30 Years of Massacres and Political Executions in Kurdistan, Iran

In his blog titled *Neither My Type or that of Yours, writer Shahabaddin Sheikhi reviews the history of executions and massacres of the Kurdish population in Iran post 1979 Islamic Revolution. [*the title of the blog is a direct translation. The name of the blog in Persian is "Na Az Jense Khodam Na Az Jense [...]

Democratic Movements in Iran: Pitfalls and Potentials

July 2, 2010 – A two day event held in the Italian Parliament brought together Italian Senators, Members of Parliament, Iranian exiles, human rights defenders, civil society representatives and international experts to forge concrete proposals on how to consolidate the democratic transition in Iran to the betterment of all Iranian citizens including non-Persian nationalities who [...]

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سرنجی رۆژ: کێشە کۆمەڵایەتی و ئابوورییەکانی ئێران و لێنەهاتووی کاربەدەستانی رژێمی ولایەتی فەقیە

The Kurds of Iran: A Look at their Past, Present and Future

On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the Middle East Institute hosted three experts on Iranian Kurds Carol Prunhuber, Sharif Behruz and Idris Ahmedi for a lecture about the political, social and human rights status of Iran’s Kurds, one of the country’s largest ethnic groups.The event titled “The Kurds of Iran: A Look at their Past, Present [...]