Released by the Kurdish Institute of Paris:
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We, the undersigned, declare that we are Kurds and that we want to be recognised as such, to live in dignity as Kurds in the land of our ancestors and to express our culture freely.
Since the creation of the Turkish Republic, the Kurdish people, [...]
AKR is deeply concerned about the deteriorating condition of Mohammad Sadigh Kabodwand, jailed founder and chairman of the Kurdish Human Rights Organization. We urge the international community to put pressure on the Iranian government and to responsibly care for him while in custody.
Background
According to our information, Kabodwand, editor of the banned weekly “Payam-e [...]
Kurdish activist Hiwa Butimar has had his appeal rejected and has been sentenced to death by Iran’s Revolutionary Court, the Iranian Minorities’ Human Rights Organisation (IMHRO) reported.
Source: IMHRO
2008-04-18
Hiwa Butimar a 29 year old Kurdish journalist and environmental activist have been sentenced to death by branch number one of the Revolutionary Court in Mariwan city, [...]
Urge Turkey to abolish article 301 in which Leyla Zana was indicted under.
Amnesty International is extremely concerned with the frequent use of Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) to prosecute human rights defenders, journalists and other members of civil society peacefully expressing their dissenting opinion. Article 301, on the denigration of Turkishness, the [...]
