It 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 IranAccording 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 Iran8 years ago today, a Kurdish activist went to the central square in the Kurdish city of Mehabad to join other students in commemoration of the 1999 student protests in Tehran that were violently repressed by the Iranian government. The name …
Posted in Activism, Discrimination, Free speech, Iran, Protests | Comments Off on In Memory of Shawaneh Ghaderi: Killed 8 years ago by Iranian governmentAccording to HRANA, two Kurds died after setting themselves on fire just 2 weeks ago in front of the main administrative office in the Kurdistan Province. The two men, both followers of the religion Yârsân, protested Iranian prison authorities’ treatment …
Posted in Discrimination, Iran | Comments Off on Two Kurds die of self-immolation in IranOn May 9, 2010 five political prisoners were executed in Iran, all sentenced with “enmity against God.” Four of them were Kurds: Farzad Kamanger, Shirin Alam Hooli, Ali Heydarian and Farhad Vakili. They fought for the rights of the Kurdish …
Posted in Activism, Discrimination, Executions, Free speech, Iran, Political Prisoners, Torture, Trials | Comments Off on The Words of Farzad KamangerTo be discriminated against is not a good feeling. It hurts. Especially if you experience it in a modern and democratic country like Denmark. My family and I came to Denmark ten years ago as political refugees. After ten years …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Iran | 3 CommentsUrmia Prison, West Azerbaijan Province of Iran: On Friday 15 December three Kurds were summarily executed in Urmia prison, among them Gafur Mirza, who’s father was executed last year. Part of Gafur’s last words were allegedly: “My only fault is …
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