Tag: news
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Human Rights organizations concerns about the execution of two Ahwazi Arab teachers
Thirteen human rights watchdog, issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the fate of two Ahwazi Arab teachers. The two teachers sentenced to death, have been transferred to an undisclosed location for six weeks before Karoon Prison in Ahwaz and their families are not aware of their exact status. Hashem Shaabani and Hadi Rashedi,…
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Recent status of political prisoners Zanyar and Loqman Moradi and imprisoned journalist Adnan Hasanpour
Adnan Hasanpour According to the Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners Campaign, Adnan Hasanpour, the imprisoned journalist, was transferred on Thursday 23 January 2014 from the central prison of Sine (Sanandaj) to Meriwan prison. The transfer of this journalist is accomplished while the Iranian state security and judicial authorities in Kurdistan, in addition, they prevented…
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UN calls Iran to stop death penalty
Mass execution in public is common after coming to power of the Islamic Republic of Iran United Nation Special Rapporteur pointed out the dramatic rise in the number of executions in the past few weeks urged Iran to stop of this punishment. According to statistics, the number of executions has risen sharply in 2013. On…
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Mine explosion injured two Kurdish Kolbers
Mines buried during the 8 years war between Iran and Iraq are killed several people every day in the border areas of Kurdistan. Meanwhile, the Iranian government has done nothing, despite his statements for mine clearance (demining) in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) Zones. In according to reports on Tuesday 21 Jan, two Kolbers were injured over…
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Abdullah Öcalan replies to an editorial in The Guardian
In a letter published on Monday 20 January by The Guardian newspaper, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan responded to an editorial the British newspaper previously published. Abdullah Öcalan in his letter underlines that “The article drew comparisons between Mandela, Nehru, Aung Sang Suu Kyi and me. Such comparisons belying a hegemonic mindset demonstrate a lack of understanding…
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Fuad Beritan: Democratic Confederalism, the suitable solution for issues of Iran
Along with establishing a new system in Iran and solution of issues of nations and advancing Democratic Confederation system, an interview has been released in the Persian section of Firat News Agency from Fuad Beritan the member of Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) coordination. In addition to the recent discussions on establishing a new…
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London rally in support of participation Kurds in Geneva II
Today, Monday Kurds in London organized a protest demo in support of Syrian Kurds to attend in Geneva Conference II. This action was carried out following the recall of Democratic Union Party (PYD) to support the Kurdish presence in Switzerland on Wednesday. On this rally the PYD representative in London Mr Cudi stressed the Kurds…
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Attack on Kurdish Kolbers by the Iranian regime, 2 killed and 4 wounded
Attack on Kurdish Kolbers by the Iranian regime is continued. Subsequently gunfire by the Iranian military, two Kurdish kolbers from Serdesht lost their lives and some other fellow Kurds from Meriwan was also badly injured by the Iranian military and 3 other Kolbers from Serdesht were also injured. Wednesday on 25th of December, Iranian military…
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Sirwan Aryo Leylax: The Iranian government should provide serious actions for changes instead of giving empty promises
After the government of Hassan Rouhani came to power, some changes have been done in foreign policy. However, in domestic policies, such as citizen rights to non-Persian nationalities in Iran, promises have remained as announcements and slogans. What is more, the repressions and executions have increased in numbers. Sirwan Aryo Leylax, member of Coordination of…
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Meriwan residents in clash with Iranian Plain Clothes
Pressure, prohibition and repression of the Iranian regime are continuing against the Kurds in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) resorting to various strategies. According to Firat News Agency from Meriwan, a number of Plain Clothes have been attempting to collect satellite dishes in the village of Kure Musewi (Meriwan). The action of these troops, which was accompanied with…
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PJAK: Iranian political and democratic change requires taking serious and practical steps
During recent Iranian presidential election many discussions and slogans about political change in Iran were proposed. Topics such as security perspective, civil rights, dealing with issue of people (nations), studying with mother tongue, economical discriminations, and cultural divide were among many topics that were proposed from early days of the election. Recently these topics have…
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Sign a petition in support of Zagros Mountains by the Kurdish citizens
According to the Project Manager of Zagros Forests Protection, has been destroyed 1,132,000 hectares of six million hectares from Zagros forest area over the past three years. Meanwhile, on Monday 13.01.2014 the Kurdistan supporters of environment signed a petition in Ilam (Rojhelat city) on protection of Zagros forests. According to ISNA (Iran Student News Agency),…
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The reactionary phenomenon of deliberate mass linguicide policy of non-Persian nations in Iran
By: Rahim Hamid Preface I begin my study by addressing some constructive questions about the common factors that can be attributed to the gradual extinction of language, which frequently occurs intentionally and systematically particularly in multiethnic countries that one language strictly dominated on other languages as a discriminatory policy to assimilate the language of the…
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Abuse of Kolbers bodies after killing them by the Iranian regime
Following the killing of Kurdish Kolbers in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan), was killed a Kurdish youth from Serdesht and one Kolber was wounded by the direct firing from the Iranian troops. Saman Xizri 26 newlywed from Nalas (Serdesht funtions) was murdered on Saturday by the border forces of Iran under the pretext of carrying contraband. It…
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Iranian regime boosts Basij membership in schools
The policy of ethnocide is one of the most powerful tools for oppressing a nation. The Kurdish nation in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) has been exposed to this policy. The assimilation processes in Rojhelat are not based on a single form but employed in different types and aimed at different groups. The Basij is a militia…
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Paris, one year ago
ANF, PARIS – One year ago today (09.01.2013), Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were brutally murdered in the French capital Paris. They were hit in a place they considered safe, the office Fidan was going to everyday to do her job: a meticulous, diplomatic work to get French politicians aware and informed on…
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Guerrillas commemorate Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi
ANF, BEHDINAN – Guerrillas of the Kurdish movement organized a commemoration ceremony for Sakine Cansız, a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Fidan Doğan, the representative of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) in Paris, and Leyla Şaylemez, member of the Kurdish youth movement, who were executed in the French capital Paris on 9 January…
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PJAK: The prerequisite for stability and consistency in Iran is the preservation of all diversities
The global system is confronted with many crises with the structural crises on the top, so it is restructuring itself in a way that would meet its vested interests. Undoubtedly in line with the restructuring, the region where the global system has encountered a more problems than other regions is the Middle East. In the…
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Iranian regime has blocked social networking for criminal purposes
The Iranian regime has always been afraid from leak of information to abroad. This can be seen when the Iran is faced with internal discontent. Social networking is a crucial role in organizing revolutions around the World. Iran is among the countries that have adopted restrictions on social networking sites such as Yahoo and Facebook…
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A Kurdish journalist and five other Kurdish people were arrested in Rojhelat
The Kurdish journalist Qasim Ehmedi was sent to a Mehabad prison after completing two years of imprisonment. According to some sources, the Kurdish journalist and political activist Qasim Ehmedi was sentenced to two years of prison by Urmiye appeals court. Qasim Ehmedi was the editor of Rojev magazine which is the student quarterly magazine in…