Kurdistan Press Agency
Kurdistan
Nosoud security forces brazen out with local on-foot merchants
Following the encounter of the security forces stationed in “Nosoud District” with the border traders in the region, their passage was blocked to the border markets.
Human Rights
Human Rights
US, EU Tighten Syria Sanctions as Death Toll Mounts
The United States and the European Union tightened sanctions on Syria Thursday as the United Nations said the death toll in the Damascus government's crackdown on protestors now exceeds 4,000. A top State Department official said Syrian…
Kurdistan
Three Kurdish citizens were detained in Dehgolan (Iranian Kurdistan)
Three Kurdish citizens were detained by the Islamic Republic security forces in Dehgolan (a city located in Iranian Kurdistan)
Iran
Iranian protesters enter British Embassy compound in Tehran
Iranian protesters stormed two British Embassy compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, hurling petrol bombs and burning the British flag during a rally to protest against sanctions imposed by Britain, live Iranian television…
Kurdistan
No News on the Condition of Jailed Female Blogger
Although one week has passed since Rojin Mohammadi was arrested upon arriving in Iran, nothing is known about her current condition. Rojin Mohammadi is a blogger and medical student at the University of Manila (UM) in Philippines.
Human Rights
UN: Syrian Forces Commit 'Crimes Against Humanity'
A U.N. investigation released Monday accused Syrian forces of killing and torturing children and other crimes against humanity over the past eight months as President Bashar Assad's regime tried to crush an unprecedented uprising.
Kurdistan
A Kurdish border worker was injured by the military forces
A Kurdish worker was injured on the shared border of Iran and Iraq in Mariwan(west of Iranian Kurdistan) by the Islamic Republic military forces.
Kurdistan
Rojin Mohammadi, Iranian student and blogger arrested
Rojin Mohammadi, a medical student at Manila Medical School of Philippines got arrested upon her return to Iran and was transferred to Evin. Ms Rojin Mohammadi flew from Istanbul, Turkey to Iran on Aban 23, 1390 (24 /10 / 2011) and she was…
Human Rights
UN panel condemns Syria for crackdown
The UN General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Syria for its eight-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in a vote backed by Western nations and a number of Arab states.
Iran
UN Resolution Ramps up Cross-Regional International Pressure on Iran's Human Rights Crisis
The draft resolution was adopted with 86 votes in favor, 32 against, and 59 abstentions. Mohammad Javad Larijani, Iran’s highest human rights official, spent this last week in New York defending Iran’s human rights record and addressed the…