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 release of the two Iranian Kurdish writers, and click on the following link to see the Pen International statement (http://bit.ly/2n8uC6s).
“The unlawful arrest and detention of Kurdish cultural activists and writers, Jahanfard (also known as Jiyar) and Hasan Balade, in Turkey, have raised contradictory news and fears among cultural and human rights activists in the region in the past few months.
Jahanfard (Jiyar), who is a writer, journalist and researcher, has so far published several books and articles about Kurdish literature, language and culture. and he is considered a notable author with significant contributions to the field of Kurdish folklore studies in Iran.
He travelled to the city of Mardin in Turkey with his friend Balade to make contacts with Turkish publishers that would be interested in such works from the neighboring country,
Balade is an engineer who had looked forward to applying in the Mardin Artuklu University to continue his studies. He is also a Kurdish translator, journalist and researcher who has translated and written many articles on Kurdish literature and culture especially about Kurdish Kurmanji culture. He works as a board member of Hojan journal beside his other work as a Kurdish translator for the ‘’Say Hello’’ website.
The Turkish police arrested both of them in Mardin where they have remained detained for several months.
Although many efforts have been made by their solicitors and also international human rights organizations in the past few months, Turkish officials have unfortunately refrained from looking at the cases of the two Iranian nationals or making any comments about their situation while, according to their Turkish solicitors, no formal charges have been filed against these two individuals and they have been arrested and held in custody only based on baseless accusations.
The Turkish authorities have not allowed Jahanfard and Balade to have any contacts with their families after their pre-trial detention.
Their families have serious concerns over their health and safety since they have not heard from them for several months.
We the undersigned believe that Balade and Jahanfard are victims of false detention and demand that the Turkish authorities urgently free both of the two writers.
We also kindly call on all NGOs, human rights organizations, layers and individuals to speak out for their release.
We also urge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic republic of Iran to take possible legal actions to help the release of these two Iranian citizens detained on false accusations in Turkey.”
1.Saleh Nikbakht
2.Seyed Shahab Barzanji
3.Qoteb Aldin Sadeqi
4.Aziz Nemati
5.Simin Chaeichi
6.Zeynab Usefi
7.Eta Riyazi
8.Karwan Nahri
9.Abdolkarim Soroush
10.Rahim Loqmani
11.Aras Osmaniyan
12.Shilan Khaki
13.Saeid Ebadatiyan
14.Faryad Shiri
15.Masoud Qanbari
16.Syed Mehrdad Baqeri
17.Kakshar Ormar
18.Havjin Baqali
19.Soma Rostampour
20.Fateme Karimi
21.Adnan Barzanji
22.Raoof Moradi
23.Mesood Binende
24.Bayan Azizi
25.Reza Alepoor
26.Abdoolkhder Niyazi
27.Alee Azizi
28.Ferya Unesi
29.Changiz eqbali
30.Ali hatami
31.Sherdel Elpoor
32.Mohsen amini
33.Mazhar ebrahimi
34.Farideh Yazdan Panah
35.Cevad Sheriff
36.Kumars Balade
37.Maryam Amini
38.Meysam Khorani
39.Maziyar Nazar Beygi
40.Anvar Arab
41.Sead Ahmadi
42.Hemeed Mamoodi
43.Hayran Muhameedi
44.Estere Molazade
45.Roonak Rostemi
46.Yoonis Amenpoor
47.Pirshing Hooseyni
48.Soodabe Babayi
49.Keywan Azizi
50.Masoud Shamsnejad
51.Rasoul Parvin
52.Osman Mazin
53.Amir Sajadi
54.Syed Morad Mosavi
55.Farman Ja’fari
56.Alireza Mafi
57.Farnoosh Rashidyani
58.Arash Rajabi Kermanshhai
59.Abdollahe Jahanbin
60.Hossein Moridifar
61.İslam Abbasiyan
62.Eqbal Mahdizade
63.Mostafa ahmadiyan
64.Yasin Mirzaei Kalhor
65.Arash fatehi bokanich
66.Sadon Mazoji
67.Fayeq Fayaz
68.Raoof Moradi
69.Hamed Frazi
70.Baqer Piri
71.Ahmad Habibi
72.Behrooz Zarei
73.Ali Ashrafi
74.Asa’d Yousefi
75.Siyavash Hayati
76.Hasan Karimi
77.Sharif Azimi
78.Kamal Azadmanesh
79.Ali Davari
80.floriya Mohamadpour
81.ehsan Nikpey
82.Mehdi Doa’go
83.Arshak Rouf Gonbadi
84.Sidad Shirzad
85.Basir Pad
86.Hashem Mahmodi
87.Edris Hatemi
88.Hasan Setot
89.Qasem Nahaei
90.Dalir Eskandari
91.Mokhtar Zarei
92.Loqman Rasoli
93.Loqman Resooli
94.Khabat Mangori
95.Hajar Norani
96.Abdolrahman Shokor
97.A’eishah Abollahi
98.Arsalan barna
99.Bayazid Jangali
100.Kajal karimi
101.Shirin Khezrpour
102.Haj ali Moradi
103.Mardin Rojhalati
104.Shahab Heyrani
105.Bakhshan Qalandari
106.Saber Kakemami
107.Mohsen Razavi
108.Jamal Daneshmand
109.Mandak Azizi
110.Naser Moradi
111.Sara Zinati
112.Sahar Ma’zi
113.Asoo Rahim Zadegan
114.Mohamad Mohamad Amini
115.Habibolahe Ariya Nejad
116.Shavan Taheri
117.Omid Batoo
118.Fateme Sobhani
119.Fakhoraldin Amadiyan
120.Seyran Khosravi
121.Reza Sori
122.Zolal Kamali
123.Vahid Kamali
124.Tahere Khorami
125.Mohamad Tofiq Asadi
126.Tayebe Asqarzade
127.Fateme Ardalan
128.Iraj Ebadi
129.Zilan Marivani
130.Vejin Mohamadpour
131.Faride Amini
132.Havari Hoseyni
133.Soma Shafiei
134.Afsane Behshtizad
135.Afshin Beharizer
136.Nergis Ayini
137.Nishteman Kordestani
138.Khalood Amani
139.Rishad Mooradi
140.Khashyar Rashidi
141.Farzad Sofre
142.Arsalan Abasi
143.Jamil Moradi
144.Shaker Moradiyan
145.Reza Jamshidi
146.Shoresh Azizi
147.Alireza Yaqobi
148.Vahid Nazari Kermanshahi
149.Iran Alikarami
150.Siyavash Pourafshar
151.Parisa Ja’fari Mehr
152.Omid Kalhor
153.Mohamad Javad Jaliliyan
154.Hossein Balade
155.Mehdi Khanebeygi
156.Farzad Kermanshani
157.Jamshid Veysi
158.Morad Dehbani
159.Alireza Jaliliyan
160.Shahriyar Rostami
161.Farshid Karami
162.Nasrin Shafia’i
163.Farhad Ezatizade
164.Amir Saeid Jaliliyan
165.Nasrin Tahmasebi
166.Shahriyar Tahmasebi
167.Shabnam Najafi
168.Mosa Norozi
169.Diman Parvin
170.Eqlima Qasemi
171.Ali Majidi
172.Asrin Majidi
173.Javad Ebrahimi
174.Mehdi Safari
175.Behrooz Babkhani
176.Saeid Jaliliyan
177.Sajad Aftabi
178.Iman Asadi
179.Ali Ebrahimi
180.Abozar Kheradmand
181.Ali Sanaei
182.Daryoush Moradi
183.Sohrab Moradi
184.Bayan Alirmaei
185.Parshang Amani
186.Rahmat Cheraqi
187.Mohsen Cheraqi
188.Ehasn Mohamad Rahimi
189.Fahad Karami
190.Gol jahan Jahangiri
191.Roholah Latif Nejad
192.Jabar Dastbaz
193.Hoshyar Babaei
194.Farhad Hadi
195.Bijan Heshmati
196.Akar Yasemi
197.Semko Heydari
198.Mohamad Moradi Nasari
199.Basiyat Moradi
200.Eskandar Shahriyari
201.Shahram Kamangar
202.Mohsen Maleki
203.Abas Mohamadzade
204.Sodabe Ali Mohamadi
205.Rahmat Noandish
206.Farzad Salehi
207.Farshad Soleyman Nejad
208.Ferdous Hashemi
209.Manijeh Mirmekri
210.Arsalan Hedayati
211.Aroo Sayadi
212.Keyomars Fathi
213.Jiyar Valizade
214.Seyran Manochehri
215.Reza abi
216.Ukhabe Mohamadiyan
217.Ehsan Qanbari
218.Golale Heydari
219.Kajav Yasami
220.Shahnaz Bapiran
221.Neda Rashidpour Kalhor
222.Javad Rahimi
223.Amin Rahimi Nejad
224.Hajir Hashemi
225.Milad Qaderpanah
226.Ehsan Najafi
227.Hamzae Asadi
228.Tirej Sharifiyan
229.Masoud Mohamadpour
230.Jiyar Darvishi
231.Saeid Erfan Gilani
232.Molod Mirkhanpour
233.Servat Payvar
234.Delsoz Hemati
235.Bromand Najafi
236.Homayon Abasi
