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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
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A Kurdish youth drowns in the Margawar locality of Orumieh
In the ‘Sura-Dukal’ recreational area of Margawar locality of Orumieh, a Kurdish youth slips into the waterfall and dies instantly.
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A Kurdish student was struck by lightening
A student from the Kurdish city of Maku was killed when lightening struck him on May 9, 2012.
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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.
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A young girl sets herself ablaze in Sanandaj
A 22-year old girl from the village of “Shian” in the suburb of Sanandaj city died after setting herself ablaze.
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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…
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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.