Category: Torture
Posted on March 12, 2011 by Minhaj Akreyi
The Syrian government recently has intensified its arrests and abductions of the Kurdish activists who speak out against the inequality and discrimination the Kurdish people face in Syria. In 2010, dozens of Kurdish political activists were sentenced to prison on …
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Discrimination,
Free speech,
Journalists,
Kurdistan,
Political Prisoners,
Suppression,
Syria,
Torture,
Violence |
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Posted on February 4, 2011 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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Featured,
Iran,
Political Prisoners,
Prisoners of Conscience,
Suppression,
Torture,
United Nations,
Violence |
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Posted on December 20, 2010 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Below is a letter by Haibollah Golparipour, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death in April 2010 on Mohareb (waging war against God) charges. The letter, addressed to the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenai describes the horrific physical and …
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Torture |
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Posted on September 11, 2010 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Last week, human rights organizations in Iran reported about the death of a Kurdish youth after he was arrested and tortured by the Kamyaran police. The same week, a Syrian human rights organization reported about the death of a Kurdish …
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Extrajudicial Punishment,
Iran,
Political Prisoners,
Syria,
Torture,
Youth |
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Posted on May 8, 2010 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Ms. Alam Hooli (born on June 3, 1981) was born in the village of Gheshlagh near the city of Maku in Iran. She was arrested in May of 2007 by the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran. She spent the first 25 …
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Iran,
Political Prisoners,
Torture,
Women |
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Posted on November 13, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
A Kurdish political prisoner, Shirkuh (Bahman) Moa’refi, was transferred to solitary confinement yesterday afternoon ahead of his execution, according to his lawyer, Dr. Khalil Bahramian. Shirkuh (also spelled Sherko) was held by the Saqqez Intelligence office and now transferred to …
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Iran,
Petition,
Political Prisoners,
Torture,
Urgent |
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Posted on November 9, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Ehsan 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 …
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Call to Actions,
Executions,
Hunger Strikes,
Iran,
Petition,
Political Prisoners,
Torture |
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Posted on October 15, 2009 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
A few days ago Mr. Javad Alizadeh was transferred from Sanandaj Prison to Hamedan Prison which is in a different province, against his wish. Mr. Alizadeh is serving a one year jail sentence because of his political activities. Because of …
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Iran,
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