Kurdistan Press Agency
Iran
Human Rights Organizations Condemn the Destruction of Sunni Place of Worship in Tehran
Eleven human rights organizations released a statement condemning the destruction of a Sunni place of worship in Tehran.
Human Rights
Iran
Pendant (94-12): KURDPA’S Weekly Report on Women’s Rights Issues
This week’s Pendant update includes Women’s rights violations in Kurdistan which consists of: Suspicious death of two young girls and one woman in the cities of Marivan, Mahabad Three young girls commit Suicide in the cities of Bokan,…
Iran
Iran-Iraq War Landmines still take Innocent Lives
The left-over landmines from the Iran-Iraq war still haunt residents of Eastern Kurdistan where much of the 8-year war took place.
Kurdistan
Brutal Attacks on Two More Courier Workers
Armed assaults on Kurdish courier workers (Kolbars) continues, and the latest ambush and direct shootings targeting kolbars in Piranshar and Nowsud injured two.
Iran
Amnesty: 700 Executions in Iran in Just Six Months
It is believed the Iranian authorities have executed about 700 people in six months, according to Amnesty International.
Kurdistan
Amnesty: Saman Nassem Must be Given a Fair Trial
Amnesty International urged Iranian authorities to grant Saman Naseem , a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, a full and fair retrial.
Kurdistan
With the Death of another Kolbar, Death and Injury Toll Reaches 23
A Kurdish courier worker (Kolbar) from the suburbs of Pirsnshar died following two days of hospitalization.
Kurdistan
Another Kurdish Kolbar Killed in Saqez
A Kurdish courier worker (Kolbar) from the city of Saqez in Eastern Kurdistan was shot and injured at the border of Shiler, by Iranian Border Guards.
Kurdistan
Saman Naseem Contacts Family 144 Days after His Scheduled Execution
After 144 days since his disappearance, Saman Nassem, a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, was permitted to contact his family on July 11 from Zanjan city’s Sari Prison.
Kurdistan
Resurgence of Acid Attacks in Iran, on Three Young Kurdish Women in Bokan
Following a series of acid attacks on women in the Iranian city of Isfahan in 2014, similar attacks are reported in the Kurdish city of Bokan in Wurme (West Azerbijan) Province.