Iraq In an unexpected move, on Tuesday, February 15, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled “the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law …
Kurdistan Digest
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Iran Several Iranian teachers remain jailed for protesting poor wages and living conditions. The exiled Cooperation Center for Iranian Kurdistan’s Political Parties (CCIKP) released …
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Iran Iranian authorities jailed at least 23 people in Iran’s Kurdish region last week, including a female activist named Zaman Zeawia and film director …
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Iran A Sanandaj court sentenced a Kurdish environmental activist named Armin Aesparlous, who was arrested in October 2021, to one year in prison for …
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Iran A Kurdish language teacher and activist named Zara Mohammadi turned herself in to Iranian authorities after an appeals court confirmed her five-year prison …
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Turkey Several protests broke out in Istanbul and Turkey’s Kurdish region after an armed Turkish man attacked the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) building …
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Iran The Iranian regime executed Heidar Ghorbani, a Kurdish political prisoner, despite outcry by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International. According to the Hengaw …
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Iran The intelligence officers (Ettela’at) raid the home of a female Kurdish activist named Kazhal Nasri in Sanandaj on Sunday. The activist’s home was …
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Iran The Iranian authorities arrested more Kurds across the region, including a female activist Chinei Sharifi in Bokan, two siblings in Nei village …
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Iran On Friday, anti-government protests peaked after days of protests over Isfahan’s drought, especially its primary river, the Zayandeh River. According to Iranian rights …