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Kurds to march in Paris on 10 January
On the second anniversary of the murder in Paris of Kurdish women Sakine Cansız (Sara), Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) and Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahî) on 9 January 2013, the Kurds are to hold a march under the slogan: “Your silence is due to your being an accessory”. An organising committee established following a call by the…
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Axîn Maku: HPJ is a Necessity for Women in Rojhelat and Iran
Axîn Maku, a member of the military council of Women Defence Forces (HPJ), stated that “we do not see any difference between The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic State. Both of these organizations oppress women and have a culture of hatred and violence; and if we have to use force to advance our interests…
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Panorama of Kurdish Kolbers on 2014
These images demonstrate the Kurdish Kolbers life and circumstances in Kurdistan, people who carry goods across the border on their back, back carriers. Kurdish Kolbers really challenging and put a lot of effort to make living and look after their families. As they do not have any benefits and governments have not provide any work…
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PJAK wishes peace, democracy and a happy New Year to all Christians around the world
Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) is wishing a happy New Year to the Christian world and the supporters of peace. PJAK expressed their hopes and wishes for 2015 to be a year filled with peace, freedom, stability (prosperity) and a year marking the end of wars and human tragedies. PJAK has stated that today…
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8 prisoners commits suicide in protest against the abuse of Mehabad prison authorities
On the 22nd of December, eight ordinary prisoners in Mehabad committed suicide in protest of the prison authorities’ abuse. According to the Campaign in Defense of Civil and Political Prisoners, 8 prisoners have attempted suicide protesting the refusal of permission to see their family, lack of medical care and not seeing a doctor or not…
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Iranian Border Guards Kill a Kurdish Kolber Without Provication
Azad Etmanî, a civilian Kurdish from the village of Deşwan of Selmas city, located in the East of Kurdistan (Rojhelat) was killed by the Iranian border guards on 22nd of December, 2014. According to Human Rights Activities News Agency (HRANA), on Monday 30 year old Azad Etmanî, son of Efrûz from Rojhelat, was shot directly…
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Amnesty International Report: Kurdish Ezidi suffered from ISIS brutality
While a large part of city of Şengal (Sinjar) is cleared out of ISIS terrorists and hundreds of terrorists have been killed in clashes with Kurdish guerrilla fighters and Peshmerga-troops by the support of allied air raids, reports on sexual violence against Kurdish Ezidi (Êzidî) girls and women have now been released. “ Tortures, including rape and…
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First YPG martyr from Iran
Rojvan Kobanê, 23 from Mashhad (the holy city of Iran’s Shiites) died during the rescue operation of the Kobanê Cultural Centre. His dream was to achieve freedom and democracy for the people of Middle East, said Cemîl Mezlum commander of YPG (People’s Protection Units) about Rojvan. “I will be here until the release of Kobanê”, he was interviewed…
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The Response of the Kurdish Diaspora to the Plight of the Kurdish Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Urmiye Prison
The hunger strike by 29 Kurdish political prisoners in protest to merging violent criminals with the peaceful activists started on 20th of November. In response, and to end the hunger strike, the Iranian regime threatened further penalties, including the threat of the death penalty, or to redistribute the prisoners to separate and isolated prisons in…
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The statement by Political Prisoners of Urmiye Prison
To our people and the public opinion, As political prisoners of Urmiye´s central prison, we were on a 33 days hunger strike starting 20th of November 2014, to underline our human rights and demands, and for the Islamic Republic of Iran to put an end to the ongoing tortures in political prisons. As a result…
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KODAR call’s to end of hunger strike in Urmiye Prison
As it has been known, it has been 33 days since the hunger strike by Kurdish Political prisoners and it is still continuing. Now there is a real threat on their lives and the situation is worsening as the health of some of them are deteriorating. The Kurdish Political prisoner’s demands were to be isolated…
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PJAK gave advance warning to Iran: Military presence in the prison of Urmiye will lead to war inside of Iran
Co-chaired of Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) states in connection with the hunger strikers in Urmiye prison issued a statement. The full statement is as follows: Military presence in front of the prison opens the way for a civil unrest, also threatens to undermine the cease-fire agreement. PJAK said “our measures about those attacks…
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Rights Groups Urge Iranian Authorities to Address Month-Long Hunger Strike of Kurdish Political Prisoners
Iranian authorities must immediately respond to the health and security concerns of 27 Kurdish political prisoners on a month-long hunger strike in Orumiyeh, said 21 human rights organizations today. These organizations also urged Iranian authorities to immediately investigate and remedy the broader set of rights violations these men have allegedly faced while in detention. These…
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Gurbet Tekin: Abdullah Öcalan plays a vital role in freedom for women
Gurbet Tekin Co-chaired of Stewr Council (Merdin functions) in an interview with Newroz TV: I have 10 children, and five of them are in the freedom struggle for Kurdistan. One of them has also became a martyr. Due to pressure from the Turkish government, as well as politics of torture, imprisonment and widespread massacre of…
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YRK Forces Warn Iran: We Have The Right to Retaliation
The East Kurdistan Defense Units (YRK) have issued a strong warning to the Iranian regime, following the continuation of the hunger strike by Kurdish political prisoners. The warning noted that: “If any of the Kurdish strikers lose their lives in Urmiye prison, we will use the right of retaliation based on self-defence.” YRK’s warning to…
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PJAK: Hassan Rouhani leads the Iranian regime toward militarism and fascism
The situation of the Kurdish political prison in Urmiye prison is deteriorating. Reports say that Alireza Raosuli spent around 40 days of his hunger strike and Iranian prison authorities are trying to break his resistance. From 20 Nov, 29 Kurdish political prisoners are on hanger strike and their main issue for striking is transferring the Kurdish political…
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Report: 27th day of hunger strike by Kurdish political prisoners in Urmiye’s central prison
On Thursday, 20th of November 2014, 27 Kurdish political prisoners in Urmiye’s central prison started a large scale hunger strike to condemn transfer of dangerous convicts to ward of political prisoners, as well as transfer of political prisoners to non-political wards and also to protest inhumane pressure by intelligence office inside the prison. Firat News Agency…
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Latest update on condition of political prisoners in 24th day of hunger strike
The resistance of political prisoners in Urmiye’s central prison attracted attention of regional and global media outlet’s attention to the subject. On 24th day of resistance the inmates persist on continuing their hunger strike with great determination even though their health condition has aggravated. The hunger strike of political prisoners which started 24 days ago…
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Demonstration for political prisoners on hunger strike in Urmiye central prison
Today is the 22nd day where 29 political prisoners are on hunger strikes in Urmiye´s central prison. This hunger strike is a protest against transferring political prisoners to other wards and in addition, transferring some general crime related prisoners to Political prisoners’ ward. Youth and other organizations of PJAK (Free Life Party of Kurdistan) are…
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KODAR calls for solidarity with hunger strike of Kurdish political prisoners
Since 20th November, 29 Kurdish Political Prisoners whose are mixed with clink of murders and drug dealers have started hunger strike. Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KODAR) announced its support and solidarity with the hunger strikers. A quoted from supported announcement by KODAR states that: “It’s about 150 years the nations in Iran are…