Kurdish Human Rights in the Middle East
The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state, numbering somewhere between 25 to 35 million in population.They mostly live in a region often referred to as Kurdistan, which stretches across the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East after the Arabs, Persians and Turks. The Kurds have been victims of subjugation by neighboring peoples for most of their history. More
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Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism charges in Turkey | World news | The Guardian
11 Sep 19:27Human rights groups say country's biggest ever media trial is attempt to intimidate press
Protests in the town of Cizre in spite of Turkish Censorship | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
28 Aug 22:0029 Aug 2012 More Options Tweet Protests in the town of Cizre in spite of Turkish Censorship by Alliance for Kurdish Rights On Sunday Kurdish resident
Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority - CBS News
20 Aug 19:01Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority
Overview: The Kurdish Revolution in Syria, City by City | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
25 Jul 19:0025 Jul 2012 More Options Tweet Overview: The Kurdish Revolution in Syria, City by City by Alliance for Kurdish Rights Rojava, Syria: The northern Kur
Slogans, Signs and Protests: Syrian Kurds Revolt
18 Jul 01:01Slogans, Signs and Protests: Syrian Kurds Revolt 12345678Next Next Photo Despite perceptions that Kurds are sitting out the uprising in Syria, a dive
What if you were born a Kurd?
30 Jun 16:00
International - Jenna Krajeski - Meet the 12-Year-Old Girl Who Risked Prison to Revive Her People's Language - The Atlantic
23 Jun 02:00The Turkish government recently lifted a decades-old ban on speaking Kurdish in schools, but a young Kurdish girl fighting for full rights says they still have a long way to go.
8 years and 4 months | KURDISTAN COMMENTARY
22 Jun 07:00That’s the amount of time the Adana 8th High Criminal Court sentenced a deaf-mute Kurd to prison. Mehmet Tahir Ilhan, aged 37 and father of six, was charged with ‘committing crimes in the name of the PKK’ and ‘making propaganda … Continue...
A Turkish War of Religion: Kurdish Activists Sense a Conspiracy - TIME
04 Jun 19:02Though both sides are Sunni Muslim, the Kurdish movement in Turkey is suspicious of the activities of a controversial and influential Islamic organization
In memory of Ibrahîm Ehmed | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
08 Apr 12:0108 Apr 2012 More Options Tweet In memory of Ibrahîm Ehmed by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Ibrahîm Ehmed was a Kurdish political activist, writer and tran
Kurdish mothers protest against forced disappearances of Kurds | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
07 Apr 13:0107 Apr 2012 More Options Tweet Kurdish mothers protest against forced disappearances of Kurds by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar The saturday mothers held the
Syrian National Council Writes New Document Inclusive of Kurds - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
06 Apr 10:01(function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.j
The Kurd, an oppressor of Kurdistan | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
05 Apr 21:0106 Apr 2012 More Options Tweet The Kurd, an oppressor of Kurdistan by Naila Bozo Photo by Bezav Mahmod I once met Kurdistan. He said to me: I am deni
Kurdish soldiers defecting from Syrian army | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
02 Apr 17:4702 Apr 2012 More Options Tweet Kurdish soldiers defecting from Syrian army by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Isa Hussein 20 year-old Isa Hussein, a Kurdish s
Kurdish Exodess (Koraw-کۆڕەو) in 1991 (BBC)
02 Apr 15:58
Free Kurdish Women's Rights Activist Ronak Saffarzadeh - The Petition Site
01 Apr 21:34Saffarzadeh was sentenced to 6+ years in prison for distributing pamphlets objecting to honor killings. (13480 signatures on petition)
Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt - Chicago Tribune
01 Apr 21:34ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Veteran Kurdish human rights campaigner Radeef Mustafa lived in the shadow of huge Syrian secret police compounds towering over his decrepit hometown on the border with Turkey.
Former Kurdish MP sentenced to 15 years in jail by Turkish court | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
01 Apr 21:3430 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet Former Kurdish MP sentenced to 15 years in jail by Turkish court by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Serafettin Halis Serefeddin
Pro-Kurdish newspaper banned in Turkey | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
26 Mar 06:0026 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet Pro-Kurdish newspaper banned in Turkey by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Copy of Özgür Gündem held by Kurdish MP The Pro-Ku
Turkey and the Kurds: Rebellious days | The Economist
25 Mar 08:00
63-year old Kurdish woman charged for speaking Kurdish | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
24 Mar 09:0024 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet 63-year old Kurdish woman charged for speaking Kurdish by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Sultan Acibuca with colleagues from M
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Execution of Kurdish Political Prisoner Looms
20 Mar 17:00
Turkish riot police attack Kurds for celebrating Newroz – New clashes! | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
20 Mar 10:0120 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet Turkish riot police attack Kurds for celebrating Newroz – New clashes! by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar In Yuksekova, which
BDP Executive killed in Istanbul Newroz celebrations | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
18 Mar 12:0118 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet BDP Executive killed in Istanbul Newroz celebrations by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Hacı Zengin Peace and Democracy (BDP)
Riot police attack Kurds celebrating Newroz in Turkey | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
18 Mar 10:0118 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet Riot police attack Kurds celebrating Newroz in Turkey by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Dozens have been injured after Police
Turkish officials refuse BDP request to celebrate Nevruz on Sunday | Politics | World Bulletin
17 Mar 17:01The governorships explained that Nevruz, a day to herald the arrival of spring that is commonly observed by Kurds in Turkey, will not be celebrated over the weekend in order to limit violent incidents.
Hevallo. Turkey and The Kurdish Question.: World Mass Memorial Tweet for Halabja!
15 Mar 15:00Thursday, March 15, 2012
Kurdish Hunger Strike in trafalgar Square
14 Mar 18:01
14 Mar 18:01
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Kurdish Prisoner Mostafa Salimi tortured, isolated in prison | Freedom Messenger
11 Mar 06:00The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports that on Monday, March 5, Mostafa Salimi—a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to
Ten Kurdish politicians jailed in Adana | ANF ENGLISH
10 Mar 14:00Latest News
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center - Severe Beating and Transfer of Kurdish Prisoner Mostafa Salimi to Solitary Cell
08 Mar 17:00Home | News | Inside Iran | Severe Beating and Transfer of Kurdish Prisoner Mostafa Salimi to Solitary Cell Severe Beating and Transfer of Kurdish Pr
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08 Mar 17:00
A Letter from Imprisoned BDP Deputy Selma Irmak, on Hunger Strike « Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi
07 Mar 08:00Paylas:
Kurdish Herald - The Independent and Resourceful Gateway to Kurdish News and Analyses
07 Mar 03:00
Iran: Further information: Execution fears grow for Iranian kurds | Amnesty International
06 Mar 20:00Iran: Further information: Execution fears grow for Iranian kurds
Kurds protest against Turkey’s violation of children’s rights | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
03 Mar 01:0002 Mar 2012 More Options Tweet Kurds protest against Turkey’s violation of children’s rights by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar In response to the horrify
UNPO: Iranian Kurdistan: Amnesty Reports On Surge Of Repression In Iran
29 Feb 21:01Iranian Kurdistan: Amnesty Reports On Surge Of Repression In Iran
UNPO: Iranian Kurdistan: Prominent Iranian Kurds Not Allowed To Run For Election
29 Feb 21:01Iranian Kurdistan: Prominent Iranian Kurds Not Allowed To Run For Election
Remembering Kurdish Human Rights activists in Iran | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
29 Feb 14:0029 Feb 2012 More Options Tweet Remembering Kurdish Human Rights activists in Iran by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Photo: Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand Kurdish
Kurdish child prisoners subject to sexual abuse in Turkey | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
29 Feb 14:0029 Feb 2012 More Options Tweet Kurdish child prisoners subject to sexual abuse in Turkey by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Kurdish children sexually abused i
More people arrested in “KCK” operations | ANF ENGLISH
27 Feb 10:02Latest News
Turkey needs a committee to investigate mass graves and extrajudicial killings: BDP
26 Feb 09:00Kurdish Music Box
Support Kurds in Syria! | Mideast Youth
24 Feb 19:0024 Feb 2012 No Comments More by this Author Support Kurds in Syria! by The Zagrosian (Kurdistan) It has by now been fully confirmed that two Western
Iran: Human rights abuses against the Kurdish minority | Amnesty International
24 Feb 17:00Iran: Human rights abuses against the Kurdish minority
Facebook bans people from posting Kurdistan map and criticising Atatürk | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
23 Feb 12:0023 Feb 2012 More Options Tweet Facebook bans people from posting Kurdistan map and criticising Atatürk by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Facebook allows cri
الدرباسية اثنين المعتقلين الكورد 3-13-2-t.c.k
16 Feb 01:00
Turkey: Credibility Depends on Rights at Home | Human Rights Watch
13 Feb 20:00(Istanbul) – Turkey's international credibility as a rising regional power will be compromised as long as it imprisons journalists, Kurdish political activists, and other government critics, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012
Kurdish woman activist arrested in Turkey | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
13 Feb 17:0013 Feb 2012 More Options Tweet Kurdish woman activist arrested in Turkey by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Photo: Mizgin Müjde Arslan Hundreds of Kurdish ac
Turkey arrests 100 over Kurdish rebel links - FOCUS Information Agency
13 Feb 13:00Ankara. Turkish police made around 100 arrests on Monday in a major new nationwide operation targeting union leaders and activists over their links to Kurdish rebels, television channels reported, as cited by AFP reports.
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12 Feb 12:30
» Turkey: Crimes against Humanity » The Globe Times
11 Feb 20:00"Crimes against humanity" are facts of daily life in Turkey since the forced migration of many ethnicities since late 19th Century.
Amnesty UK alienates Kurdish protesters during rally | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
11 Feb 19:0011 Feb 2012 More Options Tweet Amnesty UK alienates Kurdish protesters during rally by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Photo: @KurdishBlogger Amnesty UK organ
Kurdish dancing banned in Turkish prison
11 Feb 19:00Kurdish Music Box
Who Is The Terrorist? | Mideast Youth
11 Feb 06:0011 Feb 2012 No Comments More by this Author Who Is The Terrorist? by Xende Biradosti Contrary to what the Turkish government would like you to believ
Syria: End Persecution of Kurds | Human Rights Watch
09 Feb 22:00(New York) - Syrian authorities should end their unlawful and unjustified practices of attacking peaceful Kurdish gatherings and detaining Kurdish political and cultural activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
