Turkey Archives - KHRN

April 25, 2022

Activists condemn Turkish attacks on Kurdistan Region of Iraq

A group of civil rights activists, law experts, and lawyers have issued a statement on 21 April, condemning the recent military aggression of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in the Kurdistan Region of

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September 15, 2021

Turkey deports nine Iranian Kurdish asylum seekers to northern Syria

Turkish police has detained nine Iranian Kurdish asylum seekers and 57 others from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq near Istanbul on 21 August. On 24 August, authorities have deported these civilians

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June 21, 2021

Turkish border forces target kolbar group, kill a young man

Turkish border forces have opened fire on and killed a young kolbar named Aziz Mohammadzadeh this morning in the border areas of Chaldoran in West Azerbaijan province. A source in the city of

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December 30, 2019

Turkey Deports 33 Asylum Seekers to Iran

Turkey deported 33 Iranian asylum seekers to Iran, including Iranian Kurdish asylum seeker Adel Bahrami who had been registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Kurdish

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October 1, 2019

Kurdish Iranian Refugee Killed by Husband in Turkey

An Iranian Kurdish refugee was killed by her Kurdish husband on “the pretext of defending his honor,” a source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to the source, the family

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December 9, 2018

Kurdish Musician Released after Airport Arrest

Turkish authorities released Yalda Abbasi, a Kurdish artist from northern Khorasan who was arrested on Dec 6, 2018 by Turkish police on arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Kurdistan

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July 12, 2018

Four Kurdish Citizens of Turkey Arrested by the Regimental Border Forces in Orumiyeh

The border guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the border region of Orumiyeh arrested four shepherds who are Kurdish citizens of Turkey, and transferred them to the central prison of

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January 26, 2018

Authorities Refused to Grant Permission for a Protest Rally in front of the Turkish Consulate in Orumiyeh Rejected 

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

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November 30, 2017

Two Kurdish Activists Detainees in Turkey are at the Risk of Deportation to Iran

Two Kurdish refugee activist arrested by Turkish security forces on Nov 19, 2017, are still at the Risk of deportation to Iran. These refugees were detained at Salim Pasha Camp in Istanbul on charges

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