Years before the Saddam regime targeted civilians on their Kurdish identity, it targeted people with associations to the Barzan tribe (Mizori Balla, Sherwanis, Dolamaris and of course Barzanis from the village of Barzan). Some 8,000 Barzani males over the age …
Posted in Genocide, Iraq, Mass Graves | 1 CommentBianet’s Emine Özcan reports on the recent hunger strike led by members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey. The hunger strike is being led in protest of the recent mass arrests against members of the DTP as …
Posted in Censorship, Democratic Society Party, Executions, Genocide, Hunger Strikes, Iraq, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, Political Prisoners, Turkey | Comments Off on 5,000 People on 2-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of DTP ArrestsSaddam Hussein’s regime was perhaps mostly known for its ongoing genocide of Kurds, one of the darkest moments of Kurdish history. Recently, the remains of 150 Kurds who were victims of this systematic torture and abuse were found in Southern …
Posted in Executions, Genocide, Iraq | Comments Off on Bodies of innocent victims of Saddam's Anfal campaign found in Southern Iraq