Dublin, Ireland: In an attempt to send a loud and clear message to the general public and politicians alike, the Kurdish Association of Ireland staged an indefinite hunger strike to protest the 88th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne. The …
Posted in Activism, Campaigns, Hunger Strikes, Kurdistan | Comments Off on Kurdish Association of Ireland Protested Lausanne TreatyAccording to a number of individual sources, Kurdish political prisoner – Mohammad Amin Agoushi – has gone on hunger strike since August 15th. Mr. Agoushi is being held at the central prison in Orumieh and has been sentenced to death …
Posted in Censorship, Executions, Hunger Strikes, Iran, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Suppression, Violence | 1 CommentOver the last week, repression of the Kurdish minority in Iran did not abate: Kurds were arrested, tortured, sentenced to jail terms for links to Kurdish groups, acting against national security and even espionage. Two Kurdish merchants were killed by …
Posted in Extrajudicial Punishment, Hunger Strikes, Iran, Political Prisoners, Trials | Comments Off on Continued Repression of Kurds in Iran: Arrests, Torture, Extrajudicial KillingsHuman Rights Activists in Iran report that following Ehsan Fattahian’s execution, a peaceful demonstration was held in Sanandaj. During the rally, the people chanted slogans such as “Stop Executionsâ€, “Yes to Free Life, No to Executionâ€. The demonstrators were met …
Posted in Executions, Hunger Strikes, Iran, Political Prisoners | Comments Off on Iran: Unrest following Ehsan Fattahian's ExecutionEhsan Fattahian’s lawyer, Nassrollah Nasri, was notified on November 6 that his client will be executed on Wednesday morning, November 11, 2009, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) reported today. Ehsan, 27, was arrested in July 2008 and first sentenced …
Posted in Call to Actions, Executions, Hunger Strikes, Iran, Petition, Political Prisoners, Torture | 8 CommentsAccording to a report by the human rights group Support Kurds in Syria (SKS), on October 30, a group of Kurdish political prisoners in Adra Prison and Sednaya Military Prison in Damascus began an open-ended hunger strike. The Kurds are …
Posted in Hunger Strikes, Political Prisoners, Syria | 1 CommentReport from Kurdish Herald details escalation of violence and arrests in Turkey. Siyar Ozsoy reports: Local Elections in Diyarbakir, Kurdish Conference in Erbil: Is There Any Space for Hope? Kurdish Herald Issue 1 May 2009 – Siyar Ozsoy – Members …
Posted in Democratic Society Party, Discrimination, Free speech, Hunger Strikes, Political Prisoners, Suppression, Turkey, Violence | Comments Off on KH: DTP announces number of imprisoned members in Turkey reaches 222Bianet’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 Arrests