Execution of Minorities: Iran’s strategy to create a climate of fear across Iran
Human Rights Watch, in a statement issued on 11 November, strongly condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran’s increasing reliance on ...
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Kurdish political prisoners in Iran: Eight face execution, life sentences, forced disappearance
In Iran, at least eight Kurdish political prisoners, including activists and human rights defenders, face execution, life imprisonment or enforced ...
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Calls for freedom for Kurdish political prisoners at Paris concert
A concert was held in Paris on Saturday calling for the release of Kurdish political prisoners, including Kurdistan Workers' Party ...
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Top Iranian court confirms death sentence for Kurdish political prisoner Hatam Özdemir
The death sentence of Hatam Özdemir, a Kurdish political prisoner from Turkey, has been upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, the ...
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Kurdish political prisoners boycott Turkish courts, intensify protest action amid hunger strike
Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have intensified protest action amid ongoing hunger strikes, now boycotting court appearances and refusing family ...
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The dirty case of a Kurdish journalist in a Dutch cell
Fréderike Geerdink It’s been two weeks now since journalist Serdar Karakoç was arrested in the Netherlands and locked ...
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Zazaki Music Duo marks 30 years with a tribute to Kurdish political prisoners
Metin & Kemal Kahraman, a Zazaki music duo from Turkey, known for producing ethno-protest music for decades, commemorated their 30th ...
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Turkey: Alarm at Kurdish prisoner deaths in prisons visited by EU anti-torture commission
A Kurdish prisoner has died in suspicious circumstances in a Turkish prison. This is the second such incident following recent ...
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Selahattin Demirtaş sends message of support to Saturday Mothers on 1000th week of protest
Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is currently serving a 42-year sentence related to Turkey's notorious Kobani ...
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Kurdish Assembly in London hosts symposium on political prisoners
The Kurdish People's Assembly hosted a symposium on political prisoners at SOAS University in London, UK, on 18 May, with ...
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