Human Rights

Kurdistan

Piranshar: Kurdish Teacher Removed for Involvement in Cultural Activities

The job of a Kurdish teacher in the city of Piranshar has been threatened by the city’s Board of Education for his involvement in cultural activities.

9 July 2015

Kurdistan

Four More Kurdish Courier Workers Fallen Victim to Border Guards’ Direct Shooting

In the course of killings, as a result of direct and indiscriminative shootings at Kurdish courier workers (kolbars) by paramilitary and border guards, four more Kurdish civilians in search of making a living have fallen victim.

8 July 2015

Kurdistan

Kurdish Activists under Continued Pressure from Security Agencies

Lately, the Intelligence Office of Wurme (West Azerbijan) Province has been putting pressure on cultural activists in attempts to hamper their activities.

7 July 2015

Kurdistan

RMMK: We Demand the Release of Founding Father of Human Rights

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan released a statement on the 8th anniversary of Mohammad Sadigh Kaboudvand, a prominent Kurdish human rights activist.

3 July 2015

Kurdistan

Civilians Continue to be Summoned to the Intelligence Office in Sina

In a chain of summoning Kurdish civilian activists, another cultural activist was called to Sina’s (Sanandaj in Persian) Intelligence office.

30 June 2015

Iran

State Department: Iran Disproportionately Targets National Minority Groups

The government disproportionately targeted minority groups, including Kurds, Arabs, Azeris, and Baluchis, for arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention, and physical abuse, says the State Department report.

29 June 2015