Political Prisoner Sentenced to Seven Years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.