Category: Prisoners of Conscience

Kurdish Prisoner on Hunger Strike Due to Torture

Posted on by Uzay Bulut

Sevcan Dönmez, a Kurdish prisoner in Kocaeli T Type Prison in Turkey, has been allegedly persecuted and tortured by warders and prisoners on the excuse that he is Kurdish and Alevi, Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reported. Not being able to …

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Kurdish Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Revealing Torture

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Kurdish Journalist Hamdiye Çiftçi has been in trouble ever since she covered the police violence that 14-year-old Cüneyt Ertuş was exposed to in 2008. Having been detained for 2 years within the scope of KCK operations, Çiftçi has been sentenced …

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Silivri Prison Punishes the Kurdish Hunger Strikers as Turkey embarks on a ‘Peace Process’

Posted on by Jeff Gibbs

Last night on the streets of Kadıköy we ran into an old friend that we haven’t seen in years. She asked how my wife’s father was doing. Oh, as fine as can be expected, we answered. And ‘How long has …

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15 December: Three Kurds Executed in Iran

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Urmia 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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Complete List of 104 Journalists in Turkish Jails

Posted on by Minhaj Akreyi

One of the essential pillar of democracy is freedom of press and if this pillar is missing in a democratic country, then that country can no longer be considered democratic. True, Turkey hold free elections and it has competing political …

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Database of Political Prisoners in Iran lists a large number of Kurds

Posted on by AKR

A database of political prisoners in Iran has been compiled by online activists using the social media tool, Hyper Activist. The database names the prisoners, information including charges and their activity/occupation, along with their ethnicity. Verification for each prisoner is …

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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 …

Posted in Call to Actions, Campaigns, Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, Iran, Journalists, Petition, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience | 12 Comments

Execution rate in Iran alarms UN; Execution of Kurds systematic

Posted on by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern over what the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is calling an ‘execution binge’ taking place in Iran. A number of reports have indicated that since the start of …

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