We are the undersigned organizations, urge you to take immediate action to help save the lives of Kurdish Prisoners on hunger strike in Iran and to ask the Iranian authorities to comply with the hunger strikers demands for humane and decent treatment, in accordance with internationally recognized standards of human rights and international law.
After the takeover of the Shiite political elite with the Islamic-nationalist ideological orientation in 1979 until today, oppression, assimilation, torture, executions and murders have been a major part of the lives of the political activists, and the ethnic and religious minorities.
Within the last few years Iran has entered a new phase of force and coercion, which is the outcome of its last few years' government policies as well as the new impact of internal and internal issues. The exertion of pressure on civil activists, coercion of people and creating fear and terror atmosphere has become the common routines of the current regime.
The Iranian army and Revolutionary Guards shelled the areas under PJAK control for 7 different times including Kandil mountain and the borders villages in Iraq-Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) inflicting damages on the Kurdish civilian and their properties. During this heavy arterially bombardment our military forces did not sustain any loss or damage.
A demonstration has been organized in front of the Embassy Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran to protest the death sentences in Iran. Since 1979 every year thousands of innocent people have been executed by the Iranian regime including children and women.
We condemn and protest the Iranian court unjust maximum sentence of five year imprisonment for the Kurdish women's rights activist Ms. Hana Abdi on June 18, 2006, and the continuing illegal trial of Ms. Ronak Safarzadeh on charges of moharebeh (enmity against God) that could lead to a death sentence. Ms. Abdi was accused of "illegal gathering with the intention of committing a crime against the nation's security".
Syrian authorities prepared to break up another Kurdish celebration, this time marking May Day or International Workers' Day. Security forces confronted Kurdish celebrators in the city of Ayn al-Arab (Kurdish: Kobane) using tear gas and fired live bullets over the heads of the celebrators.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation led by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani today in Baghdad met with a delegation from the Republic of Turkey headed by Mr Ahmet Davutoğlu, the senior advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister; Mr Murat Özçelik, the Special Coordinator for Iraqi Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Ministry; and Mr Derya Kanbay, Turkey's Ambassador in Baghdad.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The deputy chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency met with Iranian officials Monday to discuss persistent allegations that the Islamic republic is secretly working to develop nuclear weapons.
(CBS/AP, 18/04/2002) Iran's U.N. Mission said allegations by U.S. officials that the country is supporting the insurgency in Iraq are "unfounded" and "baseless."
According to Ettelaat Newspaper-Tehran- Head of Turkish Chamber of Commerce, Rifat Hisarciklioglu, said that Iran and Turkey should boost their bilateral trade to reach economic success.
Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, who now lives in Germany, says he was held in Istanbul over his role in helping a top Iranian official flee to the West through Turkey.
Hiwa Butimar was sentenced to death on 17th of July 2007 for crimes described by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court as "Propaganda against the Islamic Republic government, and acts against national security".
Honorable Secretary General of the United Nations Ban-KI-moon
