Iran According to a report recently released by the Kurdistan Human Rights Association, five Kurdish prisoners were executed in Iran in May of 2017.…
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Iran Six major opposition Kurdish parties denounced the results of Iran’s recent presidential elections. In a press conference, Mustafa Mawlodi, spokesperson for the Democratic…
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Iran The Iranian regime agreed with the Turkish government’s proposal to build a wall on the border of Iran and Turkey. During a press…
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Iran The Kurdistan Human Rights Association (HARAN) reported that prisoners from Sanandaj prison continue to engage in various protests — such as hunger strikes,…
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Iran After the spokesperson for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Bahram Qasmi, said “[Iran] will strongly stand against any measures taken with…
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Iran The Kurdistan Human Rights Association reported a protest by Kurdish residents of Hasan Abad town in Sanandaj demanding better service and protesting the…
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Iran Kurdistan human rights organizations reported that six Kurdish political prisoners went on hunger strike in solidarity with Turkey’s Kurdish political prisoners’ hunger strike.…
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Iran The Amnesty International released its annual “The Death Penalty in 2016: Facts and Figures”. In the report Amnesty listed Iran as the third…
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Iran The Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), reported that the Iranian intelligence forces detained a Kurdish photographer who owns photography store in Piranshar city. According…
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Iran Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, submitted a report to the Human Rights Council about the…