The Kurdish region of Iran is a geographical area in western Iran that has been historically and is presently inhabited by a predominantly Kurdish pop-ulation. This region includes four Iranian provinces Kermanshah, Ilam, West Azerbaidjan and Kurdistan. These provinces share borders with parts of Iraq and Turkey that are also inhabited by the Kurds.
At least six new priests have been detained by Iranian forces in the city of Rasht since last month, Persian section of Voice of America reported. “Hussein Kadivar, Khalil Pourdehqan, Abdulreza Ali Haqnezhad, Mohamad Vafadar, […]
By IPA NEWS Fear is growing that a Kurdish political asylum seeker from Iran will be deported by Greece despite being recognized by the United Nations as a refugee, Gazete Karinca news portal reported on Sunday. The Turkish […]
Amnesty International says Iran arrested 7,000 people last year in a “shameless campaign of repression”. Those swept up by the crackdown included protesters, students, lawyers, journalists, environmental and women’s rights activists, and trade unionists. Hundreds […]