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ANF English: https://anfenglishmobile.com/
Hawar News: https://hawarnews.com/en/
Rojhelat: http://rojhelat.info/en/
Komun Academy: https://komun-academy.com
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
NEWS
1. Iranian Armed Forces kill a Kurdish shepherd on the borders of Marivan
2. Kurdish city in Iran grieves for loved ones dying on the road to Europe
3. Some variety possible in new Iranian president’s cabinet
4. Iranian trade exhibition kicks off in Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani
5. US government seizes news sites linked to Iran
6. President Barzani, Raisi have phone call to discuss bilateral relations
7. Kurdish activists remain in detention in Marivan, Sanandaj
8. Raisi says Iran will prioritize improving regional relations
9. Top Kurdistan Region officials congratulate Ebrahim Raisi on Iran election win
10. Hard-liner Raisi wins Iran presidency amid record low turnout
11. Polls open in Iran to elect new president
12. Kurdish Writer and Activist Aram Fathi Incommunicado Since Arrest
13. Consul-Generals urge Iranians in Kurdistan Region to vote in elections
14. Iranian guards attack group of kolbars, injure two
15. Armed conflict between Iranian Armed forces and Kurdish part in Sarvabad — casualties reported
16. Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits Derbendîxan for talks on the destruction of nature
17. US lifts some Iran sanctions
18. “Do You Also Sleep With a Clear Conscience?” (An Open Letter to Candidate Raisi’s Wife)
19. Iran sentences secretary of Kurdistan branch of National Unity Party to 10 months in jail
20. Hezbollah founder dies of coronavirus in Iran
21. Iranian soldiers injure two kolbars, one a child
22. Iranian police forces after injuring a citizen: “Be thankful we did not aim to shoot at your head”
OPINION
1. Elections, deep arrangements.. Who rules, what is future of regime in Iran?
2. The elections are also a part of the plan to militarise Kurdistan
3. The confederate system is a proper alternative to the current centralist system in Iran
REPORTS
1. Top UN Official: Human Rights Situation in Iran is of “Serious Concern”
2. Human Rights
3. Participation of Hengaw in the Africa-Middle East Regional Forum on Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities
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NEWS
1. Iranian Armed Forces kill a Kurdish shepherd on the borders of Marivan
24 June 2021 | Hengaw
According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, on Thursday, June 24, 2021, a citizen from the village of “Eskol” in Marivan, identified as “Mohammad Hosseini… was killed by direct fire from the Iranian Armed forces while grazing his cattle near the borders of this city.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/iranian-armed-forces-kill-a-kurdish-shepherd-on-the-borders-of-marivan
2. Kurdish city in Iran grieves for loved ones dying on the road to Europe
24 June 2021 | Rudaw
Mehri Nabizadeh and her husband Sardar Ibrahim Nazhad had enough of a life of poverty with no income, which is why in the summer of 2018, although they had no savings, they made the difficult decision to emigrate abroad.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/240620211
3. Some variety possible in new Iranian president’s cabinet
23 June 2021 | Al-Monitor
With Iranian news outlets speculating about Raisi’s future cabinet, some analysts believe he will form an inclusive government — within limits.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/06/some-variety-possible-new-iranian-presidents-cabinet
4. Iranian trade exhibition kicks off in Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani
22 June 2021 | K24
Representatives of roughly 100 Iranian companies began to display their products on Tuesday, the first day of the second annual Iranian Trade Exhibition held in the Kurdistan Region’s city of Sulaimani.
5. US government seizes news sites linked to Iran
22 June 2021 | Al-Monitor
The US government seized several websites affiliated with Iran and its allies, including Press TV. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/06/us-government-seizes-news-sites-linked-iran
6. President Barzani, Raisi have phone call to discuss bilateral relations
21 June 2021 | Rudaw
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani spoke on the phone with Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, discussing bolstering bilateral relations, according to a statement from the Kurdish presidency.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/21062021
7. Kurdish activists remain in detention in Marivan, Sanandaj
21 June 2021 | KHRN
Sources have informed the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that the detentions of the Kurdish civil rights activists Aram Fathi and Sorayya Haghdoust continue in the detention centre of the Ministry of Intelligence in Marivan and Correction and Rehabilitation Centre of Sanandaj.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/kurdish-activists-remain-in-detention-in-marivan-sanandaj/
8. Raisi says Iran will prioritize improving regional relations
21 June 2021 | Al-Monitor
The president-elect said Iran wants “interaction with the world” and called on US President Joe Biden to lift all sanctions.
9. Top Kurdistan Region officials congratulate Ebrahim Raisi on Iran election win
20 June 2021 | K24
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Saturday congratulated Iran’s judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi on winning the country’s presidential elections.
10. Hard-liner Raisi wins Iran presidency amid record low turnout
19 June 2021 | Al-Monitor
Ebrahim Raisi’s win came as little surprise amid widespread voter apathy, in a race already tilted to his favor by a powerful supervisory body.
11. Polls open in Iran to elect new president
18 June 2021 | ANF
Polls are open in Iran to vote for the new president. There are concerns of a low turnout with the conservative head of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, widely seen as the favourite candidate.
https://anfenglish.com/news/polls-open-in-iran-to-elect-new-president-52861
12. Kurdish Writer and Activist Aram Fathi Incommunicado Since Arrest
17 June 2021 | IHR
Aram Fathi, a Kurdish writer, civil and human rights activist was arrested by security forces at his parent’s home in Marivan. The security forces were violent and did not have an arrest warrant.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4772/
13. Consul-Generals urge Iranians in Kurdistan Region to vote in elections
17 June 2021 | Rudaw
The Iranian diplomatic mission in the Kurdistan Region on Thursday urged Iranian citizens in the Region to vote while Kurdish opposition parties in Iran call for the boycott of elections, and said good ties with the Region remain no matter the election results.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/170620213
14. Iranian guards attack group of kolbars, injure two
15 June 2021 | ANF
According to Kolbernews site, the Iranian state forces attacked a group of kolbars within the borders of Newsud in Kirmaşan, in East Kurdistan.
https://anfenglish.com/human-rights/iranian-guards-attack-group-of-kolbars-injure-two-52792
15. Armed conflict between Iranian Armed forces and Kurdish part in Sarvabad — casualties reported
16 June 2021 | Hengaw
During a heavy-armed clash between the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps forces and the forces of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), at least 4 members of the PJAK were killed and their bodies were taken to Sarvabad by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces. https://hengaw.net/en/news/armed-conflict-between-iranian-armed-forces-and-kurdish-part-in-sarvabad-casualties-reported
16. Defend Kurdistan Initiative visits Derbendîxan for talks on the destruction of nature
18 June 2021 | ANF
The Defend Kurdistan Initiative has visited the city of Derbendixan in the Sulaymaniyah region of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on Friday.
17. US lifts some Iran sanctions
11 June 2021 | ANF
The Biden administration has lifted sanctions on three former Iranian officials and several energy companies amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The US appears willing to further ease economic pressure on Iran if the country changes course.
https://anfenglish.com/news/us-lifts-some-iran-sanctions-52703
18. “Do You Also Sleep With a Clear Conscience?” (An Open Letter to Candidate Raisi’s Wife)
09 June 2021 | CHRI
In 2017, when Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi launched his first presidential campaign, Effat Mahbaz–the widow of a political prisoner killed during mass executions in the 1980s–published an open letter to Raisi’s wife highlighting Raisi’s role in what the UN says should be investigated as “crimes against humanity.”
19. Iran sentences secretary of Kurdistan branch of National Unity Party to 10 months in jail
08 June 2021 | KHRN
The four-year prison sentence of the secretary of the Kurdistan branch of the National Unity Party and lawyer Farhad Mohammadi, given by Branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj in June 2020 on charges of “acting against national security”, has been commuted to 10 months in prison in Court of Appeals of Kurdistan province.
20. Hezbollah founder dies of coronavirus in Iran
07 June 2021 | Al-Monitor
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour died in northern Tehran at the age of 75, local media reported.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/06/hezbollah-founder-dies-coronavirus-iran
21. Iranian soldiers injure two kolbars, one a child
07 June 2021 | ANF
According to Kolbernews, gunfire was opened on kolbars by Iranian soldiers in the regions of Sinai and Urmia.
https://anfenglish.com/news/iranian-soldiers-injure-two-kolbars-one-a-child-52594
22. Iranian police forces after injuring a citizen: “Be thankful we did not aim to shoot at your head”
05 June 2021 | Hengaw
According to a report received by Hengaw Human Rights Organization, on the evening of Thursday, June 3, 2021, police officers from station 18 in the Naysar neighborhood of Sanandaj assaulted and insulted the owner of a shop, which sparked the protests of citizens.
OPINION
1. Elections, deep arrangements: Who rules, what is future of regime in Iran?
18 June 2021 | ANHA
The Iranian regime is suffering from a crack within the pillars of the regime itself, while the people are increasingly angry at it due to the poor economic conditions and directing resources to serve Iran’s foreign interventions at the expense of the citizens
2. The elections are also a part of the plan to militarise Kurdistan
18 June 2021 | Rojhelat
While the political and social circumstances of a country are faced to a democratic transformation due to greater chaos, and if the regime does not take action to transform the circumstances, the chaotic situations will become even more disturbed, that all the string of the intertwined society be disarranged.
http://rojhelat.info/en/?p=10603
3. The confederate system is a proper alternative to the current centralist system in Iran
08 June 2021 | Rojhelat
After Joe Biden has become the president, we observed a desire on the part of Iran to negotiate with the United States. How targeted these negotiations will be, we will have to wait and witness what pressure cards the two parties will use.
http://rojhelat.info/en/?p=10598
REPORTS
1. Top UN Official: Human Rights Situation in Iran is of “Serious Concern”
23 June 2021 | CHRI
In the latest report on Iran by the UN Secretary-General, the world’s top diplomat stated that the rights situation in Iran “remains of serious concern” and that “impediments to the rule of law and weak justice and accountability mechanisms result in impunity, perpetuate existing [human rights] violations and increase the risk of future violations.”
2. Human Rights
20 June 2021 | Kurdpa
Kurdpa reports 11 cases of human rights violations between 20 and 11 June 2021.
https://kurdpa.net/en/news?Category=Human%20Rights
3. Participation of Hengaw in the Africa-Middle East Regional Forum on Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities
17 June 2021 | Hengaw
On June 15-16, 2021, the Africa-Middle East Regional Forum on Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities arranged by the United Nations Human Rights Council-MENA (UNHCR-MENA), in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) and the Tom Lantos Institute, was held online with the presence of representatives of national minorities in Africa and the Middle East and representatives of other international human rights organizations.
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