Jiyar Jahanfard Archives - KHRN

March 11, 2017

Petition calls on Turkey to release two Iranian Kurdish writers

Kurdish writers and cultural activists, as well as PEN International, have voiced concerns over the fate of two Iranian Kurdish writers that the Turkish police have held in pre-trial detention for several months in Mardin area. They call for their immediate release and urge support from both the international human rights organizations and the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs. Find below the petition that demands the...

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