Tag: news
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PJAK: Helebce massacre, a symbol of obliteration policy against the Kurdish nation
Today, 25 years have passed from Helebce massacre. State-nation system, which in itself is a system of massacre and occupation, has carried denial policy against nations in the Middle East in the last century. The core of this system is a weak mentality that is responsible for the massacres in Dersim, Geliye Zilan, Armenians and…
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Karayılan: Newroz to be the day of liberation against all genocides
ANF, Behdinan — In an interview to ANF, Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) Executve Council President Murat Karayılan said that the Newroz of 2013 meant the beginning of a historic process, democratic liberation and freedom of Leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan). Karayılan remarked that light must be shed on the Roboski Massacre and Paris killings, underlining; “Just like…
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Kışanak: Öcalan to make a call on 21 March
ANF, Istanbul — Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Gültan Kışanak has spoken to international media about the ongoing process of talks between the Turkish state and Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. Speaking at Taksim Hill Hotel in Istanbul on Thursday, Kışanak underlined that the 200 years-old Kurdish issue can come up with a solution through…
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Educational system in Iran – Opposing use of mother tongue and trying to assimilate the language of other nations
Iranian regime has boosted attempts on preventing improvements to mother tongue learning and tried to assimilate language of other nations in Iran by increasing teaching Persian language in pre-school level. Deputy director of elementary education in Ministry of Education mentioned that one hundred hours teaching in Persian language for non-Persians students will be taken into…
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The massacre policy of occupiers have failed against our nation’s will in western Kurdistan
On March 12th, 2004 Syrian armed forces widely attacked tens of Kurdish citizens in Qamishlo and had martyrized them. The history of our nation in western Kurdistan is full of resistance movement against the massacre policy of Syrian Ba’ath regime. This resistance has roots in Kurdish people’s beliefs and culture in this part of Kurdistan.…
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Wave of mass arrests in eastern Kurdistan; preventing all civil activities and the press
ANF — Recent reports confirm that the number of arrests of Kurdish civilians and journalists by the Iranian intelligence agencies has dramatically risen. News say that in the last 10 days tens have been arrested in this regard. Mesoud and Xosrow Kordpour, two journalist brothers and two of Mokrian news agency directors, are among the…
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PJAK condemned execution and mass arrests of Kurdish political activists in Iran
The Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) condemned execution and mass arrests of Kurdish political activists in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In recent days, Islamic Republic of Iran has intensified pressure on Kurds, especially on Kurdish political activists. As a result of these pressures, several political activists in cities of Sine (Sanandaj), Mehabad, Shno…
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The ceremony to remember Helebce casualties in Payame Noor University of Meriwan
ANF, Meriwan – Despite, the prohibitions Iranian security organisations have made in recent years to avoid Helebce (town in southern Kurdistan) memorial ceremony; a group of students in Payame Noor University of Meriwan were planned to hold the twenty-fifth anniversary of Helebce victims. The ceremony was begun at 09:30 on 10/03/2013 followed by one minute’s…
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BDP-DTK: This year’s Newroz is of historic importance
ANF, Amed — Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chairs Ahmet Türk and Aysel Tuğluk and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Gültan Kışanak held a press conference at the DTK building in Diyarbakır about the Newroz celebrations to take place this year in North Kurdistan and Turkey. Making the first speech here, DTK…
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More than 50 civil and political activists have arrested during last two months in eastern Kurdistan
ANF, Emjed Hosein Penahi — A new wave of arrests of activists and journalists in eastern Kurdistan shows that Iran’s Islamic Regime acts against present Constitutional Law of Iran, and put more pressure on civil activists and journalists not to reflect Human rights violations in Kurdistan and Iran. Based on official statistics more than 50…
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12 arrested in Pawe (city in eastern Kurdistan)
ANF, Pawe – Saturday March 9, five citizens from Pawe were arrested by the Iranian Security Forces. Detainees are ‘Qaneh Hatemi, Mohammad Negari, Babek Abasi, Motesem Shafei and Jahanbexsh Ahmedi,’ Hrana Agency reported. It does not disclose the cause of their detention by the officials but it seems that activities in cyberspace have led to…
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Mohsen Rezaee officially announced to be a candidate for the Iranian presidential election in eastern Kurdistan
The secretary general of Expediency Discernment Council addressed the people of Divandareh in the city’s Grand Mosque: “I have been asked several time whether I will participate in the scene of presidential election or not, and I had postponed the answer to this question to the appropriate time and place, and today, among the people…
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International Women’s Day celebrated in Ney and women assembled in Imam mountain in Meriwan
ANF, Meriwan — The ceremony of 8th of March, the International Women’s Day, was held by “Meriwan’s Women Society” with association of civil activists in Ney (village in eastern Kurdistan). Also with the initiative of Meriwan’s Women society, a group of women celebrated the International Women’s Day over the mountain of Imam. Celebration of women’s…
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Iran intelligence agency in Meriwan rejected The Green Community of Chiyay Meriwan’s request for plant sapling
ANF, Meriwan — A few days ago, with spring approaching, ‘The Green Community of Chiyay Meriwan’ officially requested authorities in Meriwan, city in eastern Kurdistan, to issuing permit for plant sapling , but Iranian intelligence agency was rejected their request. According to a local source told Firat Agency, a few days ago activist in ‘The…
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A message from Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi in observance of Women’s International Day
ANF — Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, the head of Free Life Party of Kurdistan, PJAK, through a message congratulated women’s international day, March 8th, to all the women across the world, especially to the women of Kurdistan. It is stated in Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, head of PJAK’s message: “156 years has passed from the…
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YJRK (Eastern Kurdistan Women’s Union): Illuminating example of sacrifices; elevating struggle levels of women’s army across all Kurdistan
ANF — “The Eastern Kurdistan Women’s Union, YJRK” published a statement for March 8, International Women’s Day, congratulated this day as a celebration of freedom for women, and stated: “Today, with the sunrise of people’s freedom in the Middle East, particularly, in the Arab countries, we are witnessing women’s forefront role. However the sun for…
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Abdullah Ocalan: A free nation cannot be possible without free women
Newroz TV — Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of Kurdish nation sent a message in relation to 8th March, the International Women´s Day, and was read in a meeting that was organized in the city of Amed in relation to the 8 March on 3rd February. Ocalan in his message asked women to reject the slavery…
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Salih Muslim blamed Turkey for bloodshed in Syria and West Kurdistan
NEWROZ TV — Salih Muslim the leader of The Democratic Union Party (PYD) blamed Turkey for bloodshed in Syria and West Kurdistan. Salih Muslim in a press conference in Paris on February 27 stated; it was Turkey that diverted the Syrian revolution from its main way and militarized it. It is Turkey that supports Jihadists…
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On the current situation in Western Kurdistan
As the fighting continues and indeed intensifies it becomes more evident by the day that the turmoil in Syria has no easing in sight. This has to do with several reasons. Firstly, as the conflict wears on, the opposition that was organized by the country’s majority Sunni population looks more and more fragmented and radicalized…
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Iranian security forces raided the homes of villagers
NEWROZ TV — The Iranian security forces raided the homes of four Kurdish civilians in the village Brweshxwaran, beat them and searched their home. According to the local sources, Iranian security forces raided the homes of Shefiq Aqacani, Dawud Cehangir Zade and Irac Iyuri in the village of Brweshxwaran around the city of Selmas, searched their…