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Iran:Ehsan Fatahi political prisoner on hunger strike From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (13 hours old)

EastKurd: Ehsan Fatahi After hearing the death sentence to the hunger strike and most political prisoners have supported him. Adnan Hassanpour, Anwar Hossein Panahi, Arsalan Awleyaie, Habiboalla Lati… more

Beware of this one! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (14 hours old)

This scam looks quite realistic, and could potentially be VERY nasty indeed. The clickable link goes to somewhere in Russia, that will attempt to run a PHP program on your computer. Avoid!… more

Iran:Ehsan Fatahi will be executed Wednesday From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (20 hours old)

EastKurd: Justice of Kurdistan province in a letter to the Fatahi family, and his lawyer has communicated that Ehsan will be executed on Wednesday. He charged enmity with God, participating in protes… more

Swine flu kills 33 in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (22 hours old)

TEHRAN - Thirty-three Iranians have so far died from swine flu and more than two thousand have been diagnosed with the illness, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported on Sunday quoting the health min… more

Iran hangs four drug smugglers: report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (22 hours old)

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran has hanged four drug smugglers in the southern province of Kerman, Watan Emrooz newspaper reported on Sunday, taking the overall number of executions so far in 2009 to more than la… more

Turkish delegation shocked over Mandela-Ocalan comparison From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Johannesburg – A Turkish delegation visiting South-Africa was shocked by a comparison between the imprisoned PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan and the South-African leader Nelson Mandela reports the Turkish … more

Hunger strike amongst Kurdish political prisoners in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Kurdish political prisoners in Adra Prison and Sednaya Military Prison, Damascus, Syria are suffering degrading conditions similar to those that were suffered by prisoners in the Middle Ages. Dozens o… more

Pyrrhic victory From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

The government's attempts to resolve the country's Kurdish problem have stalled, reports Gareth Jenkins On Sunday, thousands of Turkish nationalists took to the streets across Turkey to protest their… more

Iranian accusations of separatism and treason From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

During the rule of the two Pahlavi Shah’s (father and son) it was claimed that all citizens of Iran were “Iranians” with a common Aryan ancestry, hence there were no need for one “group” of Iranians t… more

President Barzani visits to EU headquarter From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani will visit the main European Union headquarter on the forthcoming Tuesday, in Brussels. According to a statement from KRG's representative to EU, on Tuesday in the n… more

Iran releases arrested foreign journalists From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Three foreign journalists arrested during public rallies in Iran on the National Day of Combating International Imperialism on Nov. 4 were released, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi s… more

Human Rights Watch: Iran covered up rape of detainees From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's post-election turmoil, including one that was supported by an o… more

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA new… more

Border frustration:Video Report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

EastKurd: Daily life youth Marivan, They are young, because of unemployment with all the risks are forced to live their lives to play with. They are young people daily by regime forces in the borde… more

The Friday Five From Teri_R in Rotherham Family (2 days old)

As seen here 1. Do you have a favourite part of autumn? Halloween - Bonfire Night. I love the excitement of Halloween and also the closeness of our world and the spirit world. The smell off bonf… more

What would you do? From Teri_R in Rotherham Family (2 days old)

Makes me feel sick to think about it, but if my child has been one of the abused at the Day Nursery in Plymouth, I would want to know. Would you??? Read the article here… more

Journalists union: Danish student jailed in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

COPENHAGEN – Denmark's journalists union says one of its members is being held in a jail in Tehran. The Danish Union of Journalists says Niels Krogsgaard "apparently was arrested in connection with a… more

Four journalists were arrested at Iran rallies From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

TEHRAN (AFP) – A Japanese and two Canadian journalists have been arrested along with an Iranian working for "satellite channels," because they were reporting without permission on rallies in Tehran ea… more

I'm keeping this simple for Alan. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

I'm going to keep it simple because Alan Johnson has problems understanding science, evidence, truth, and above all he seems to have enormous difficulty understanding classifications. Or perhaps he is… more

Arrests of journalists since disputed June election now top 100 From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

“Journalists are still being kidnapped or arrested illegally in Iran,” Reporters Without Borders said. “At least 100 journalists and cyber-dissidents have been arrested in the past 145 days (since the… more

NO COMMENT From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

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Turkish Kurd refugees say return from Iraq depend on Ankara's peace move From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

MAKHMOURA, Iraqi Kurdistan, — Fifteen years after they were driven out by bloodshed, thousands of Kurdish refugees living in a camp in Kurdistan region in Iraq's north dream of coming back to Turkey, … more

The fuss about tags. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (3 days old)

I'm a bit baffled, I must confess, at the fury that has broken out here. On occasion, I have pointed out to people that they have forgotten to separate their tags with commas, resulting in a huge tag … more

AFP reporter still in detention in Tehran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

TEHRAN– AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi remained in detention on Thursday after he was arrested while covering an anti-American rally in central Tehran a day earlier. Officials at Iran's Ministry of Cult… more

PKK separatists skeptical of initiative From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

A reclusive senior member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said he does not believe the government's Kurdish initiative is sincere, in an interview with the France-based Agence France… more

Iran:Arrest Kurds in various cities of Kurdistan continues From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

EastKurd: During days ago in Mahabad a woman called Roqia, and a man named Mahmoud Chire, charged with Kurdish parties were arrested. Mahmoud Chire is the father of Guerrilla which his son/daughter… more

Iran:Kurdish citizens have been killed by regime forces From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

EastKurd: Qader Mohammad Gawan a young Kurdish Sardasht City by regime forces have been killed on the border. Regime forces annually kill hundreds of Kurds without reason.… more

Iran:Farshad dosti pour Kurdish student, Sharif University has been arrested From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

EastKurd: Farshad dosti pour from Ilam city and student rights of Sharif University. Excuse of his arrest has not been known.… more

Wild and brutal forces Ali Khamenei:Video report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

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Protests of people in Tehran:Photo Report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (4 days old)

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