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Kurdistan
Civilians Continue to be Summoned to the Intelligence Office in Sina
In a chain of summoning Kurdish civilian activists, another cultural activist was called to Sina’s (Sanandaj in Persian) Intelligence office.
Human Rights
Iran
State Department: Iran Disproportionately Targets National Minority Groups
The government disproportionately targeted minority groups, including Kurds, Arabs, Azeris, and Baluchis, for arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention, and physical abuse, says the State Department report.
Kurdistan
Kurdish Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike for 19 Days
There are growing concerns about the condition of a Kurdish political prisoner on hunger strike.
Kurdistan
Kurdish Political Activist Summoned to Revolutionary Courts
Kurdish political activist, Muxtar Zarei, has been summoned to Sina’s Islamic Revolutionary Court.
Kurdistan
Mansur Arvand, Kurdish Political Prisoner Was Executed
Kurdish political prisoner’s execution sentence was carried out following his transfer to Miandoab Prison.
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.
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.