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	<title>Alliance for Kurdish Rights</title>
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	<description>In Defense of Kurdish Human Rights</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comic: Turkey - Successful arrest?</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/07/04/comic-turkey-successful-arrest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                  This comic is inspired by the Kurdish youth who have been harrassed and charged in Turkey simply for singing a song in the Kurdish language.

You can read more about the Kurdish case at our upcoming site, which is currently under massive construction, or by reading posts by Kurdish authors Goran and Niroj.
Turkish version of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany bans Kurdish TV despite decisions in Denmark that the station is acting lawfully</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/07/02/germany-bans-kurdish-tv-despite-decisions-in-denmark-that-the-station-is-acting-lawfully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Danish-based television broadcaster, Roj-TV, was recently banned in Germany after officials declared that they believe the station shows support for the conflict between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels in Turkey.   The German Interior Ministry said Roj-TV was serving as a mouthpiece for the Kurdistan Workers&#8217; Party, or the PKK, which is outlawed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Your Name Is Kurdish Then You Cannot Enter Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/24/if-your-name-is-kurdish-then-you-cannot-enter-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Bia News Center:

A German citizen child whose father is a political refuge was not allowed to enter Turkey since his name included previously banned W letter, although this law is not in effect any longer. The DTP submits a motion of question.
A German citizen child whose father is a political refugee was not allowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSF: Kurdish journalist gets 11-year prison sentence, Tehran daily closed for criticising Ahmadinejad</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/24/rsf-kurdish-journalist-gets-11-year-prison-sentence-tehran-daily-closed-for-criticising-ahmadinejad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reporters Without Borders:

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) firmly condemns the 11-year prison sentence imposed on Kurdish journalist Mohammad Sadegh Kabovand on 22 June for “activity against national security.” The organisation has also learned that the daily Tehran Emrooz was closed on 21 June, a few days after running several articles criticising President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRW: Iran Must Guarantee Fair Court Hearings for Two Kurdish Women</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/23/hrw-iran-guarantee-fair-court-hearings-for-two-kurdish-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The lives and safety of 2 more Kurdish activists in Iran are in danger&#8230;
Hana Abdi - charged for her involvement in Kurdish and women rights faces charges of 5 years in prison. Just this year, at least one other Kurdish activist has reportedly died in Iranian prison under torture.
Ronak Safarzadeh - charged for her involvement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KHRP publishes latest issue of its legal review and trial observation report</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/23/khrp-publishes-latest-issue-of-its-legal-review-and-trial-observation-report-on-freedom-of-expression-in-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent Announcement by the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP):
KHRP is pleased to announce the publication of issue 13 of its biannual Legal Review, and its latest Trial Observation Report, ‘Persecuting Publishers, Stifling Debate: Freedom of Expression in Turkey’.
KHRP’s Legal Review is the only existing legal journal covering significant legislative and policy developments in the Kurdish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Kurdish Party in Turkey threatened</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/18/pro-kurdish-party-in-turkey-threatened/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/18/pro-kurdish-party-in-turkey-threatened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The National by Thomas Seibert, (Foreign Correspondent):

Turkish Kurdish party threatened
ISTANBUL // As Turkey awaits the outcome of a court case aimed at banning the country&#8217;s ruling party, the main pro-Kurdish party has also been fighting for survival before the same court in a case that highlights Turkey&#8217;s continued problems to deal with the Kurdish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AI: Turkey - Three children on trial in case over freedom of expression</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/18/ai-turkey-three-children-on-trial-in-case-over-freedom-of-expression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[18 June 08 - Public Statement from Amnesty International:

Turkey: Three children on trial in case over freedom of expression
Tomorrow, 19 June, three boys, aged 15, 15 and 17 at the time that the alleged offence was committed, will go on trial in Diyarbakır in the south east of Turkey accused of violating Article 7/2 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRW: Repression of Activists Continues in Syria</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/13/hrw-repression-of-activists-continues-in-syria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/13/hrw-repression-of-activists-continues-in-syria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch released a report yesterday documenting that the Syrian authorities continue to arrest, try, and harass political and human rights activists. Amidst increasing calls in Western countries to increase diplomatic engagement with Syrian authorities, Human Rights Watch urged that &#8220;an improvement in the treatment of these activists be at the heart of any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRW: Let Prisoners Get Needed Medical Care in Iran</title>
		<link>http://www.kurdishrights.org/2008/06/13/hrw-let-prisoners-get-needed-medical-care-in-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch last week called on Iranian authorities to grant three political prisoners access to much-needed proper medical attention.
They are being held in the notorious Evin Prison, a security unit where Human Rights Watch has previously documented abuses. Cleric Ayatollah Kazemi Boroujerdi, journalist and activist Mohammad-Sadiq Kaboudvand, and prominent human rights advocate Emad Baghi [...]]]></description>
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