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September 25, 2016

KHRN appeals for witnesses to 2006 Maku bloodshed in Iran

KHRN documents violations of human rights in Iran's Kurdistan region and we are preparing a documentary report on Iranian security forces' slaying of Kurdish civilian protesters in the city of Maku (also spelt as Mako or Makoo) in the Kurdistan Region of Iran on Wednesday 15 February 2006, and we need to gather more information and evidences from the civilians involved in the event...

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September 2, 2016

Iranian soldiers open fire on civilian Kurds killing two on same day

Soldiers of the Islamic Republic of Iran have shot dead to Kurdish civilians and wounded another on 11 August. “Iranian forces opened fire on the car of two Kurdish citizens in the Sardasht area where the solders suspected them of allegedly transporting smuggled items,” a source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). A 36-year-old woman identified as Jaleh Ghaderzadeh was killed inside the car and the...

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