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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.
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US, Syrian Kurds meet to streamline opposition to Assad
AFP: WASHINGTON — Top US officials are meeting in Washington this week with Syrian Kurdish leaders in a bid to build a "more cohesive opposition" to President Bashar al-Assad, the State Department said Tuesday. Robert Ford, the ambassador…
Kurdistan
BDP delegation visits the United States
A delegation of Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) consisting of Selahattin Demirtas and Gultan Kisanak, co-chairs of the party, Ahmet Turk , the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) chairman and member of the Turkish Parliament from Mardin, as…
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Three youth are run over by regime's security forces
The security forces on the back of a military vehicle targeted a group of youth on a motorcycle in the city of Mariwan resulting in the serious injury of Behzad Darbarzin.
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Kurdish journalist student receives White House Correspondents' Association Award
Namo Abdulla Azeez, a Columbia University student, received a scholarship prize on Saturday from U.S. President Barack Obama during the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) annual dinner in Washington, D.C.
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The fate of two residents of Mahabad remains unknown
there is no information about the fate of two citizens of Mahabad whom were arrested a few days ago by the Intelligence Ministry.
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Residents of Kurdish Town in Iran Angry Over Mysterious Murders
BOKAN, Iranian Kurdistan -- Public anger continues over the abduction and killing of a 17-year-old girl in the Kurdish town of Bokan in western Iranian Kurdistan.
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Beating and torture of the 5 prisoners sentenced to death in Oroumiyeh prison
5 prisoners sentenced to death in Oroumiyeh prison have been severely beaten and tortured on the pretext of preventing them from jailbreak by officers and special guards of the prison.
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Human rights violations in Iranian Kurdistan in the past 30 days
According to latest news and information received from Kurdistan and on-the-ground events in the Kurdish areas of Iran in the last month and all the evidences available show that the lack of any sense of civilian security and safety is…
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Iraq's Kurdistan Region Halts Oil Exports to Baghdad
A dispute between the Iraqi central government and the Kurdish autonomous region is gaining momentum after Kurdistan halted oil exports to Baghdad.