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Quite some interesting information and news from the Kurdish regions – Bakur (Turkey), Başȗr (Iraq), Rojava (Syria) and Rojhilat (Iran) – is rarely, if ever, reported by the mainstream media.
The Kurdish Institute tries to fill this gap by reporting on a regular basis through its own news page recent facts and events, both from the Kurdish regions and from the rest of the world.
Prison guard says he witnessed others beating Çeber
A prison guard accused of responsibility in the death of activist Engin Çeber, who was allegedly beaten to death in Istanbul's Metris Prison after he was taken into custody during a demonstration, said in Thursday's hearing that he witnessed his colleagues beating the activist several times in the prison.
We strongly condemn the closure of the Centre of the Defenders of Human Rights in Iran!
Protect Human Rights in Iran
771 Signatures
Published by EUROPERSE on Jan 03, 2009,
Category: Human Rights,
Region: GLOBAL,
Target: all world citizens
Curricum Vitae – Yekta Uzunoglu
* Born May 10, 1953, as a third child of lawyer Ahmet Uzunoglu. Dr. Yekta Uzunoglu(Geylani) is married and has two children.
We Accuse..
In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus was arrested in Paris, sentenced to lifetime imprisonment on fabricated espionage charges, and deported to the Devil's Islands. Dreyfus' Jewish identity and the anti-Semitism rampant in France of those times have played a substantial role in his conviction. Four years later, famous writer Emile Zola highlighted Dreyfus' conviction in his open letter I Accuse (J'Accuse).
Mixed Fortunes of Yazidis in New Iraq
They've better opportunities than they did under Saddam, but have become the target of insurgents.
IWPR , By Qassim Khidhir in Sinjar (ICR No. 280, 12-Jan-09)
Something rotten in the Czech state.
Jiri Beranek, 18.1.2008
“Modern-day Dreyfus” finally freed after decade-long ordeal
[01-08-2007] By Rob Cameron
The Czech state is not a rule- of- law- state
Ctirad Orac, 8.1.2008
31 Baloch killed in the last 30 days in Iran, Reza Hossein Borr
One Baluch was killed and another one was arrested on 20.12.08 by the Iranian security forces, the Iranian Fars News Agency reported. (1) This Baluch was killed when he was travelling in Kerman province. The report suggested that there was an armed clash between the two sides but did not say anything about the government casualties.
