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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.
Human Rights
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.
Kurdistan
Kurdish Cultural and Political Activists under Pressure from Rawansar Intelligence Office
Some of the cultural and political activists in the city of Rawansar have been called to the city’s Intelligence Office for alleged ties to Kurdish dissident political organizations.
Kurdistan
Wurme: Husband Kills His Wife
A Kurdish woman from Wrume (West Azarbaijan) Province in Eastern Kurdistan was shot and killed by her husband.
Iran
Human Rights Expert: Absence of Human Rights from the Negotiations is a Political Mistake
Despite numerous calls over the past year by human rights organizations to include concerns about Iran’s human rights violations in the negotiation, the deal was reached without it.
Kurdistan
Pendant (94-10): Kurdpa’s Weekly Report on Women’s Issues in Kurdistan and Iran
This week’s Pendant report consists of one case of female suicide in Kurdistan and updates on the conditions of two female political prisoners in other parts of Iran.
Kurdistan
Kurdistan: Assaults Continue on Kurdish Courier Workers
Armed assaults on Kurdish courier workers (Kolbars) continues, and the latest attack and direct shooting in Sardasht border region, has injured one Kolbar.