Kurdistan Press Agency
Human Rights
Six Iranian Ahwazi Arabs Facing unfair Trials
Six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arabs facing unfair trial on 20 May
Human Rights
Kurdistan
Iran's para-military open fire on Kurdish field pickers, killing one
Iranian para-military forces opened fire on a group of Kurdish field pickers in the mountains of Oshnawieh city in West-Azerbijan province, killing one person.
Kurdistan
Young Kurdish girl commits suicide
Family problems, social impasses and state sanctioned gender discrimination in the Kurdish areas of Iran are the leading cause of high suicide rate among girls
Iran
Iran hangs man for killing nuclear scientist
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist has been hanged.
Kurdistan
A Kurdish man from Bokan, missing for more than a month
A Kurdish man from the city of Bokan has been missing for a month and there is no information on his whereabouts.
Kurdistan
The whereabouts of three Kurdish political prisoners are still unknown
The whereabouts of three Kurdish political prisoners are still unknown for four years following their arrest.
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.
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.