Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan ( RMMK )

Human Rights Activist Receives Six Month Sentence

2007-03-27T14:45:00.001-07:00

Elderly Gentleman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Political Contact ‎

2007-03-27T14:44:00.001-07:00

Community Leader Sentenced to Prison Over Disagreement

2007-03-27T14:43:00.000-07:00

Political Prisoner Sentenced to Seven Years

2007-02-22T14:48:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 572
February 22, 2007
Mako- Abdullah Amini was detained six months ago for political activities. He is being held in Saghaz prison on a seven year sentence.
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Political Prisoners in Mahabad

2007-02-22T14:44:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 571
February 22, 2007
Mahabad- Rahim Destbod was detained a month ago for political activities. He has not been formally charged or summoned to a hearing. Loghman Amara was detained eight days ago for unknown reasons, no charges have been made against him.

Gharib Brothers Jailed in Mahabad

2007-02-22T14:33:00.001-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 570
February 22, 2007
Mahabad- Harish Gharib and Kewan Gharib, brothers, have been jailed. Harish Gharib is imprisoned for protesting against the Iranian Islamic Regime for four months. Kewan Gharib, a heroin addict, is imprisoned for unknown reasons and no charges have been made. His case would not be political.

Diabetic Patient Protests Hospital Fee

2007-02-22T14:33:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 914
February 22, 2007Bokan- One woodcrafter afflicted with diabetes, Sharoq Khudadadi, protested against the government hospital, which wanted a large fee from him to treat his illness. Mr. Khudadadi cut his legs with a hacksaw in protest. The locals took him to the hospital in Orumia, where he underwent an amputation

Woman Sentenced to Death For Killing Rapist

2007-02-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 569
February 22, 2007
Mahabad- Limo Ibrahimi, daughter of Umar, from an impoverished blue collar family, was detained last year in Hamadan on suspicion of murder. Two months ago she received a death sentence from the Islamic court. She worked with her husband in a chicken farm, where the farm’s owner attempted to rape Ms. Ibrahimi. Her husband killed the owner in defense, and Ms. Ibrahimi is being held on sole murder charges because they cannot find her husband. Essentially the Islamic court has given a death sentence to a woman who defended her honor and her physical safety.

Government Employee Attempts Suicide Over Wages

2007-02-22T14:29:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 913
February 22, 2007
Bokan- An employee of a curtain factory (government company), Anwar Rashidi, protested to the governor that his pay was inadequate and then proceeded to the employee’s mosque, where he fasted for a time and then attempted suicide. He was brought to the Orumia hospital, where he is still being treated.

Authors Summoned To Court

2007-02-22T14:26:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 909
February 22, 2007
Tehran- Tonya Kabudvand, a Women’s Rights author, and Kawa Husseinpana, an Economics author, both for Payami Mardom, have been summoned to court for “crimes against God” or disbelief. Their paper was forcibly shut down by the Iranian Islamic Regime. They have been summoned for the third of Ordibahasht (Iranian calendar) in 1386 (next year) to Court Office 1.

Political Prisoners

2007-02-22T14:23:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 568
February 22, 2007
Mahabad- Yunis Ahmedzada participated in protests last year regarding the torture and murder of Shwana Ghadri, after which he was freed on bond before being detained again without any new charges. Ibrahim Faraji has been detained by the Iranian Islamic Regime for having contact with a Kurdish Political Party, he was jailed both in Orumia and Mahabad. This is his second stint in prison, and he is unwell. His family is no longer able to pay their rent, as they are a blue collar family without their principle provider.
Farogh Quha from Bokan was jailed at the beginning of this year along with his father, Mohamad Salah, both were recently sentenced to another four months in jail for contacting a Kurdish political party.

Kurdish Woman Exiled to Arab Province

2007-02-22T14:05:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 916
February 22, 2007
Orumia- Zeelan Papoula, a Kurdish woman held in Orumia jail, has been forcibly deported to Khozistan, a separate province in Iran, and cannot leave the area. The government has demanded that her family prepare a list for the regime that shows all property owned by Ms. Papoula, and that the family should be ready to join Ms. Papoula in her exile.

Woman Burns Herself To Death

2007-02-22T09:53:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 915
February 22, 2007
Bokan- Sadri P., set herself on fire due to family pressures and passed away from the flames.

Woman Burns Herself To Death

2007-02-22T09:07:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 915
February 22, 2007
Bokan- Sadri P., set herself on fire due to family pressures and passed away from the flames.

One Year Sentence Given to Political Prisoners

2007-02-18T14:24:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 564
February 18, 2007
Bana- Hemen Kiya, eighteen, was detained one month ago and is still jailed for openly criticizing the Iranian regime. He is now sentenced to one year in prison, after spending two years in prison previously. He was free on bond when he was again detained. Siyawush Khandani has been also sentenced to a year in prison for political activities.

Political Prisoner Sentenced

2007-02-18T14:19:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 563
February 18, 2007
Bokan- Fatah Husseini, a political activist from Bokan, was detained ten months in Sardasht and imprisoned. He recently received a three year and three month sentence for assisting a political party. He spent the first two months of his detainment in Nagada Jail before being transferred to Bokan.

Cloth Merchants Arrested For Selling Goods Independently of the Islamic Regime

2007-02-18T14:16:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 562
February 18, 2007
Sardasht- Police in Sardasht have detained eight local cloth merchants for selling without a license close to the Iraqi border. Only six of these eight are known, their names are: Khabat Salahi, Bahaldin Derwishi, Tahir Ahmedi, Ali Barjui, Mohamad Mezamahmoodi, and Kamran Salahi

Three Year Sentence For Kameyaran Citizen

2007-02-18T14:13:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 561
February 18, 2007
Kameyaran- Mikail Ghulami has been sentenced by an Islamic court to three years in prison for his political activities. He had already been detained in jail for four months upon receiving the sentence.

Father of Protestor Imprisoned In Lieu of Son

2007-02-18T14:10:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 560
February 18, 2007
Mahabad- Said Ibrahim Burwundi, father of a political protestor, has been detained by the Iranian Islamic Regime because the regime has been unable to capture his son, Jalal, age twenty-five, who has left the area. Mr. Burwundi was detained by agents of Police Station 13 a few days ago. He is aged and ill, in terrible pain. Jalal Burwundi’s wife and children also fled the city.

Journalists Threatened and Summoned by Itlaad

2007-02-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 905
February 18, 2007
Sanandaj- Three representatives of a Kurdish Journalist’s Organization, Peyman Yaryan, Leila Madini, Mohamad Ali Tofiqi have been contacted by the Itlaad (Iranian FBI). They have been threatened by phone if they do not meet with the Itlaad’s demands. Each of these three are journalists for newspapers.

Two Sentenced For Free Speech

2007-02-18T14:02:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 904
February 18, 2007
Mahabad- Maryam Ghazi and Mustafa Ghazi have been summoned to court for speaking out openly against the Iranian Islamic Regime. Maryam Ghazi was sentenced to five years imprisonment while Mustafa Ghazi received a two year sentence.

Educators Experience Mass Layoffs in Kurdistan of Iran

2007-02-11T13:57:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 903
February 11, 2007
Tehran- More than 1,500 teachers and professors have been laid off by the Iranian regime inside Kurdistan. 334 from Sanandaj, 281 from Meriwan, 230 from Bana, 244 from Saghaz, 116 from Kamyaran, 119 from Diwandarrah, 176 from Karway, and 10 from Bijar on religious grounds. These educators have written an open letter to the Iranian regime declaring that they are educators from Kurdistan that protested the Shah in 1978 and thus assisted the establishment of the Iranian Islamic Regime. They stated that in 1980 the Islamic regime took the freedoms and rights from the people and it was not what had been promised. The educators in Kurdistan request that all international educational organizations and human rights organizations speak up and protest this injustice.

Suicide Attempts in Iran

2007-02-11T13:54:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 902
February 11, 2007
Tehran- Layla M., a sixteen year old from Alidurrah has hung herself. Farida Z., a thirty-four year old from Saghaz has attempted a self-immolation and is currently hospitalized with burns on seventy-five percent of her body. Both suicide attempts were due to family issues

Six Political Activists Receive Bonds or Sentencing

2007-02-11T13:52:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 558
February 11, 2007
Bana- Hossein Dolatti, Ibrahim Shuryani, Rebwar Anwari, Abdulwahid Karimi, Hiwa Dolatti, and Azad Muruti, were detained and imprisoned one month ago for political reasons. Mr. Shuryani and Mr. Hossein Dolatti have both been sentenced to one year in prison, Mr. Anwari and Mr. Karimi have been released on an eighty million temen (Iranian currency) bond. Mr. Muruti and Mr. Hiwa Dolatti have been temporarily released on bond until they are recalled to court.

Man Detainment Without Charges

2007-02-11T13:49:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 557
February 11, 2007
Sanandaj- Qumars Mohamadi, also known as Qumars Shayani, was detained by agents of the Iranian regime on this past Monday. He was taken from his house to an undisclosed location. No reasons have been given for his detainment.

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan – European Office Announces:

2007-02-07T13:45:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
February 7, 2007
Tehran- The European branch of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan has issued an announcement regarding Mohamad Sadiq Kabudvand, the Head of The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, and also two journalists: Ajlal Kuami, and Aso Salah. Their lives have recently been threatened. We ask that the world and the world human rights organizations keep their attention on these three individuals to help guarantee their safety.

Sanandaj Man Disappears

2007-02-07T13:41:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 901
February 7, 2007
Sanandaj- Ali Surabi received a phoned summons to attend court and is now missing. The speculation is that he has been secretly jailed. His family is anxiously awaiting his return or news regarding his whereabouts

Detainments in Meriwan

2007-02-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 900
February 7, 2007
Meriwan- Adnan Hasanpour, a journalist was detained fourteen days ago and it is unknown if he will be released. His family requested information from both the Meriwan and Sanandaj police stations, but received no answers. Hewa Boutimar was detained a month ago, and charges still have not been filed against him. The reasons for the arrest are unknown.

Student Forcibly Relocated As Punishment for Political Activities

2007-02-07T13:32:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 899
February 7, 2007
Sanandaj- Soran Husseini, a student, has been forcibly relocated another city due to his participation in political protests. Mr. Husseini was the chief editor of Hawre, a weekly magazine. He is relocated for the duration of two semesters

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Announces

2007-02-04T13:27:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan
February 4, 2007
As was previously announced the 28th, 29th, and 30th of January were days of protests against the Iranian Islamic Regime in honor of the National Holiday of Kurdistan. The turnout for the protests was impressive, with many labourers, students, women, political activists and sympathizers attending. Some rumors were spread regarding the protests, that the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan was a religious organization working with the Iranian Regime. We wish to refute these rumors that were spread by ignorance. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan is the largest human rights organization run by the Kurdish for the benefit of Kurdistan. This organization wishes to make clear that it is NOT a political organization, and NOT a religious organization, but a human rights organization only. We are not licensed by the Iranian government. We are not dependant on the Iranian Regime, nor are we in want or need of its support, as we are entirely a self-made and self-run organization.

Translated by Samrand Moradi

Shirko Jahani Released!

2007-02-04T13:23:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 896
February 4, 2007
Mahabad- Shirko Jahani, a representative of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan was released on bond this past Saturday after three months imprisonment

Fasting Brings Hopeful Results

2007-02-04T13:21:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 895
February 4, 2007
Bokan- Simko Kaderpour fasted successfully in protest of his sentence for eleven days, after which the court agreed to reopen his case and re-examine the charges. Mr. Kaderpour had been imprisoned for the past three years for participation in Kurdish political activities. The court had previously sentenced him to a total of eleven years before it agreed to reopen the case.

Mahabadi Resident Confined to City

2007-02-04T13:18:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch
Article 894
February 4, 2007
Mahabad- Ibrahim Baizidi was summoned to court by the Itlaad (Iranian FBI) and told he was on city arrest and would not be allowed to step outside of Mahabad. He was imprisoned for political activities before being placed on city arrest.

Death Sentence for Drug Smuggling

2007-01-31T13:15:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 554
January 31, 2007
Sanandaj- Kaywan Ahmedi, eighteen, and Abdullah Amiri, twenty-four, were detained in Mahabad a year ago. At their last hearing they were sentenced to death for smuggling drugs from Sanandaj to Mahabad. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan does not condone the sale or use of illegal substances, but also does not condone executions. We want the Iranian Islamic Regime to cease its executions.

Man Executed Without Charges or Trial

2007-01-31T13:11:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters
Article 553
January 31, 2007
Shukrola Ayuzi, a Kurdish farmer from Sherkesh Village outside of Bijar, was sentenced and executed a few days ago for murder. Mr. Ayuzi was not charged or tried, and was not even informed of the reason for his detainment and sentencing until the moment of sentencing. He immediately protested the sentence and proclaimed his innocence, to no avail. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan is sorrowed at this execution and protests the method of sentencing and the lack of charges or trial for Mr. Ayuzi. We want the Iranian Islamic Regime to cease its executions

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Announcment

2007-01-27T12:07:00.004-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch:

Five human rights organizations; The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, Iranian Human Rights Organization, Kurdish Woman’s Organization, The Human Rights Organization of the North, and The Human Rights Organization of Ahwaz have collaborated together on a letter sent to the Iranian Islamic Regime to petition for the abolishment of the death sentence.
In the past twenty-seven years, thousands have been put to death by the Regime. Death sentences are carried out in secret, in public, in gymnasiums, and by cranes. In the past year there have been many executions. Each week we see that someone has died in this manner in the news. Many of the executions are political prisoners. Ismail Mohammadi, Hojad Zamani, Mohamad Panjavini, Aziz Khalkani, Masood Shoka, Salah Mahmoodi, Abdullah Suleimani, Ali Matinirinajad, Malik Beniteen, Abdulamir Farajoulachaab, Mohamad Chaabpour, Alireza Asakara, and Khalif Khaziri are some of the executed this year. Protests against these executions have been ongoing, both domestic and international. Due to this pressure, minors are no longer executed until they attain adulthood. Many women have been executed, many Baluchi, many in Ghozistan, in Kurdistan, everywhere. There are many currently on death row waiting, some of those waiting are: Dr. Said Masouri, Gholamhussein Kalbi, Alireza Karamikhayabadi, Khalid Hordani, Mansouri Farhangpour, Shahram Pourmansouri, Fazil Rahmanzani, Hajid Morad Mohamadi, Abdulreza Sanawati, Ghassam Salamat, Majid Abulghabish, Nazam Barhaee, Abdulreza Helchi, Zaman Bawi, Safar Khadri, Mohamad Hassanpour, Abdulla Ghassamzada, Ali Mohamadi, and Jihan Alimohamadi. Some of the women awaiting their death sentences after fighting for their human rights are: Delara Darabi, Nazanin Fatahay, Kubra Rahmanpour, Akram Kawidil, Fatima Hakikutpaju, Shahla Jahid, Tayyiba Hojati, Azam Karashirwan, Akhtar Mohammadi Manfar, Limo Ibrahimi, Malik Ghorbani, and Halala Mohamadzada. Some of the children awaiting execution are: Sina Payman, Ali Alijani, and Hedayat Niruman. We want to see the executions stopped. We ask that pressure again be brought on the Iranian government to repeal the sentences of these individuals. According to human rights watchers, Iran has the second highest execution rate in the world.
Signed by:

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan
Iranian Human Rights Organization
Kurdish Woman’s Organization
The Human Rights Organization of the North
The Human Rights Organization of Ahwaz

Sent to: United Nations, all international Human Rights organizations
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Announcement

2007-01-27T12:07:00.003-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

Tuesday and Wednesday the police sought Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand at his residence. Mr. Kabudvand was in Kurdistan at the time, and no reasons were given by the police as to why he was being sought by the government. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan believes the Iranian Islamic Regime seeks to jail Mr. Kabudvand. We advise the Regime to be respectful of Mr. Kabudvand, his family, and his rights. All of Kurdistan will protest should there be any inconvenience to Mr. Kabudvand or his family.

Mahabadi Family Tragedy

2007-01-27T12:07:00.002-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 552
January 27, 2007
Mahabad- Bijan Badouazada was surrounded by agents of the Iranian Islamic Regime and killed with a grenade on a Mahabad street. Mr. Badouazadah is the son of Jahangar Badouazadah, a political activist who had been imprisoned in Iran. Mr. Badouazadah’s sister Golchin committed suicide after their father was sentenced to death by an Iranian court

Minor Sentenced

2007-01-27T12:07:00.001-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 551
January 27, 2007
Bana- Zanyar Musgari, seventeen years old, has been sentenced to one year in jail, with half of that year including punishment by torture. Mr. Musgari was out on bond from previous charges when he was detained again.

Shirko Jahani Has Hearings

2007-01-27T12:07:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 548
January 27, 2007
Mahabad- Shirko Jahani, a representative of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan appeared Monday in Court Offices 1 and 2. He was not allowed any legal representation in either Court. He was summoned on two charges, writing false claims against the Islamic Regime/religion, which was heard in Court Office 1, and for advertising against the government system of the Iranian Islamic Regime, which was heard in Court Office 2. Mr. Jahani has been detained now for a year.

Two Kurds jailed in Bokan

2007-01-26T12:07:00.001-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 550
January 26, 2007
Bokan- Two Kurdish men have been jailed in Bokan on charges of political activity. One man has been sentenced to four years imprisonment with torture, and the other man was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment.

Journalist Jailed in Merivan

2007-01-26T12:07:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 549
January 26, 2007
Merivan- Adnan Hassanpour, a Kurdish journalist and a representative of a writer’s guild, was seized in his home this past Thursday and jailed. No charges have been made.
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Death Sentence Given to Young Woman

2007-01-24T12:07:00.001-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 547
January 24, 2007
Bokan- Amena, twenty-one, from Mir Abad, was given a death sentence by the Iranian Islamic courts for having intimate relations with a man and for killing her son. The man she was involved with received a whipping sentence of 95 lashes

Prisoner in Bokan Fasts in Protest

2007-01-24T12:07:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 546
January 24, 2007
Bokan- Samko Ghaderpour, twenty-six, is fasting in protest against the sentence he was given after three years in prison. He was sentenced to eleven more years in prison for political activities. He has been fasting since this past Tuesday and has been transferred to isolation. Mr. Ghaderpour was born into an impoverished family, his parents passed away a few years ago and he does not have anyone to plead his case for him or give him funds for bond. He was politically active for seven years with a Kurdish political party, and is currently a representative of The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan. We are unable to extend him any financial assistance currently due to lack of funds

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Addresses the Democratic Party of Iran

2007-01-22T12:07:00.005-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

January 22, 2007
To: The president of the Democratic Party of Iran
The Human Rights Organization of Iran has received many reports on the splitting of the Democratic Party of Iran. Both factions argued with each other a great deal after the split took place. We received a letter from a representative of the Democratic Party regarding the arguments occurring in the peshmerga camp of the Democratic Party. These disagreements resulted in attacks on each other and several Party members were injured and are still hospitalized. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, as an agency representing the rights of all people, calls upon both leaders of the now split Democratic Party to respect the opinions of each other and to resolve their arguments politically and with civilized debate, rather than with fists and knives. We hope that both Democratic Parties will cease arguing and instead resolve this in a friendly and democratic manner.

Translated by Samrand Moradi

Untried Prisoners Should be Released

2007-01-22T12:07:00.004-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 545
January 22, 2007
Sanandaj- Kava Javanmard was detained one month ago and his charges and his current location are unannounced. Aram Nusratpour, and Fayek Zulfaghar were both jailed six months ago on political charges, and attempts by their families to post bail have been unsuccessful. Shoresh Gulkar, twenty-five years old, had been trailed by agents of the Iranian Islamic Regime before he was taken into custody last week. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan wants the government of Iran to examine these cases and release the aforementioned individuals.

Untried Prisoners Should be Released

2007-01-22T12:07:00.003-08:00

Komala Organizations Announce Backing of National Holiday

2007-01-22T12:07:00.002-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch:

Article 887
January 22, 2007
Tehran- The Komala Women’s Organization, Komala Youth Organization and Komala together has announced their approval of the Kurdistan National Holiday and has given a formal notice of such to the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan.

Kurdistan National Holiday Meets with Approval from Activist

2007-01-22T12:07:00.001-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch:

Article 886
January 22, 2007
Tehran- Dr. Roya Talouhi, winner of the Pen Award, also endorses the Kurdistan National Holiday on January 18th, 19th, and 20th of this year. Dr. Talouhi had been tortured and imprisoned in an Iranian jail before fleeing the country.

Ghazi Mohamad’s Family Endorses Kurdistan National Holiday

2007-01-22T12:07:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch:

Article 885
January 22, 2007
Tehran- The family of Ghazi Mohamad, the first president of Kurdistan in 1946 when Kurdistan was a free country, also endorses the Kurdistan National Holiday and desires that all political organizations recognize and celebrate this holiday. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan deeply appreciates the endorsement of Ghazi Mohamad’s family and salutes their contribution to Kurdistan

National Holiday of K urdistan Draws Universal Approval

2007-01-18T03:25:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch:

Article 884
January 18, 2007
Tehran- A representative of the Splinter Democratic Party of Kurdistan of Iran sent a letter to the Human Rights Organization of Iran on the 28th of Dayma (Iranian calendar) to show their support of the new National Holiday of Kurdistan on the 18th, 19th, and 20th days of January, and urged all citizens of Kurdistan to show their solidarity on the holiday.

Article 883
January 18, 2007
Tehran- A representative of Komala Party made an announcement on the 27th of Dayma (Iranian calendar) that they give their unequivocal support to the new National Holiday of Kurdistan. They also asked that all political prisoners, students, labourers, and Kurds to protest during the National Holiday. Komala protests the oppression of students, labourers, and all Kurds by the Iranian Islamic Regime.

Article 882
January 18, 2007
Tehran- Chak made a public announcement on TishkTV of their solidarity with Kurdistan and the new National Holiday of Kurdistan, asking all Kurdish citizens to support the new holiday as well.

Article 881
January 18, 2007
Tehran- The Democratic Youth Party authored an announcement of their support for the new National Holiday of Kurdistan and urged all citizens of Kurdistan to enjoy the three day holiday.

Translated by Samrand Moradi

Government Pressures Students

2007-01-15T01:03:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 875
January 15, 2007
Sanandaj- College students are no longer allowed to have CD or DVD players in their dorms. They have one week to remove the electronics from their living quarters, or the items will be confiscated by the government.

Two Years Imprisonment for Eighteen Year Old Kurd

2007-01-15T01:00:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 544
January 15, 2007
Saghaz- Shaho Maliki, son of Mohamad, has been sentenced to two years in prison with one of those years including physical punishment, or torture. He received this sentence for charges of public protest against the Iranian Islamic Regime. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan wants the Iranian court to cancel this sentence and retry Mr. Maliki in a public hearing with legal representation.

We Will Participate in the Kurdistan National Holiday

2007-01-15T00:58:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

The 18th, 19th, and 20th of January will see us participating in the protest against the Iranian Islamic Regime for the increase in the Kurdish prison population. The Regime is vamping up its pressure on the political atmosphere in Kurdistan. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan is happy to have a Kurdistan National Holiday and wants all political activists, college students, laborers, women, and human rights activists to participate peacefully.

National Holiday of Kurdistan in January

2007-01-15T00:52:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 874
January 15, 2007
People of Kurdistan! Including the Kurds in Prison! The 18th, 19th, and 20th of January will be a Kurdistan National Holiday and a time to protest against the vast numbers of Kurds who are imprisoned unjustly. Political activists, college students, laborers, women, and all human rights activists have agreed to dedicate these days as a Kurdistan National Holiday

Roshalat TV Interview with Mr. Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand

2007-01-12T23:01:00.000-08:00

Roshalat TV Interview with Mr. Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand

senior representative of a Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

January 12, 2007

RoshalatTV: One Kurd from Sanandaj has been jailed for eleven months now. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan says that Jahandar Mohamadi has been detained as a political activist and an enemy of the Iranian Islamic Regime for over 10 months in a short-term jail. He has been interviewed by the court numerous times over the past eleven months. His temporary detainment has been extended month by month and has reached nearly a year. Still there are no charges brought against him and there has been no formal hearing by the court. Many citizens in Kurdistan have been imprisoned and this is why we are now speaking with Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand, of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan.

RoshalatTV: Hello Mr. Kabudvand, what do you think about the increasing imprisonment of the citizens of Kurdistan? Why are so many being detained?

Mohamad Sedegh Kabudvand: Right now great numbers of Kurds are jailed. Most of these people are detained and jailed because of political activities. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan will give a total estimate of those jailed at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. (This new year refers to the Persian calendar, which is approximately three months from the date of this interview) It is important to remind everyone, as The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan reports, that dozens of people each week or month are sentenced or jailed. These reports are only a partial list. Because we do not have the exact numbers and cannot obtain them. Kurdish political prisoners are not treated well and often do not have any public hearings or legal representation. Most of the hearings about political cases are done in secret.

RoshalatTV: Mr. Kabudvand, you are a senior representative of a human rights organization. Do you think there is a difference in the treatment of Kurds and the treatment of prisoners in other parts of Iran?

Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand: As it is often said, Kurdistan is ten percent of the population of Iran. But the prisoner population of Iran is ninety percent Kurdish. This is because of Kurdish political activities. In the Iranian Islamic Republic, the Kurdish political parties and Kurdish organizations are labeled enemies of the Islamic Revolution. Anyone who participates in a Kurdish cause is considered an enemy of Islam, rather than a political prisoner as they would be considered elsewhere in the world. The jailed Kurds in Iran are truly political prisoners. They are not treated well and are not allowed legal representation, hearings are held in secret and are not professional. I think political Kurdish prisoners, if they were allowed legal representation, then their sentences would not be so severe. Five prisoners from five different jails contacted us yesterday for assistance, but they are not allowed lawyers and therefore we could not extend much help to them. While I am on television, I want to call all Kurdish lawyers to offer their services to our organization in the name of humanity and in the name of Kurdistan, to help the prisoners who have no hope and no protectors. The charges for many political prisoners who have legal representation are dropped or they are given light sentences. Right now I have a copy of a judgement on my desk for a man who was jailed because he had one flyer from Komala in his pocket. He received one year in prison. Another man had one Kurdish book and one Kurdish magazine from a different political party and also received one year in prison. Right now I want all Kurds to help my organization to be more helpful to people in need. We need more resources to help the people in jail. Please contribute by any means available to you.

RoshalatTV: Thank you Mr. Kabudvand, Good Night.

Translated By Samrand Moradi

RoshalatTV Interview With Mr. Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand

2007-01-11T12:33:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

January 11, 2007
RoshalatTV: Kurdish political activists want all their brethren freed from the jails. We are interviewing Mr. Mohamad Sediq Kabudvand today to hear the views of The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan on the many activists, writers, reporters, and freethinkers that have been jailed in Kurdistan. A petition has already been published by Mr. Kabudvand on this issue. Hello, Mr. Mohamad Sadiq Kabudvand. What were you hoping to accomplish by publishing this petition?

Mohamad Sedigh Kabudvand: Since the Iranian Islamic Regime has come into power, only five or six Kurdish newspapers have been licensed for publishing inside Iran. Three of those have now been shut down forcibly by the government, with their staff jailed or summoned to court to be interviewed or sentenced. Peyama Mardom has active or recent court cases for thirteen of its writers. The weekly publication Aso has four staff members summoned to court, while Roshalat weekly has three. The weekly Karaftoo also has three members summoned into hearings. The daily Ashti has had two contributors summoned. Many college publications have also been shut down. The college students are under constant surveillance and have been interrogated or suspended from their courses. The Regime is not going to let up any time soon. This is a constant pressure.

RoshalatTV: Please condense your petition’s statement for us and tell us what you wanted to gain by publishing it.

Mohamad Sediq Kabudvand: I think that reporters, publishers, and freethinkers are human and they are simply following normal occupations found in humankind. Right now in Kurdistan the Iranian government is denying this human right to the people. We who signed the petition want the government to cease its arrest and detainment of citizens and students. We want the Iranian Islamic Regime to allow peaceful protests, rather than creating a worse situation.

RoshalatTV: Mr. Mohamad Sadiq Kabudvand, representative of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, thank you for your time and for speaking with us.

Translated by Samrand Moradi

Eleven Months in Jail for Kurd from Sanandaj

2007-01-11T12:31:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 543
January 11, 2007Sanandaj- Jahandar Mohamadi has been detained for the past two months in Tehran, he was recently transferred to Sanandaj Prison. Mr. Mohamadi was jailed for being active with a Kurdish political party. He has been interrogated numerous times in the past without being sentenced. His jailtime is being extended constantly. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan desires that the Iranian Islamic Regime bring him to a public hearing with legal representation so that his case can be aired openly

Sentencing and Deportation for Five Refugees

2007-01-11T12:17:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 871
January 11, 2007
Tehran- Ali Alamzada, Abulfazal Ajurlu, Mojtaba Vatanpour, Alireza Ranjbar and Pejman Piran received deportation orders from the Turkish government and their deportation date is imminent. Mr. Alamzada has been jailed in Iran previously. Mr. Ajurlu and Mr. Vatanpour are representatives of a dissident Iranian party. All five of these refugees went to the United Nations in Van, where they were neglected. They are now in great distress over their uncertain fate.

Meriwani Kurd Jailed

2007-01-07T22:35:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 871
January 7, 2007
Meriwan- Hiwa Butimar, 29, was arrested three days ago and sent to an Itlaad jail. He was detained from his place of employment, and the reasons for his detainment are unknown. Political activities would be a likely cause.

Bribery Scheme Uncovered in Van, Turkey

2007-01-07T22:31:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 870
January 7, 2007
Tehran- Van, Turkey saw the detainment of several Turkish police and Kurdish Iranian refugees for participating in a bribing scheme. Ali Eygan, Hossein Janturek, along with a Kurdish translator known as Chia were all arrested and jailed. Dawood, Salah, Khamzat, and a Farsi translator known as Ms. Mitra were also detained. Refugees are required to pay fees every six months for simply being in Turkey, and they are not provided with receipts. Any refugee that does not pay this fee will be deported. As Turkish law does not allow non-Turks to seek employment in Turkey, there is no way for the refugees to pay this fee on their own. Normally refugees sell their possessions to pay the fee. Women without possessions or the protection of male family members often are forced to sell themselves to obtain the funds required.
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Difficult Sentences for College Students

2007-01-06T22:41:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 869
January 6, 2007
Sanandaj- Students are protesting against the sentences passed down from a Iranian Islamic court for a number of university students. The known names and sentences are as follows: Soran Husseini, who has been given a two semester suspension; Kamran Rahmani, Payman Nehmaati, and Ako Ghayseri, each given a one semester suspension; Ehsan Ahmedi, Khusrow Elahi, Kurush Marb, and Yaser Ghulitobikh are all awaiting sentencing. Those sentenced did attempt to attend their classes but were not allowed inside, and were forcibly referred to other universities.
Mohamad Aramnusratpour, a representative of the Iranian mountain climbing team, was detained ten days ago along with another student for protesting the Iranian Islamic Regime and is being held in an unknown location.
The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan is sorrowed to hear of this recent sentencing. We want the court to negate the sentencing and allow all students to resume their classes. We hope all students can attend school again soon.
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Rioting in Saghaz

2007-01-03T00:43:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 868
January 3, 2007
Saghaz- The protest in Saghaz against the government for the lack of heat in the city evolved into rioting after police attempted to disperse the crowd. The windows of the bank, the military post, and of any businesses run by the government were shattered. The governor’s house was set afire. Until the time of this news release, no one has been detained and the riots continue.

No Heat Allowed for Kurds in Saghaz

2007-01-03T00:36:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 867
January 3, 2007
Saghaz- Government offices in Saghaz witnessed a protest by a great number of the locals. The government in Saghaz stopped supplying heat to its citizens. There has been no statement released by the Regime or the local government regarding this issue. Seventy-five percent of the local population are now without heat during the coldest part of winter. Three children have died from the cold so far

Representative of Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Jailed

2007-01-03T00:31:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 866
January 3, 2007
Bana- Ibrahim Shuryayi has been detained by agents of the Iranian Islamic Regime again. Previously he had been released on bond after facing charges of political activity. The Regime confiscated posters and books from his residence after this latest detainment.

Court Dates Altered for Reporters in Sanandaj

2007-01-01T23:54:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 865
January 1, 2007
Sanandaj- Court dates have been changed for three reporters of the weekly newspaper Peyami Mardom. The court summoned them on the 11th of Dayma (Iranian calendar). After they arrived in court the judge dismissed them and advised them their new summons date would be rescheduled soon.

Layoffs Spark Further Protests

2007-01-01T23:50:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 864
January 1, 2007
Sanandaj- 250 former employees of Nasaji in Kurdistan of Iran protested again their mass layoff. The theme of the protest remained the same, that their issues were not being addressed, they were no longer able to support themselves or their families.

Execution in Sanandaj

2007-01-01T23:49:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 544
January 1, 2007
Sanandaj- A twenty-two year old man from Sanandaj, Nasser Batmani, was hung a few days ago for a murder he committed five years ago as a minor.

Message from the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

2007-01-01T23:44:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan

Happy New Year and Happy Eid.
We were not feeling celebratory upon receiving the news of Saddam Hussein’s execution. After Anfal, Halabja, and the murder of thousands in Iran and Iraq, the torture of millions, still we are not happy to see any human killed. We want respect to be granted to all people in the Middle East, and human rights to be recognized for all.

Political Activist Sentenced to 18 Months

2007-01-01T23:42:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 543
January 1, 2007
Sanandaj- Wahid Gharibi was sentenced to 18 months in prison after spending 2 months in detention for political activities. Mr. Gharibi met with a representative of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan a few days ago in the Sanandaj Prison.

Teachers Protest Beating of Sardasht Educator

2007-01-01T23:39:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 863
January 1, 2007
Sardasht- Kamal Husseini, a teacher, was beaten by police for openly disagreeing with the superintendent of schools on education issues in Sardasht. He was taken to jail after the beating. Many other teachers in Sardasht protested this treatment of Mr. Husseini, and found themselves also in conflict with the local police.

Shirko Jahani Moved to Mahabad Prison

2007-01-01T23:36:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 862
January 1, 2007
Mahabad- Shirko Jahani, a representative of this organization, has been transferred to Mahabad prison after spending 32 days in an undisclosed Itlaat detention center. He was moved to the secret location after undertaking a hunger fast and refusing to speak in protest against his detention. He is a news reporter and a human rights activist.

Author Transferred to Sanandaj Prison

2007-01-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 861
January 1, 2007
Mahabad- Shahram Ghovami, an author, has been transferred from an Itlaat detention center to Sanandaj Prison. Mr. Ghovami was detained because some of the content in a romantic novel he had authored was seen as critical of the Iranian Islamic Regime.

Kurdish Men Sentenced in Bana For Political Reasons

2007-01-01T23:27:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters

Article 541
January 1, 2007
Bana- Hussein Dovlati was sentenced to one year in prison with torture for having political contact with a Kurdish political party. Hedayat Mahmoodi has been sentenced to six months in prison for possessing a Kurdish flag.

Three Women Facing Death Sentences

2007-01-01T23:21:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 860
January 1, 2007
Orumia- Malak Ghorbani and Mohabat Mahmoodi have contacted the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan to discuss their sentencing by the Iranian Islamic Regime. They have requested that all human rights organizations mobilize on their behalf. Ms. Ghorbani was 34 years old before she received her sentence from the court to be stoned. Monday she was again summoned to court. Ms. Mahmoodi, 40 years old, and Halala Mohamadzada, 30 years old, have also been sentenced to death.

Wounded Veteran Jailed for Purchasing Sugar

2007-01-01T23:17:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch

Article 859
January 1, 2007
Bana- Jamal Salahi was detained 2 months ago for purchasing smuggled sugar. His bond has been set at 32 million temen (Iranian currency). Mr. Salahi is a handicapped veteran from the Iran-Iraq war, during which he gave up one arm and one leg for the Iranian Regime. He also lost numerous family members, including his mother, to Iraqi bombings.

Layoffs Spark Fasting Protests

2006-12-29T06:17:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

Article 858
December 27, 2006
Sanandaj- Over one hundred former employees of Nasaji in Kurdistan went to the unemployment office and began a public fast after their insurance was cancelled. Most of the employees have ten to twenty years experience. They did receive some assistance from unemployment, which has ceased. The employees and their families are finding life increasingly difficult without wages, which is why they are protesting. No response has been given to them by unemployment or any government office. Last month seven hundred employees from different companies such as Nasaji, Shaho, Prees, hospitals, and road repairers in Kurdistan were laid off and then began a fast in front of the governors office, but they were forcibly dispersed.
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Prison for College Student

2006-12-29T06:14:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 540
December 27, 2006
Sanandaj- Aso Saleh is the chief editor of the news publications Dang and Chia. He has been sentenced to six months in prison to be served over the next three years for the news he published on the 19th of Khordad (Iranian calendar) in Dang newspaper regarding the government.

Sentence Given for Kurdish Teacher and His Brother

2006-12-29T06:10:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 539
December 27, 2006Gharwa- Kurooshi Ranjbar and his brother, Zahid Ranjbar, were sentenced in Court Office 2 in Sanandaj to one year in prison for political activities. The brothers have been jailed since the beginning of this past summer

Three Journalists in Court

2006-12-24T22:01:00.000-08:00

Kurdish News Human Rights Watch :

December 24, 2006
ILna:Sanandaj- Ejlal Ghuami, Tonya Kabudvand, and Kawa Husseinpanahi are publishers and authors of Payam Mardom, which has been shut down by the Iranian Islamic Regime. These three journalists were in court on the eleventh of Dayma (Iranian calendar). They were jailed for producing commercials against the Regime and for spreading untruths. The court has pronounced them to be enemies of Islam. - Ejlal Ghuami is the political journalist, Ms Tonya. Kabudvand is the journalist for women’s issues, and Mr. Husseinpanahi is the economics reporter. All are now free on bond.
www.insaniyet.com
Translated by Samrand Moradi

Court of Inghalab Sentences Thirty in Bana

2006-12-24T21:57:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

No.Report : 538
December 24, 2006
Bana- Each of thirty defendants received a fine of three million riyal (Iranian currency) and three to six months imprisonment for public demonstrations of protest against the Iranian Islamic Regime. The defendants are : Abubakr Rehmani, Hassan Kitabi, Ahmed Fatahpour, Bilal Ravand, Salaam Rostami, Latif Rasouli, Mohamad Dervishi, Atta Zabihi, Dervish Majidzada, Ismail Ahmedzada, Abubakr Ostadi, Sirvan Naseri, Heman Majidi, Hossein Alipour, Mohamad Kadri, Rastagar Masgari, Abdulhakim Karimi, Kawa Hassani, Sadiq Aminajad, Salah Dervishi, Nasr Ghulami, Khalid Rahimi, Abdullah Ranjbari, Bahman Fatahzada, Rebwar Rahimpana, Samand Rasoulian, and Serdar Rehmani. All are now imprisoned in Kurdistan of Iran for protesting against the Regime.

www.insaniyet.com

Translated by Samrand Moradi

Two Kurdish Men Brutally Murdered in Miandoub

2006-12-24T21:55:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 537
December 24, 2006
Miandoub- Hewa Nazari and Abdullah Sircan were shot on the street in Miandoub. Both were killed. The car they were occupying exploded as a result of the shots. It is unknown if they would have survived had the vehicle not exploded. They certainly burned to death if they did not immediately die from the shots. The car contained flammable liquids that the men were selling.

Eighty-one Workers in Kermanshah Go Without Pay

2006-12-24T21:53:00.000-08:00

Kurdistan News Human Rights Watch :

December 24, 2006
Kermanshah- Employees of Aland in Kermanshah have not received their pay for the past four months. They are typically due 180 hazar tumen (Iranian currency) on a monthly basis. This is a great hardship in winter, when money is needed for heating. The employees have protested the lack of pay and requested that they be compensated, but there has been no response.

Two Year Prison Sentence for Kurdish Man

2006-12-24T21:51:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 536
December 24, 2006
Sanandaj- Azad Lutfpour, a teacher and art instructor, was detained for protesting and then sentenced to two years in prison with torture. He appealed the sentence and lost the appeal

Phone Company Employees Go Without Pay

2006-12-21T00:53:00.000-08:00

Kurdistan News Human Rights Watch:

December 21, 2006
Bana- Twenty salaried employees of a phone company in Bana have not received their pay for the past four months. This has made living very difficult for the employees and their families, and they have not complained for fear of losing their jobs.

Translator’s Note: Most companies in Iran are owned and operated by the Regime, privatization is not common.

Teacher Jailed

2006-12-21T00:52:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 535
December 21, 2006
Sanandaj- Shahram Ghovami has been detained by agents of the Iranian Islamic Regime for authoring a book in Kurdish. Mr. Ghovami is an accomplished author, who has written romances, children’s books, and primers on Kurdish language and its’ history. Wednesday the agents of the Iranian Regime searched and seized numerous personal effects from his residence. He is being held in an undisclosed location.

Prison Sentence Handed Down for Two Kurds

2006-12-21T00:50:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 534
December 21, 2006
Sanandaj- Sohrab Jalali has been jailed for the past year for protesting. He has now been sentenced to two years imprisonment followed by deportation to Khashmir Khorasan, a city far from Sanadaj. He will not be allowed to leave Khashmir Khorasan after the deportation. Kawa Javanmard, twenty-six, a journalist for the weekly paper Karaftoo, was detained on Monday, the twenty-seventh of Azar (Iranian calendar) also for protesting. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment with torture, and an additional eight months imprisonment without torture. Mr. Javanmard was previously released on a fifty million temen (Iranian currency) bond for earlier charges before his recent detention for protesting. Mr. Javanmard’s father was killed a few years ago for Kurdish political activities after a period in jail with torture. Mr. Javanmard’s mother is undergoing extreme distress at this time, as she is faced with losing her son so soon after losing her husband.

Forty-one Medical College Employees in Kurdistan are Dismissed

2006-12-21T00:49:00.000-08:00

Kurdistan News Human Rights Watch:

December 21, 2006
Sanandaj- Fourteen experienced female medical employees have been dismissed from a teaching hospital. Each of these fourteen had fifteen to twenty years experience in the medical field. Twenty-seven other employees were also dismissed. The employees were dismissed for following a Kurdish religion. The employees have pressed discrimination charges against the hospital and the medical college, and their case has not been addressed.

The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan
http://www.insaniyet.com/

Kurdish Man From Bana Jailed in Greece

2006-12-17T00:47:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 533
December 17, 2006
Bana - Abdullah Rezayi, a Kurdish man from Bana, was jailed on the first of Mehr (Iranian Calendar) for political activities in Iran. He was later released on temporary bond and then fled the country. He was apprehended in Greece after crossing the border from Turkey. He is being held in a Grecian jail. His life would be forfeit if he were deported back to Iran. The Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan previously reported on his disappearance.

Police Officers Receive Sentence for Torture Case

2006-12-17T00:44:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 532
December 17, 2006
Tehran- Jahan Bakhsh R., Wahid A., and Ayoub I., police officers, were released after sentencing regarding the beating and torture of Reza Feradjian, a Kurdish resident of Bana. Mr. Feradjian was detained last summer by the police and sustained permanent injuries in both of his hands as well as psychological damage from the torture inflicted on him during his detainment. His injuries have been attested to by medical staff, who submitted testimony to the court. The court’s sentence barred each of the police officers from performing arrests and interrogations.

Five Year Prison Sentence for Teacher

2006-12-17T00:41:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 532
December 17, 2006
Sanandaj- Sasan Babai, a Kurdish teacher, had been held in jail for the past four months and is now sentenced to five years in prison for political actions opposing the Islamic Regime. Farzat Kermangar, also a teacher, is a representative of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan and was taken into custody at the same time as Mr. Babai. Both are being held in Sanandaj Jail.

One Prisoner Killed in Naghada Prison

2006-12-17T00:25:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 531
December 17, 2006
Naghada- Rasoul Kurd was sentenced to hang by the Naghada court after serving four years in prison for murder. His execution was carried out within the past few days.

Sanandaj Resident Murdered In Loristan

2006-12-15T00:23:00.000-08:00

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan Reporters:

Article 528
December 15, 2006
Sanandaj- Ayoub Mohammadi was traveling from Khoramabad to Loristan when he was shot and killed by police in his vehicle. Mr. Mohammadi was on a business trip, and lost control of the vehicle when he was shot by the police and his vehicle rolled over numerous times.

Radio Fardah Interview With Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand

2006-12-03T00:15:00.000-08:00

Radio Fardah’s Katozian: Shirko Jahani made a short phone call to his family and assured them he was alive.

Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand: The first hour after news was received about Mr. Jahani having a heart attack the Iranian FBI (Itlaad) announced he was alive and well.
Katozian: He had contact with his family?
Mohamad Sediq Kabudvand: Mr. Jahani’s mother wanted to see her son and speak with him very badly. The government did not grant her requests at first, but then gave permission for a very short phone call. This morning he did call his mother and told her he was alive.
Katozian: Do you think he has given up his fast?
Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand: I am sorry, I don’t know what has happened with his fast and if he is still fasting, I still don’t know where he was taken and where he would be right now.
Katozian: What is the last you heard of his case?
Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand: Right now he might be in an Itlaad facility. He was detained in the first place for speaking with foreign news agencies and organizing a discussion about a woman who was imprisoned in Mahabad- these are the only reasons he was jailed. Why Itlaad has him, and which Itlaad facility he is held in, we don’t know. No answers have been given to us regarding the case.
Katozian: Why did people say he had died in custody?
Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand: Mr. Jahani had been fasting since the first day he was jailed, and two days after he began his fast he announced he would no longer speak to anyone in the government until he was freed. This was the reason they transferred him to an unknown location. After this his family and our organization did all we could to get some answers and some news regarding him. We were unsuccessful in obtaining any information, and this is why the rumors started that he was given poison, or had a heart attack, or was in a coma, because people began to manufacture reasons why the government would not allow us to see him or know anything about his welfare.

Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan
http://www.insaniyet.com
Translated by Samrand Moradi