One Kurd released after 6 months detention; one Kurd sentenced to 4 years, in Syria The individual military judge in Qamishli decided on Wednesday 5 April 2010 to release Saud Ibrahim Abdul Kadir born in 1975 in Qamishli. He had been in detention without trial for six months with Political... Read more

Mustafa Ismail appears in court in Syria Syrian Human Rights Committee – MAD reports that on 3 May 2010, the second military investigation judge in Aleppo accused Mustafa Ismail of belonging to a banned political party, annexing territory belonging... Read more

Rest in Peace Shirin Alam Hooli Ms. Alam Hooli (DOB: June 3rd 1981) was born in the village of Gheshlagh near the city of Maku in Iran. She was arrested in May of 2007 by the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran. She spent the first 25... Read more

Turkish army strikes Kurdish PKK rebel targets in Iraqi Kurdistan ANKARA, — The Turkish air force has struck Kurdish rebel hideouts in neighbouring Kurdistan region of Iraq after an attack inside Turkey left two soldiers dead, the military said late Friday. “After... Read more

Iran hangs five Kurdish activists convicted of bombings, membership of armed opposition groups IRAN, — Iran hanged five members of a Kurdish “anti-revolutionary” group for various charges, including “moharebe” or waging war against God, the official IRNA news agency reported... Read more