Kurdistan Press Agency
Iran
Iran-Iraq War Landmines still take Innocent Lives
The left-over landmines from the Iran-Iraq war still haunt residents of Eastern Kurdistan where much of the 8-year war took place.
Iran
Iran
Bahman Ghobadi: No Changes since Rouhani’s Election
Despite Hassan Rouhan’s promise, since his election to Iran’s presidency in 2013, to loosen social and cultural restrictions, the Iranian-Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi says he has seen no changes since Rouhani’s election.
Iran
Amnesty: 700 Executions in Iran in Just Six Months
It is believed the Iranian authorities have executed about 700 people in six months, according to Amnesty International.
Kurdistan
Amnesty: Saman Nassem Must be Given a Fair Trial
Amnesty International urged Iranian authorities to grant Saman Naseem , a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, a full and fair retrial.
Kurdistan
Resurgence of Acid Attacks in Iran, on Three Young Kurdish Women in Bokan
Following a series of acid attacks on women in the Iranian city of Isfahan in 2014, similar attacks are reported in the Kurdish city of Bokan in Wurme (West Azerbijan) Province.
Iran
Former Defense Department Official: Shots on Ghassemlou Came from Iranian Delegation
In a column on Commentary Magazine on the 26th anniversary of Vienna murder, Michael Rubin former Defence Department official accuses Iran of complicity in Vienna Murder.
Iran
Human Rights Expert: Absence of Human Rights from the Negotiations is a Political Mistake
Despite numerous calls over the past year by human rights organizations to include concerns about Iran’s human rights violations in the negotiation, the deal was reached without it.
Kurdistan
Pendant (94-10): Kurdpa’s Weekly Report on Women’s Issues in Kurdistan and Iran
This week’s Pendant report consists of one case of female suicide in Kurdistan and updates on the conditions of two female political prisoners in other parts of Iran.
Iran
Suicide Epidemic on the Rise among Kurdish Youth, Leaving Three More Dead
The suicide rate is skyrocketing among the youth in Kurdistan, the latest being four suicide attempts resulting in the death of three.
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.