Kurdistan Press Agency
Kurdistan
Khalil Bahramian: The Execution of "Sherko Moarefi" is not unexpected.
Sherko Moarefi's lawyer said that his client is in the imminent danger of execution.
Human Rights
Human Rights
China Leads Prisoner Execution List, Iran Stands Second
Half of the total number of executions last year around the world was carried out in Iran whereas China, that refuses to disclose figures on the number of prisoners executed, still leads with thousands of executions every year.
Iran
Iran’s cyber police to keep checks on internet use
Iran hasn’t been shy about efforts to monitor, filter and block content on the internet. Now it has taken the next leap, turning online censorship into an institution.
Kurdistan
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” supported Kurdish strikers in France
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” issued a declaration of regarding the unlimited hunger strike of the Kurdish writers and civil activists in Strasbourg in Alsace (France).
Human Rights
Syrian tanks storm northern town of Saraqib
Syrian forces pounded the already battered city of Homs with tank and mortar fire and troops raided a rebellious northern town on Saturday, leaving 10 civilians and four soldiers dead, opposition activists said.
Human Rights
Iranian weapons help Assad put down Syria protests
Iran is providing a broad array of assistance to Syrian President Bashar Assad to help him suppress anti-government protests, from high-tech surveillance technology to guns and ammunition, U.S. and European security officials say.
Human Rights
UN extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Iran
The United Nations Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran.
Iran
World’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission that monitors global religious freedom, today released its 2012 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following…
Human Rights
Chinese firm helps Iran spy on citizens
A Chinese telecommunications equipment company has sold Iran's largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring landline, mobile and internet communications, interviews and contract documents show.
Iran
Jail, exile and death for young Arab prisoners
The Ahvaz Revolutionary Court has sentenced a number of Arab-minority political prisoners to death and imprisonment.