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Kurdistan
Iran’s Islamic Court Delivers a 12 Year Sentence for Kurdish Activist
Islamic Court in Wurme (Orumieh in Persian) sentences a Kurdish activist from the city of Piranshar to 12 year imprisonment.
Human Rights
Iran
Kurdish Cartoonist Wins the Hypocritical Anti-ISIS Cartoon Competition in Iran
Kurdish Cartoonist Aref Niazi, from Kermashan (Kermanshah in Persian), was declared the winner of the hypocritical anti—ISIS cartoon competition, sponsored by the Islamic government in Iran.
Iran
Scores of Social Media Users Arrested on National Security Charges
Iranian authorities arrested five social media users on security charges, a judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on Monday, in the latest incident in the establishment’s long fight to suppress online dissenters.
Iran
Dr. Ahmed Shaheed: Silencing Journalist Voices, Signs of Worsening Human Rights Situation in Iran
The arbitrary and unlawful arrest and prosecution of journalists and activists in Iran weakens the protection of human rights of all in Iran, a United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed said on June 5.
Kurdistan
Three Weeks after Public Protests in Mahabad, the Fate of a Teenage Girl is Uncertain
Three weeks after the public protest in Mahabad, and other Kurdish cities in Iran, the fate of a 17 year-old girl is still unknown.
Kurdistan
Another Kurdish Courier Worker Killed in Shino
With the death of another Kurdish courier worker (kolbar) in Shino, the death and injury toll of cross-border couriers has reached nine, since the start of spring season which coincides with the start of new calendar year in Iran.
Kurdistan
Five Were Arrested in Wurme Province
The intelligence agents of the Wurme Province (West Azarbijan) have arrested at least five people, alleged to have been engaged in political activities.
Kurdistan
Indiscriminate Attack on Kurdish Cross-border Couriers Injures One
Another Kurdish cross-border courier (kolbar) became the victim of another indiscriminate and lethal attack of Islamic Republic of Iran’s border security forces.
Kurdistan
Scores Arrested and Injured Following the Recent Unrest in Kurdistan
Approximately 218 people have been arrested and injured in the last few days during the unrest in Mahabad, and other Kurdish cities in Iran, by security and intelligence forces.
Kurdistan
Orumiyeh Vice- Governor: PDKI and Komala are Behind the Unrest
Provincial officials have kept a tight lid on the events that unfolded on Sunday. Rather than responding to calls for justice by the public, officials are threatening Mahabad’s residents with reprisal.