Category: Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

Turkish armed forces using chemical weapons on PKK rebels?

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

On 19 October, 24 PKK rebels were killed by the Turkish armed forces in the Çukurca district. Human Rights Association in Hakkari is investigating allegations of chemical weapons used against PKK rebels by Turkish armed forces. Samples from the ground have …

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Campaign and petition to support imprisoned Kurdish rights activist for Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Organizations and individuals are asking for support for the nomination of the imprisoned founder of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan (HROK), Mr. Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand, for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Kurdish rights activist and journalist, Mr. Mohammad Sadegh …

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HROK: Another Kurdish student becomes the victim of recent Iranian election unrest

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

On Thursday lunchtime, the body of Kurdish student, Muhamad Jawad Parndakh, yet another of those who lost their lives in recent arrests, was laid to rest in Gilan Gharb in Kermanshah province.

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HROK: Two Kurdish dissidents to be executed by Iranian government!

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Sarhad Chalesh from Turkish Kurdistan and Saeed Ramazan from Syrian Kurdistan were sentenced to death by the revolutionary court in the city of Khoy last month. These two activists were arrested and imprisoned two years ago on charges of membership in a Kurdish opposition group.

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