Kurdistan Press Agency
Iran
Trade unionist given six-year prison sentence
Amnesty International announced in an urgent action request that Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi has been sentenced to six years ' imprisonment on vaguely worded charges.
Human Rights
Iran
UN experts urge Iran to ensure protection for human rights defenders
A group of independent United Nations experts have condemned the ongoing arrests and harsh sentencing of human rights defenders and their lawyers in Iran.
Human Rights
US calls on Iran to release imprisoned journalists
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United States called on the Iranian government to release all jailed journalists.
Iran
Uzbekistan, Belarus, Iran Among World's Worst Media Censors
leading journalism watchdog group has listed authorities in Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Iran as among the world's leading media censors.
Human Rights
Thirty dead in Syria despite new UN plea
Reuters - BEIRUT—Violence erupted in two Syrian provinces on Tuesday, with a rights group reporting 10 civilians dead in an army mortar attack and 12 soldiers killed in a fire-fight with rebel gunmen as U.N. monitors sought to shore up a…
Kurdistan
Three youth are run over by regime's security forces
The security forces on the back of a military vehicle targeted a group of youth on a motorcycle in the city of Mariwan resulting in the serious injury of Behzad Darbarzin.
Kurdistan
The fate of two residents of Mahabad remains unknown
there is no information about the fate of two citizens of Mahabad whom were arrested a few days ago by the Intelligence Ministry.
Kurdistan
Beating and torture of the 5 prisoners sentenced to death in Oroumiyeh prison
5 prisoners sentenced to death in Oroumiyeh prison have been severely beaten and tortured on the pretext of preventing them from jailbreak by officers and special guards of the prison.
Human Rights
US State Department calls on Iran to release Kaboudvand and 90 other journalists+video
US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland called upon the Iranian Government to release Kaboudvand and the some 90 other journalist it’s currently holding in Iranian prisons.
Kurdistan
Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan in the past 30 days
According to latest news and information received from Kurdistan and on-the-ground events in the Kurdish areas of Iran in the last month and all the evidences available show that the lack of any sense of civilian security and safety is…