Gilan-e Gharb Archives - KHRN
Thousands celebrate Newroz in Gilan-e Gharb despite obstacles, threats
Thousands of people attended today's Newroz (also known as Nowruz in Persian) celebrations in Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, despite challenges and threats by security forces to prevent the event. After a group of civil and cultural rights activists in Gilan-e Gharb announced plans to hold a Newroz celebration on 21 March, security forces recently pressured and threatened the organisers to cancel the event. The Kurdistan Human...
Read moreFour Kurdish Activists Arrested by Security Forces in Gilan-e Gharb
In the past few days, four Kurdish civil activists were arrested by security forces in one of the villages of Gilan-e Gharb in Kermanshah Province and transferred to an unknown location. ”On Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017, the intelligence forces of the Gilan-e-Gharb, entered the home of these civil activists in the village of Gholagholi, and arrested them while confiscating a number of personal belongings and...
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