Kurdistan Press Agency
Kurdistan
Weekly Report on Human Rights Violation at Iranian Kurdish Areas
For the sake of revealing human rights violation, Kurdistan Press Agency attempts to issue and publish a report twice a month under the name of ‘Perspective of the Week’
Human Rights
Kurdistan
U.S. State Dept: Iran should release ailing activists Mohammadi and Kaboudvand
In a press statement just hours ago, the US Department of State’s Victoria Nuland called on Iran to release “all political prisoners”, but expressed particular concern for two journalists currently serving sentences for their human rights…
Kurdistan
Right groups call on Iran to release Kurdish activist
Three human rights organisations have called on the Iranian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release an ailing Kurdish journalist and activist whose health conditions "have drastically deteriorated" after staging lengthy…
Iran
Iran shuts down coffee shops in morality crackdown
Iranian police shut down dozens of restaurants and coffee shops over the weekend, Iranian media reported, in a renewed crackdown on what the state sees as immoral and un-Islamic behaviour.
Iran
Iranian authorities crack down on dress code
The Ahwaz public prosecutor has announced that women will be sentenced to cash fines or imprisonment if they are seen in public disobeying the Islamic dress code.
Kurdistan
182 Kurdish couriers killed and injured in 14 months
Since the beginning of Iranian calendar year of 1390 (March 21, 2011), around 182 couriers people who carry goods on their back) have been killed and injured by the government forces along the border of Kurdish regions in Iran.
Iran
Iran: Illegal immigrants denied food and services
Iranian media report that the Fars Provincial government has prohibited the sale of food and the delivery of public and medical services to “illegal immigrants” in the province.
Iran
Iranians Replace Meat With Pasta as Oil Sanctions Hit Nation
Maryam Taghavi is feeding her family more pasta and grinding vegetable filler into her chopped meat as she seeks to cope with international sanctions that are taking their toll on the Iranian economy.
Iran
UN Rapporteurs Condemn Iranian Executions
Three United Nations' special rapporteurs -- on Iran, summary executions, and torture -- have condemned the recent executions of four members of the Ahwazi Arab minority in Iran.
Iran
IRGC Prepares For Large Cultural Maneuver In Tehran
As more economists speak of the impossibility of bringing the new wave of inflation in Iran under control, Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the police are preparing themselves to confront potential social unrest in the future.