Archive for October 2009

Iran’s nuclear talks – Mousavis position

Reports of Iran rejecting the P5+1 proposal to ship much of Iran’s uranium to France and Russia for further enrichment surprised no one, expect some people that are preoccupied with wishful thinking. The Iranians are all of the sudden, paradoxically, expressing doubt that the West would give Iran the promised enriched Uranium if agreeing to [...]

IRGC arrests another relative of Anwar Husseinpenahi

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard arrested a younger brother of the Kurdish political prisoner Anwar Husseinpenahi, by the name of Afshin Husseinpenahi, last week in the Kurdish city of Qorwa. According to reports from Kurdistan, another relative of Anwar Husseinpenahi by the name of Bedi Husseinpenahi was arrested a couple of days after that Afshin was arrested.

Kurdish soldier killed in Mehabad

A Kurdish soldier in the Iranian army was killed by a Turkish soldier in a military compound in the Kurdish city of Mehabad. The name of the Kurdish soldier is Arman Mamandi and he had only seven days left on his two-year mandatory service in the Iranian army.
The name of the other soldier that killed [...]

IRGC commander Mohamed Ali Jafari visits Kurdistan to arm tribes

According to information from the Kurdish city of Urmye, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Mohammed Ali Jafari, will attend different meetings with Kurdish tribal leaders.
The Revolutionary Guard commander is according to several sources going to offer the tribal leaders different kinds of incentives if they accept to carry arms for the regime and patrol [...]

Kurdish university student arrested in Krmanshar

Iran’s Intelligence Service “Itlaat” arrested a Kurdish student at the Razi University by the name of Siaman Gheiasi in the city of Krmanshar two days ago.
Scores of Kurdish students have been arrested or expelled since the beginning of the new academic year. Read about the previous cases 1 2 3 4 5 6

Kurdish man arrested in Bane

Iran’s Intelligence Agency “Itlaat” arrested a 32-year-old Kurdish man by the name of Kemal Ahmedian was arrested two weeks, in Bane.
According to reports from Bane, the agents that arrested Ahmedian started to beat him in front of residents of the district where they arrested him.
Ahmedians family have tried to get information about his whereabouts but [...]

Over 50 Iranian spies revealed in Diwandere

Our Peshmerga Forces Intelligence Agency “EMNIET” revealed that Iran’s Intelligence Agency “Itlaat” has been training 50 spies in the Kurdish city of Diwandere.
Iran’s Intelligence Agency “Itlaat” has according to the EMNIET report trained over 50 agents during a period of 1 year in the district of Azadgani in Diwandere.
The spies have according to the report [...]

Basij killed in the Kurdish city of Sardasht

A well known member of the Basij, Karim Banoi, was according to reports shot dead in the Kurdish city of Sardasht two days ago, October 25.

Kurdish artist has been missing for 20 days

Iran’s Intelligence Service “Itlaat” arrested the Kurdish singer Shemsolah Rahmani 20 days ago in the city of Kamyiaran. His family have visited the Itlaats office in the city of Kamyiaran, but the family have not been given any information about their son’s whereabouts.

Kurdish prisoner dies after being released from prison

A Kurdish prisoner, Kerim Ismaili, died on 24th of October, three days after that he had been released from prison. There is no information about the cause of Ismailis death.
Ismaili was arrested a couple of months ago, but it is not clear what he was charged with. His arrest and his death are suspicious, because [...]