Category: Prisoners of Conscience

KH: Persecution of Kurdish Political Activists in Iran – A number of specific cases in which activists face death after unjust trials

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Report by Sayeh Hassan from Kurdish Herald: Iran has undoubtedly become one of the International Community’s most discussed countries in the world. The Islamic Republic’s pursuance of nuclear technology has raised concerns but has also overshadowed perhaps the more concerning …

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Freedom for Leyla Zana Campaign Launched

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Bia news centre (bianet.org) – Istanbul: A campaign to free Kurdish politician Leyla Zana has been started by rights activists, among them writers Bilgesu Erenus, Murathan Mungan, Seyhmus Diken and Ragip Zarakolu, human rights activists Hurriyet Sener, Esber Yagmurdereli and …

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Two Kurds detained in Bukan, Iran

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According to Mukerian News Agency: Two Kurdish activists and residents of the city of Bokan, Shelir and Fouad Mostafapour, were detained in this city yesterday. It has been reported that both activists were detained while they were distributing announcements for …

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Hana Abdi Released from Iran Prison

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Hana Abdi,  women rights activist and student of Bijar University,  released from prison. Hana was arrested on October 2,2007 in Sanandaj.  She was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in exile, but the court of appeal has reduced her sentence …

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Iran's harassed Kurdish minority

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Human rights monitors say Iranian authorities continue to detain and harass men and women of Iran’s ethnic Kurdish minority. According to the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, an independent human rights group, more than 100 ethnic Kurdish literary, cultural, and …

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3 Iranian Kurds arrested

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Three Kurdish citizens from the Kamyaran province have been arrested by the Department of Intelligence. On Friday, January 16, 2009, the Security Forces commenced searches of the small villages of Alk and Mareb of the Kamyaran province and proceeded to …

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Statement demands review of sentence against imprisoned journalist

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Zeynab Bayazidi was arrested on the 9th of July and subsequently sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in exile under charges of belonging to an illegal organization (the Kurdistan Human Rights Organization) and for her involvement in the One Million Signatures …

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Two Kurds sentenced to imprisonment in Mahaband

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According to the Mukerian News Agency: Two Kurdish residents of the city of Mahabad, Hyman Sufi and Jalal Sufi, were sentenced to jail terms by the Revolutionary Court in this city. Both are residents of nearby villages and they are …

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