Burhan Kartal, a Kurdish political prisoner suffering from heart and kidney diseases in Erzurum prison, was tortured and beaten after he underwent angioplasty at hospital, Dicle News Agency (DIHA) reported. His wife, Filiz Kartal, said that Burhan Kartal who was …
Posted in Call to Actions, Health, Political Prisoners, Torture, Turkey | 2 CommentsHuman Rights Watch has released a video that calls attention to the state killings and disappearances of Kurdish civilians in the 1990s committed by Turkey. It highlights the importance for immediate action to be taken in regard to the torture, …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Executions, Human Rights Watch, Torture, Trials, Turkey | 1 CommentSerêkaniyê, Rojava Syria- In the battle for the overthrow of the Assad government, Kurds in Rojava are struggling against more than just Assad’s forces. In an intense period of shelling from Assad’s government last month, six Kurdish civilians were killed in Serêkaniyê, …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Torture | 1 CommentAleppo, Syria: One of the most diverse cities of Syria didn’t see any of the supposed ceasefire that was supposed to be implemented across Syria over Eid al Adha. Aleppo, which hosts a large Kurdish minority and has been the …
Posted in Protests, Syria, Torture, Uncategorized, Violence | Comments Off on Kidnappings and Conflicts: Kurdish Civilians Heavily Affected in SyriaSeveral Kurdish children have spoken about their traumatising experience in Pozanti prison, where they were allegedly sexually molested and raped. For legal reasons the victims have not been named but only identified through their initials. 15-year old H.K says “Some …
Posted in Torture, Turkey | 1 CommentA 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 …
Posted in Executions, Free speech, Iran, Journalists, Political Prisoners, Prisoners of Conscience, Suppression, Torture | Comments Off on Database of Political Prisoners in Iran lists a large number of KurdsTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced the sanctions imposed on Syria on Wednesday, as a consequence of Syria’s brutal crackdown on protesters. The sanctions include a freeze on Syrian assets in Turkey and banning transactions with the Syrian central bank. …
Posted in Journalists, Kurdistan, Torture, Trials, Turkey | 1 CommentQIZLHASAR, Iran — Kamil Fethullahi a Kurdish civil activist from the suburb of Pawe who had been held in Qizlhasar Detention was killed under torture. Not long ago he was arrested in his accommodation in Tehran by a group of …
Posted in Discrimination, Displacements, Executions, Human Rights Watch, Iran, Kurdistan, Reports, Terror, Torture | Comments Off on Iran killed a Kurdish activist under torture