, Discrimination, Free speech, Iran, Political Prisoners, Torture | 1 CommentHuman beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. Hassan Rouhani took the office of president this Saturday and it appears he did …
Posted in Discrimination, Iran, Political Prisoners, Protests, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Continuation of Human Rights Violations Against Kurds In IranThree of the families who fled to the desert to survive the massacre committed by Al-Nusra and FSA militants in the Tel Aran and Tel Hasil districts of Aleppo arrived in Afrin. Out of the 3 families that consisted of …
Posted in Discrimination, Executions, Syria, Violence, Women, Youth | 5 CommentsSuat 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 …
Posted in Discrimination, Political Prisoners, Trials, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on Kurdish Boy Sentenced to Life in Prison Twice Despite Contradictory Age ReportsAccording 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 …
Posted in Discrimination, Iran | Comments Off on Another Man Dies of Self-Immolation in IranLawyer 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 …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Turkey, Youth | Comments Off on Boarding Schools in Turkey: Sexual Violence Against Kurdish ChildrenI 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 …
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