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Iran:Kurdish political prisoner is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 hour old)

EastKurd: Sherko Maarfi a political prisoners sentenced to death is one year in prison in Saqez Is imprisoned. He is very ill and suffering from digestive problems for treatment must be send outside … more

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 hours old)

Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three … more

Three US citizens face spying charges: Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, as the White House called for their release. Tehran's chief prose… more

Solana to discuss developments in Iraq with Barzani From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq here on Tuesday. Discussion will focus on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdi… more

Turkish lawmakers to debate Kurdish opening From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

The preliminary discussion of the motion, signed by PM Erdogan, will take place in the General Assembly on Tuesday. "Democratic Move", in an official word that refers to Kurdish opening, will be de… more

Turkish FM: Kurds and Turks agree on everything From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

Erbil – The Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu told Rudaw that the Turkish government shares the same views on every level with Kurdish politicians from the Kurdistan region. Davutoğlu recently visi… more

More disappearances of Kurds in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

ALEPPO, Syrian Kurdistan — Nashat Mustafa Hanan, a 45 year old Kurd from Aleppo in Syria who works in the defence industry for the Syrian Government, has been subjected to harassment and Newroz is… more

Syrian Kurdish student arrested and excluded from University for internet activity From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan — Bafel Ali Ahmed, born 1987 in Qamishli, in the Kurdish region of Syria was a student registered in the Faculty of Arts, at Damascus University. He has been suspended from … more

Happy 50th birthday Youssou N'Dour From loiswakeman in Meeja! (5 hours old)

A treat for world music fans that I caught in the wee small hours on the BBC World Service: an interview with the immensely charming and (I think) talented Youssou N'Dour. Sometimes, you hear someone … more

Wenn die Kraniche ziehen From DerPastor ^Pro in Der-Pastor (7 hours old)

... denke ich an meine Mutter. Vor dem Fenster im Krankenhaus zogen an ihrem letzten Tag die Kranicheund wir haben uns an ihrem Flug gefreut.… more

Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby and back. From lee954 in Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle (15 hours old)

I had an enjoyable day walking yesterday; despite the weather being rather disappointing. We set off from Robin Hood's Bay and walked the five miles to Whitby taking a rather circuitous inland route, … more

Iran:Ehsan Fatahian political prisoner on hunger strike From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

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

Iran:Ehsan Fatahian will be executed Wednesday From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

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

Swine flu kills 33 in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day 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 (1 day 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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

Football Pools From lee954 in Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle (2 days old)

I bought a newspaper this morning, mainly for the weekly TV guide. I'm going hiking on the moors again tomorrow and so won't be able to get the Sunday Times as I usually do. With today being a Satu… more

President Barzani visits to EU headquarter From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (3 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

Wohlhabend From DerPastor ^Pro in Der-Pastor (3 days old)

ein schönes Wort: So viel haben, dass du dich wohl fühlst. Abraham war wohlhabend. Und Jesus auch. … more

An Odd One From Steven_Paul_Allen ^Pro in Steven Paul Allen's Stories of Woe (3 days old)

Been a fairly quiet week this one, but I have to say that it has zipped past at a fair old rate of knots. No reason, it just has. On Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday I broke my current duck on exercise… more

Journalists union: Danish student jailed in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 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 (3 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