Tag: news
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Geneva Call / Iran: a Kurdish armed movement commits not to use children in hostilities
After four years of dialogue with Geneva Call, the East Kurdistan Defence Forces (YRK) and the Women’s Defence Forces (HPJ) — also known as the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) — have signed Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment protecting children in armed conflict. On 25 April 2015, in the Kurdish region of Iraq, a delegation from…
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KHRN: Kurdish female political prisoner on hunger strike in Iran’s Yasouj prison
According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Kurdish political prisoner Ghadriye Ghaderi (Qedriye Qadirî) has been on a hunger strike since 23 April protesting imprisonment far from her hometown. Ghadriye Ghaderi is on hunger strike at the women section of Yasouj prison, the source said. The prison officials had initially agreed to change her prison to that…
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The occurrence of conflict in Şemdînan and drives back the Iran’s Sepah in Jasoosan Hill
Based on news sources, shows that Turkey by military operations in regional areas Şemdînan, which indicates to a war, and the forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepae-e Pasdaran) have tried with the intrusion of guarded areas of Qandil mountains through Casusan (Jasoosan) hill which subsequently led to the confrontation of guerrilla forces. Based…
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INTERVIEW ─ Al Riyadh Newspaper with KODAR’s Cawîd (Part 1)
Rêzan Cawîd, co-chair of the Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KODAR) told at an interview for the Arabic newspaper Al Riyadh, that KODAR will remain the pioneer of the people of Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) and Iran and will not cease its efforts for freedom and democracy. KODAR will be continuing its struggle in…
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Selay Ghaffar: The Afghan and Kurdish Women will gain freedom relying on their struggle
Selay Ghaffar, spokesperson for Solidarity Party of Afghanistan, explained in an interview with ROJ NEWS, that their party strive for freedom of Afghanistan, and underlined that equality between men and women is one of the most important principle in regards to the struggle of women in Afghanistan and obstacles these women face in life. …
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HDP Election’s Manifesto
ISTANBUL, ANF ─ Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Presidents Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ announced the party’s election manifesto in Istanbul today. The HDP manifesto highlighted the following major 12 points; “We are women, We are youth, We are the rainbow, We are children, We are defenders of democracy, We are representatives of all identities, We…
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Iran: repercussions on Iran’s nuclear program and Lausanne agreement
Ahmad Khatami, Tehran’s Friday Imam speaker, warned the Iranian diplomats on the negotiations team to be careful of the proposals put forth and to ensure that terms are made to the benefit of Iran. In addition, other Iranian government officials have warned the negotiations team to make the terms clear and transparent. Critics of the…
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35th aniverrsary of 24 days resistance of Sine
On the 18th April 1980, army and Iranian guard were firing and bombing all over the people in Sine ‘Sanandaj city’ and its areas and villages from everywhere. As a result of this raid, this continued with the suppression of the revolution in 1978 and caussed murdering and injuring of thousand people. On august 1979…
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Three Kurdish Political Prisoners sentenced to death charged with ‘enmity against God’
ROJHELAT, KHRN ─ Three Kurdish political prisoners have been tried and sentenced to death as a result of a trial held in the Mahabad revolutionary court on charge of ‘enmity against God’, a source said, adding that the verdicts refer to plotting a bomb campaign and being a member of Komala, a banned Kurdish political…
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Gerger: Kurdish question is the binding element between Turkey and Iran
ANKARA, ANF / ARZU DEMİR ─ Middle East expert Haluk Gerger commented on Turkish President Erdoğan’s visit to Iran, emphasising that the fundamental common factor in Iranian-Turkish relations is the Kurdish question. Turkish President Erdoğan went to Iran last Tuesday, April 7, where he was met by Iranian President Rouhani. Erdoğan was accompanied by 6 ministers…
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We congratulate our people on behalf of the 11th establishment anniversary of PJAK and leader APO’s birthday
Celebrating leader APO’s 66th birthday and the 11th establishment anniversary of our party PJAK, we remember our leader APO, the Kurdish nation, family members of martyrs and especially their mothers and our people in eastern Kurdistan. We hope that an attempt to celebrate the essential life philosophy of this day will bring freedom to our nation in all parts of Kurdistan. April 4th, the birthday of Öcalan, means reborn for the Kurdish nation, a…
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Friendly soccer between Iran and Sweden turned into protests against Iran
Entry of the national football team of Iran for a friendly game with the national team of Sweden became the center of controversial for the Swedish and Persian media. Iran national football team who arrived around 15:00 pm on Friday , March 31 at Stockholm Arlanda International Airport, left secretly the output the airport other than…
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The anniversary of execution of Qazi Mohammed and his comrades
31st March was the 68th anniversary of execution of leader Qazi Mohammed, who was the President of Kurdistan Republic in Mahabad, and his allies. After collapsed the Republic of Kurdistan the president Qazi Mohammed and a number of ministers of that government had been arrested by the Shah Regime of Iran. On 26th Jan 1947, a…
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Campaign for freedom of Zeynab Jalalian
Zeynab Jalalian (Kurdish: Zeyneb Celaliyan), a female Kurdish political prisoner born in 1982 in Maku, city of Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan). Jalalian is a Kurdish political activist who committed her life to women’s rights and the participation of Kurdish women in politics. She was especially engaged in educating girls and women politically in an effort to…
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Kurdish New Year “Newroz 2715” in Rojhelat / REPORT
Kurdish New Year “Newroz 2715” in Sine, Ciwanro and Urmiye mixed with the political messages A week before Newroz, KODAR (Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan) and KJAR (Free Women’s Society of Eastern Kurdistan) in a declaration recalled people to establish for Newroz 2715 “Kurdish New Year” celebration. This year celebration in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) effectively from resistance of…
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From Bane-Merîwan path to Helebce by bike- activists walked
Along With arrives commemoration of the chemical bombardment of Halabce (Halabja), people respected the victims of this city around the world. In commemoration of Halabce event, patriots and hikers from Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhelat) walking and cycling just left distance of the 105 km behind to get to this city. A news resource of Eastern Kurdistan…
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Newroz message of Abdullah Öcalan
To all our people; I am greeting the Newroz of all our people and friends who are on the side of peace, equality, freedom and democracy. The crisis caused by neoliberal policies imposed on the whole world by imperialist capitalism and its despotic local collaborators is affecting our region and country. In this environment of…
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Kawa and the story of Newroz
A long time ago in between the two great rivers Euphrates and Tigris there was a land called Mesopotamia. Above a small town and tucked into the side of the Zagros Mountains, there was an enormous stone castle with tall turrets and dark high walls. The castle was cut out of the mountain rock. The…
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During Iran’s Rouhani presidency, have took place 1193 executions
Mass execution against religion minorities and Kurds by the regime took place while Hassan Rohani’s government in under negotiate with eastern countries. The Iranian regime has a different political system, which violate political activities inside Iran and negotiate with outside countries and try to show themselves as a democratic government to western countries According to the…
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Siamand Moeini: Political and democratic campaigns of PJAK has been neglected / Interview
Siamand Moeini a Council Member of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) in an interview with Akhbare Rooz News Agency: The political, social and democratic struggle of PJAK has been neglected. After the Fourth Congress, our activities were mostly about the ideological and political organizing of the people’s forces, unfortunately there been wrongly accuses…