The attack of Turkish army on the city of Afrin, Syria’s Kurdistan (Rojavayê) has led to widespread protests in various countries. A number of Kurdish activists in Orumiyeh filed an official request for permission to hold a protest rally in front of the Turkish Consulate in Orumiyeh, but this request was rejected by the Orumieh governorate.
According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Tuesday, January 23, a number of Kurdish activists living in Orumiyeh referred to the governorate of this city and requested authorisation for a protest rally on Wednesday afternoon. However, the governorate refused to grant permission for this rally without mentioning any specific reason.
Such refusal to grant permission for a protest rally against an attack by the Turkish Army in the city of Afrin contradicts with what President Rouhani had stated in reaction to the nationwide protests in Iran: “It should be clear to everyone that the Iranian people are a free nation and they have every right to expresses their criticisms and protests according to the constitution of Iran and citizenship rights.”, Rouhani, the Iranian President, said.
Civil activists filed another written request at Orumiyeh Governorate to obtain permission for holding a protest rally at 4:30 pm on Thursday. They have not received any response in this regard yet.
It should be noted that more than fifty Kurdish citizens were arrested in various cities of Kurdistan on October 27 and 28, 2014 during the demonstrations supporting Kobani resistance.
