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Increased human rights violations against
the Kurdish people in Iran
24.10.2008
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October 24, 2008
Since January 2008 at least 530 people have been the
victim of gross human rights violations by the
Islamic regime in Kurdistan.
Since January 2008 at least 229 Kurdish NGO and
political activist have been detained by the
government of the Islamic republic of Iran. Over 58
people have been killed by security forces of Iran
and at least 36 have injured. During the last ten
months at least 16 people have been killed or
injured by land mine,www.ekurd.net
that are being planted
by the security forces of regime.
During the last ten months at least 102 people have
sentenced to between 4 months to life imprisonment.
9 people have been condemned to death and 16 people
are executed in Kurdistan jails. So far in 2008 in
Iran, 237 people are executed by Islamic republic of
Iran with 18 of them have been juveniles.
The security forces of Islamic republic have forced
people out of 8 Kurdish villages. They have been
forced out of their homes due to bombarding of their
villages. There has been extensive material damage
to the property and possessions of many citizens
including industrial equipments and livestock;
furthermore,www.ekurd.net
over 200 shops have been
closed down and thousands of satellite dishes have
been confiscated.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan calls upon all
the human rights organizations, International
Community and democratic governments to take an
urgent action against ongoing human rights violation
in Iranian Kurdistan. Regrettably,www.ekurd.net
Iran's defiance to the
international community especially in regards to its
nuclear program has shifted the attention of the
world community from the increasing violation of
human and national rights of Kurdish people in Iran
and other parts of Iran. We call upon the
international community to use their political and
diplomatic leverage to prevent the Islamic Republic
of Iran from continuing human rights violations
against the Kurdish people in Iran.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Bureau of
International Relations, Paris, October 22, 2008
Copyright, respective author or news agency, pdki
org
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In a report released in July 2008, the human rights
organisation, Amnesty International
expressed concern
about the increased repression of Kurdish Iranians,
particularly human rights defenders.
The report cited examples of religious and cultural
discrimination against the estimated 12 million
Kurds who live in Iran.
“We urge the Iranian authorities to take concrete
measures to end any discrimination and associated
human rights violations that Kurds, indeed all
minorities in Iran, face,” Amnesty said in its
report.
“Kurds and all other members of minority communities
in Iran, men, women and children, are entitled to
enjoy their full range of human rights.”
Iranian Kurdistan
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Iranian Kurdistan (Kurdish: Kurdistana Îranę or
Kurdistana Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) or Rojhilatę
Kurdistan (East of Kurdistan)) is an unofficial name
for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has
borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes the
greater parts of West Azerbaijan province, Kurdistan
Province, Kermanshah Province, and Ilam Province.
Kurds form the majority of the population of this
region with an estimated population of 12 million.
The region is the eastern part of the greater
cultural-geographical area called Kurdistan.
More about Iranian Kurdistan
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) (PDKI)
The Kurdish Iranians in Iranian Kurdistan and
PDKI played an active part in the Iranian people's
uprising against the Shah's dictatorship. A group of
PDK-I leaders, who were living in exile either in
neighbouring countries or in Europe, returned to
Iran before the collapse of the monarchy, actively
participating in the uprising of the Kurdish people
and assuming the status of leadership in the
movement.
More about KDPI- Kurdistan
Democratic Party of Iran
PJAK
The present leader of the organisation is Haji
Ahmadi. According to the Washington Times, half the
members of PEJAK are women, many of them still in
their teens, and one of the female members of the
leadership council is Gulistan Dugan, a psychology
graduate from the University of Tehran. This is due
primarily to the fact that PEJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PEJAK believes that
women must have a strong role in government and must
be on an equal level with men in leadership
positions.
More about PEJAK- Party for a
Free Life in Kurdistan
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