IRAN/ROJHELAT: NEWS BRIEFING, 08 September – 01 October 2022
For more of the latest Kurdish news, see these sources:
ANF English https://anfenglishmobile.com/
Hawar News https://hawarnews.com/en/
Rojhelat http://rojhelat.info/en/
CHRI https://www.iranhumanrights.org/
Iran Human Rights https://iranhr.net/en/
Kurdistan Press Agency https://kurdpa.net/en
Kurdistan24 https://www.kurdistan24.net/en
Rudaw https://www.rudaw.net/english
Al-Monitor https://www.al-monitor.com
KHRN http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en
KMMK https://kmmk-ge.org/
Hengaw https://hengaw.net/en
Esta https://esta.krd/en
NEWS
1. The beginning of general strikes in nearly 20 cities — Report number 1
2. Dozens dead in eastern Iran protests, resembling warzone
3. Iran arrests nine European nationals for playing in protests against death of woman in custody
4. Iranian Kurds go on strike to protest IRGC attacks on Kurdistan Region
5. PJAK, KJAR and KODAR call for participation in the general strike in Iran
6. KCK: Iran should take steps to meet people’s demands and resolve problems
7. Iranian attacks displaced about 700 families in Koya town: Mayor
8. Wave of Iranian attacks on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region continues
9. Recent attacks on Kurdistan show ‘repeated pattern of Iranian destabilization’, says UK envoy
10. TJK-E calls for participation in protests for Rojhilat in Europe on October 1
11. Hengaw report on the IRGC’s missile strike on the Kurdish parties’ headquarters
12. Germany to push EU for sanctions over death of Jina Amini
13. Iran intelligence agencies detain four teachers in Kamyaran
14. U.S. strongly condemns Iranian attacks on Kurdistan Region
15. Kurdish-Speaking Anarchist Forum sends solidarity statement to people in Iran
16. In Urmia, at least 11 citizens have been arrested
17. The headquarters of Iranian Kurdistan parties and the camp of political refugees were targeted by the IRGC attacks
18. Protest-hit Iran launches strikes that kill 13 in Iraqi Kurdistan
19. Solidarity protests with uprising in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran
20. 52 women arrested during protests in Iranian Kurdistan
21. Iran attacks on Kurdistan Region spark international condemnation
22. Peace in Kurdistan Campaign expresses solidarity with women of Iran and Rojhilat
23. UN Refugee Agency says Iranian attacks affected refugees in Koya
24. Kurdish PEN: Everyone should support the historic uprising of peoples in Iran
25. Tens of people died and thousands detained as protests increase in Iran and Rojhilat
26. At least 26 East Kurdish kolbers killed and 164 injured in past six months
27. Iran bombs border areas within Kurdistan Region
28. KNK delegation meets with PJAK and KODAR to discuss latest developments
29. TEV-DEM call on Kurds, people of Iran to support the uprising against “Iranian repression machine “
30. PAJK calls for expanded actions in unity with the rising women’s revolution in Iran
31. Over 10 protesters killed in Iranian Kurdistan during protests over death of Zhina Amini
32. KCDK-E salutes the resistance for Mahsa Amini in Iran and East Kurdistan
33. Seven killed during ongoing protests in East Kurdistan against the killing of Mahsa Amini
34. Iran security forces arrest five Kurdish woman activists in Sanandaj
35. Iran Human Rights Calls for International Support of Protest Demands and Urgent Action to Stop Further Bloodshed
36. Kurdish shopkeepers protest Mahsa (Zhina) Amini’s death
37. Jina Mahsa Amini laid to rest as protests continue
38. Lawyers in Bukan declare readiness to represent Mahsa Amini’s case
39. PJAK and KODAR call for a general strike against the killing of Amini
40. Kurdish woman, 22, dies in Iran after morality police beat her for violating Islamic dress rule
41. Arrest by hijab police leaves woman comatose
41. The systematic killing of Kolbars; Three Kolbers were injured at Baneh border
42. Kazhal Nasri, a Kurdish civil activist was sentenced to 5 years in prison
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
1. A Feminist Revolution in Iran?
2. Hengaw’s Legal Report No. 1; Use of force to detain and arrest demonstrators
3. Iran Protests: Voices from Iran
4. Eastern Kurdistan – Land of Popular Uprisings
5. Mahsa Amini is Another Victim of the Islamic Republic’s War on Women
6. EU does not have any grand strategy on Kurdish issue: book author
REPORTS
1. 17 killed and 49 wounded during IRGC attacks on positions of Kurdish parties and
2. September 2022: Human rights violations in Kurdistan
3. Iran protests: More than 675 activists, civilians arrested in Kurdistan
4. Hengaw Report No. 7 on the Kurdistan protests, 18 dead and 898 injured.
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NEWS
1. The beginning of general strikes in nearly 20 cities — Report number 1
01 October 2022 | Hengaw
According to the reports received by the Hengaw human rights organization, today, October 1, 2022, There have been widespread strikes in the cities of Urmia, Oshnaviyeh, Naghadeh, Bukan, Mahabad, Piranshahr, Rabat, Sardasht, Saqqez, Diwandarreh, Marivan, Sanandaj, Kamiyaran, Ravansar, Shahu, Ilam, Paveh, Dehgolan and Dezaj Margawar of Urmia.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/the-beginning-of-general-strikes-in-nearly-20-cities-report-number-1
2. Dozens dead in eastern Iran protests, resembling warzone
01 October 2022 | Rudaw
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have closed all the roads leading in and out of the city of Zahedan in southeast Iran as angry protesters burn tires and military helicopters fly overhead, a day after a crackdown on protests there left at least 42 dead and over 200 wounded, Baluchi activists say.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/01102022
3. Iran arrests nine European nationals for playing in protests against death of woman in custody
01 October 2022 | Esta
Iranian authorities on Friday arrested nine European nationals for playing role in the ongoing nationwide protests against the death of a young Kurdish woman in police custody.
https://esta.krd/en/195385/
4. Iranian Kurds go on strike to protest IRGC attacks on Kurdistan Region
01 October 2022 | K24
A coordinated strike took place in cities in Iranian Kurdistan on Saturday in response to Wednesday’s Iranian drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region, which killed at least 14, and injured 60 others.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29602-Iranian-Kurds-go-on-strike-to-protest-IRGC-attacks-on-Kurdistan-Region
5. PJAK, KJAR and KODAR call for participation in the general strike in Iran
01 October 2022 | ANF
The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), East Kurdistan Women’s Society (KJAR) and Free Society of East Kurdistan (KODAR) released a joint statement on Saturday, calling on the people of Iran and East Kurdistan to participate in the general strike against the Iranian state.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pjak-kjar-and-kodar-call-for-participation-in-the-general-strike-in-iran-62804
6. KCK: Iran should take steps to meet people’s demands and resolve problems
01 October 2022 | ANF
The Executive Council Co-Presidency of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) called on the Iranian regime to recognize the Kurdish problem and take steps to resolve it instead of blaming the Kurds or foreign powers for the current popular uprisings.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/kck-iran-should-take-steps-to-meet-people-s-demands-and-resolve-problems-62808
7. Iranian attacks displaced about 700 families in Koya town: Mayor
30 September 2022 | Rudaw
Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups in Koya town, Erbil province on Wednesday has caused the displacement of about 700 families to the downtown, mayor said on Friday.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/300920222
8. Wave of Iranian attacks on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region continues
30 September 2022 | ANF
While the popular uprising in Iran continues, East Kurdistan forces and civilians in South Kurdistan became the target of Tehran’s attack in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/wave-of-iranian-attacks-on-iraq-s-kurdistan-region-continues-62788
9. Recent attacks on Kurdistan show ‘repeated pattern of Iranian destabilization’, says UK envoy
30 September 2022 | K24
The recent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacks on Kurdistan Region demonstrated the “repeated pattern of Iranian destabilization,” the United Kingdom envoy to Iraq’s Kurdish region told Kurdistan 24 on Thursday.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29597-Recent-attacks-on-Kurdistan-show-%E2%80%98repeated-pattern-of-Iranian-destabilization%E2%80%99,-says-UK-envoy
10. TJK-E calls for participation in protests for Rojhilat in Europe on October 1
30 September 2022 | ANF
The Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E) released a statement about the brutal killing of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16 as a result of torture by the Tehran “morality” police, and the Iran-wide protests that have ensued. The statement said that no despotic rule could stop the rising women’s struggle.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/tjk-e-calls-for-participation-in-protests-for-rojhilat-in-europe-on-october-1-62785
11. Hengaw report on the IRGC’s missile strike on the Kurdish parties’ headquarters
29 September 2022 | Hengaw
The headquarters and camps of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, and the Komala Kuridstan Labor Party were attacked by IRGC missile and drone strikes, resulting in at least 12 fatalities.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/one-of-the-injured-during-the-piranshahr-protests-died
12. Germany to push EU for sanctions over death of Jina Amini
29 September 2022 | K24
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday on Twitter said she was pushing the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran for violent repressing protests that erupted after the death of the 22-year old Jina (Mahsa) Amini.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29593-Germany-to-push-EU-for-sanctions-over-death-of-Jina-Amini
13. Iran intelligence agencies detain four teachers in Kamyaran
29 September 2022 | KHRN
The Ministry of Intelligence and the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) summoned and detained four teachers and activists in Kamyaran, Kurdistan province, in the past few days.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-intelligence-agencies-detain-four-teachers-in-kamyaran/
14. U.S. strongly condemns Iranian attacks on Kurdistan Region
29 September 2022 | Esta
The United States Department of State in a statement on Wednesday strongly condemned Iran’s attack on the Kurdistan Region that targeted the Kurdish opposition groups.
https://esta.krd/en/194919/
15. Kurdish-Speaking Anarchist Forum sends solidarity statement to people in Iran
29 September 2022 | ANF
The Kurdish-Speaking Anarchist Forum issued a statement of support for the mass uprisings in Iran. The statement said that “anarchists have always supported and will support spontaneous mass movement and uprisings.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/kurdish-speaking-anarchist-forum-sends-solidarity-statement-to-people-in-iran-62759
16. In Urmia, at least 11 citizens have been arrested
28 September 2022 | Hengaw
Dozens of Kurdish residents from Urmia have been arrested by IRI security forces, during the demonstrations against the state-kill of Zhina Amini.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/in-urmia-at-least-11-citizens-have-been-arrested
17. The headquarters of Iranian Kurdistan parties and the camp of political refugees were targeted by the IRGC attacks
28 September 2022 | Kurdpa
Following the attacks of the Islamic Republic Guards on the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdistan parties in the border areas for the past four days, today, September 28th, the headquarters of these parties and camps of political refugees in Sulaymaniyah province and city of Koyeh have also been targeted.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news/the-headquarters-of-iranian-kurdistan-parties-and-the-camp-of-political-refugees-were-targeted-by-the-irgc-attacks
18. Protest-hit Iran launches strikes that kill 13 in Iraqi Kurdistan
28 September 2022 | Al-Monitor
Iran launched cross-border missile and drone strikes that killed 13 people in Iraq’s Kurdistan region Wednesday after accusing Kurdish armed groups based there of stoking a wave of unrest that has rocked the Islamic republic.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/09/protest-hit-iran-launches-strikes-kill-13-iraqi-kurdistan
19. Solidarity protests with uprising in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran
28 September 2022 | ANF
While the uprising in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan continues unabated, solidarity actions are taking place in many places. There were protests in Aachen, Dresden and Bern on Tuesday.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/solidarity-protests-with-uprising-in-eastern-kurdistan-and-iran-62750
20. 52 women arrested during protests in Iranian Kurdistan
27 September 2022 | Hengaw
Security forces have detained scores of women and girls during the recent protests in Kurdistan over the state kill of Zhina Amini, which coincided with huge protests in most of Iran’s towns. To date, 52 of these detainees’ identities have been confirmed.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/at-least-52-women-were-detained-during-the-protests-in-kurdistan
21. Iran attacks on Kurdistan Region spark international condemnation
28 September 2022 | K24
The UK Consulate General, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the German Consulate General on Wednesday made statements on the Iranian attacks on the Kurdistan Region.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29576-Iran-attacks-on-Kurdistan-Region-spark-international-condemnation
22. Peace in Kurdistan Campaign expresses solidarity with women of Iran and Rojhilat
28 September 2022 | ANF
Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement in solidarity with the women of Iran and Rojhilat and all who are resisting the repressive theocratic regime in the wake of the killing of Mahsa Amini.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/peace-in-kurdistan-campaign-expresses-solidarity-with-women-of-iran-and-rojhilat-62739
23. UN Refugee Agency says Iranian attacks affected refugees in Koya
28 September 2022 | K24
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in a statement on Wednesday expressed grave concerns over today’s attack by Iran in the Kurdistan Region, which affected refugees in Koya.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29587-UN-Refugee-Agency-says-Iranian-attacks-affected-refugees-in-Koya
24. Kurdish PEN: Everyone should support the historic uprising of peoples in Iran
27 September 2022 | ANF
The Kurdish PEN expressed solidarity with the protests in East Kurdistan and Iran and urged institutions, organizations, intellectuals and international PEN centres to support the demands and actions of the Kurdish and Iranian peoples.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/kurdish-pen-everyone-should-support-the-historic-uprising-of-peoples-in-iran-62725
25. Tens of people died and thousands detained as protests increase in Iran and Rojhilat
25 September 2022 | ANF
While the protest actions that started in Tehran after the murder of young Kurdish woman Jina (Mahsa) Amini by the Moral Police continued on the eighth day, tens of people lost their lives and thousands were detained.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/tens-of-people-died-and-thousands-detained-as-protests-increase-in-iran-and-rojhilat-62691
26. At least 26 East Kurdish kolbers killed and 164 injured in past six months
25 September 2022 | ANF
Kurdish kolbers in border traffic are in the sights of the regional states that are occupying Kurdistan. According to a balance sheet by Kolbernews, many Kolbers were again killed by Iranian forces in the west of the Iranian province of Azerbaijan and in the border regions of eastern Kurdistan near Sine and Kirmaşan (Kermanshah) within six months.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/at-least-26-east-kurdish-kolbers-killed-and-164-injured-in-past-six-months-62685
27. Iran bombs border areas within Kurdistan Region
24 September 2022 | K24
Iranian artillery on Saturday bombed a number of border areas inside the Kurdistan Region amidst anti-government protests in Iran.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29543-Iran-bombs-border-areas-within-Kurdistan-Region
28. KNK delegation meets with PJAK and KODAR to discuss latest developments
24 September 2022 | ANF
A delegation of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK), led by Co-chair Zeynep Murat, met with representatives of KODAR (Democratic and Free Eastern Kurdistan Community) and PJAK (Kurdistan Free Life Party).
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/knk-delegation-meets-with-pjak-and-kodar-to-discuss-latest-developments-62672
29. TEV-DEM call on Kurds, people of Iran to support the uprising against “Iranian repression machine “
24 September 2022 | ANHA
TEV-DEM issued on Saturday a written statement to the general opinion, a copy of which we received, in which the movement condemned the murder of the Kurdish girl Gina Amini at the hands of the Iranian authorities.
https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/tev-dem-call-on-kurds-people-of-iran-to-support-the-uprising-against-iranian-repression-machine–h33008.html
30. PAJK calls for expanded actions in unity with the rising women’s revolution in Iran
23 September 2022 | ANF
The Party of Free Women in Kurdistan Party (PAJK) called on women and the people in all parts of Kurdistan and abroad to expand their actions in unity with the rising women’s revolution in Iran. “JIN, JIYAN, AZADI (Woman, Life, Freedom), which is the motto of a free life and new democratic system, is rising from Kurdistan, resonating throughout the Middle East”…
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/pajk-calls-for-expanded-actions-in-unity-with-the-rising-women-s-revolution-in-iran-62655
31. Over 10 protesters killed in Iranian Kurdistan during protests over death of Zhina Amini
22 September 2022 | K24
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) on Thursday said a total of 12 protestors have been killed during protests in Iranian Kurdistan over the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini. However, a source in Hengaw said the number might have risen to 15 confirmed deaths.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29531-Over-10-protesters-killed-in-Iranian-Kurdistan-during-protests-over-death-of-Zhina-Amini
32. KCDK-E salutes the resistance for Mahsa Amini in Iran and East Kurdistan
22 September 2022 | ANF
The European Kurdistan Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) Co-Presidency condemned the brutal murder of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini by the “morality police” in Iran and saluted “the revolt of free women”.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/kcdk-e-salutes-the-resistance-for-mahsa-amini-in-iran-and-east-kurdistan-62626
33. Seven killed during ongoing protests in East Kurdistan against the killing of Mahsa Amini
21 September 2022 | ANF
As the protests have been flaring across Iran since the murder of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini by the morality police in Tehran, the number of protesters killed by the Iranian forces in East Kurdistan has risen to 7.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/seven-killed-during-ongoing-protests-in-east-kurdistan-against-the-killing-of-mahsa-amini-62608
34. Iran security forces arrest five Kurdish woman activists in Sanandaj
20 September 2022 | KHRN
Iranian security forces detained five Kurdish woman activists named Faranak Rafiei, Baran Saedi, Mahrou Hedayati, Azadeh Jamaati and Bahar Zangiband in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, in the past few days.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-security-forces-arrest-five-kurdish-woman-activists-in-sanandaj/
35. Iran Human Rights Calls for International Support of Protest Demands and Urgent Action to Stop Further Bloodshed
20 September 2022 | IHR
Islamic Republic forces have bloodily cracked down on protests against the police murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in cities across Iran. At least four people have been killed after security forces directly fired at protesters in several Kurdish cities. Many were also injured including a 10-year-old girl and elderly citizens.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5492/
36. Kurdish shopkeepers protest Mahsa (Zhina) Amini’s death
19 September 2022 | K24
A coordinated strike that took place in cities in Iranian Kurdistan in response to the earlier suspicious death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini who died after she was arrested by the morality police for not covering up properly.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/gallery/29507-Kurdish-shopkeepers-protest-Mahsa-%28Zhina%29-Amini%27s-death
37. Jina Mahsa Amini laid to rest as protests continue
18 September 2022 | ANF
A young Kurdish woman, Jina Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the Iranian moral police, was buried in Seqiz, where thousands of people paid their last respects. Protests that broke out after the funeral were violently repressed.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/jina-mahsa-amini-laid-to-rest-as-protests-continue-62536
38. Lawyers in Bukan declare readiness to represent Mahsa Amini’s case
18 September 2022 | KHRN
A group of lawyers in Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, have expressed their sympathy for Mahsa (Zhina) Amini‘s family and declared their readiness to accept the representation of the case until the final result is reached.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/lawyers-in-bukan-declare-readiness-to-represent-mahsa-aminis-case/
39. PJAK and KODAR call for a general strike against the killing of Amini
17 September 2022 | ANF
PJAK and KODAR call on the youth and women, as well as all intellectuals, political prisoners, activists, organisations, the free press, workers and laborers to protest against the killing of Jina Amini on September 19.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/pjak-and-kodar-call-for-a-general-strike-against-the-killing-of-amini-62535
40. Kurdish woman, 22, dies in Iran after morality police beat her for violating Islamic dress rule
16 September 2022 | Esta
A 22-year-old Kurdish woman died on Friday in Iran’s Tehran due to serious injuries after she was beaten by the Iranian morality police for refusing to wear compulsory Islamic dress, the head scarf.
https://esta.krd/en/191656/
41. Arrest by hijab police leaves woman comatose
15 September 2022 | Al-Monitor
An Iranian woman identified as Mahsa (Zhina) Amini remains in critical condition after being arrested by the “Guidance Patrol,” a special police squad in charge of public implementation of Iran’s hijab regulations.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/09/arrest-hijab-police-leaves-woman-comatose
42. The systematic killing of Kolbars; Three Kolbers were injured at Baneh border
14 September 2022 | Hengaw
Following the systematic killing of Kolbars on the borders of Kurdistan by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at least three Kolbars from Baneh named Hiva Ahmadi, Khalegh Hamzepour and Taleb Ghafari were wounded by direct fire from the border forces while kolbaring on the “Hengezhal” border on Tuesday evening 22, September 13, 2022.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/the-systematic-killing-of-kolbars-three-kolbers-were-injured-at-baneh-border
43. Kazhal Nasri, a Kurdish civil activist was sentenced to 5 years in prison
12 September 2022 | Hengaw
Kazhal Nasri, one of the civil and cultural activists living in Tangisar village of Sanandaj, who was arrested in December 2021 and was released on bail after a month, was sentenced to 5 years of suspended imprisonment by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/kazhal-nasri-a-kurdish-civil-activist-was-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison
OPINION, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS
1. A Feminist Revolution in Iran?
30 September 2022 | CP
As several historical narratives have detailed during the summer of 1848 as revolutions were raging across Europe, and closely contemporaneous with the publication of the Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/09/30/a-feminist-revolution-in-iran/
2. Hengaw’s Legal Report No. 1; Use of force to detain and arrest demonstrators
27 September 2022 | Hengaw
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has consistently voiced its concern about the excessive use of force by security and military forces against detainees, particularly the injured who were held without access to medical care, since the beginning of the protests over the state kill of Zhina Amini.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/hengaws-legal-report-no-1-use-of-force-to-detain-and-arrest-demonstrators
3. Iran Protests: Voices from Iran
26 September 2022 | Hengaw
Over the past few years, Iranians have regularly told us that the generation born in the 2000s is different in its outlook, methods of protest, and demands. This characterization is confirmed in our many conversations with Iranians.
https://iranhumanrights.org/2022/09/iran-protests-voices-from-iran/
4. Eastern Kurdistan – Land of Popular Uprisings
24 September 2022 | ANF
An assessment of the Kurdish Centre for Public Relations (Civaka Azad) on the current political developments in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran after the brutal killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.
https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/eastern-kurdistan-land-of-popular-uprisings-62674
5. Mahsa Amini is Another Victim of the Islamic Republic’s War on Women
16 September 2022 | CHRI
The death of Mahsa Amini, 22, after being declared medically braindead following her arrest by so-called morality police in Tehran is a preventable tragedy that should be strongly condemned worldwide to prevent further violence against woman in Iran.
https://iranhumanrights.org/2022/09/mahsa-amini-is-another-victim-of-islamic-republics-war-on-women/
6. EU does not have any grand strategy on Kurdish issue: book author
09 September 2022 | K24
A new book written by Dr. Zana Kurda focuses on Kurdish policy of the European Union as part of a book series of the United Nations University Series on Regionalism.
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/29452-EU-does-not-have-any-grand-strategy-on-Kurdish-issue:-book-author
REPORTS
1. 17 killed and 49 wounded during IRGC attacks on positions of Kurdish parties and political refugee camps
30 September 2022 | Kurdpa
17 people were killed and 49 people were injured following the drone and missile attacks of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on the positions of Iranian Kurdistan parties and political refugee camps of these parties in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah provinces.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news/17-killed-and-49-wounded-during-irgc-attacks-on-positions-of-kurdish-parties-and-political-refugee-camps
2. September 2022: Human rights violations in Kurdistan
28 September 2022 | Kurdpa
Between 09 and 28 September at least 67 human rights violations have been reported by Kurdpa.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news?Category=Human%20Rights
3. Iran protests: More than 675 activists, civilians arrested in Kurdistan
28 September 2022 | KHRN
Iranian forces have arrested hundreds of protestors across Kurdish cities, in the west of the country, following the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/iran-protests-more-than-675-activists-civilians-arrested-in-kurdistan/
4. Hengaw Report No. 7 on the Kurdistan protests, 18 dead and 898 injured.
26 September 2022 | Hengaw
During the last 4 days of protests in Kurdistan, at least 165 more Kurdish protesters were injured by direct fire from Islamic Republic of Iran forces, and dozens of citizens were arrested. With the identification of additional citizens killed in recent days, the number of people killed in Kurdistan protests has risen to 18.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/hengaw-report-no-7-on-the-kurdistan-protests-18-dead-and-898-injured
all previos Hengaw reports about the protests you find here
https://hengaw.net/en/news