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Curfews are still in effect in Kurdistan-Iran
9.8.2005
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Since Friday, 5th of
August all roads to Paveh, Kermansha and Nousud (Kirmashan
Province) are tightly controlled by regimes security
forces. All movements of citizens and road traffics
are under tight control.
Scores of Paveh residents are detained and
imprisoned. The sport event which was supposed to be
played in the city of Paveh was cancelled.
Gatherings of more than two people are also
prohibited in public places.
In Juwanro due to the Sunday 7th of August
demonstration over 40 people are arrested. The city
is under curfew.
On Sunday the majority of shops and markets were
closed in all Kurdish provinces: West Azerbaijan,
Kurdistan, Kermanshah and Ilam. In some places there
were small demonstrations.
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan -
Secretariat of Political Bureau
Protest outside jail in restive Kurdish town
continues
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 08 – Relatives of those
arrested in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, northwest
Iran, during last week’s anti-government protests
have continued their gathering and vigil outside the
town’s central prison where they have demanded the
immediate and unconditional release of their family
members.
Last week, deadly clashes rocked Saqqez as agents of
the SSF opened fire on demonstrators from military
helicopters.
The relatives of the political prisoners who had
gathered outside the prison since Saturday have
spent two nights outside the prison, lighting
candles as a symbolic gesture and protesting their
children’s detention. They have said that they
refuse to leave the site until their loved ones are
freed.
There is a strong military presence in Saqqez and
the town is currently under a de facto martial law.
Many shops have been shut down and storeowners have
refused to come to work as part of a general strike
against the government’s use of force.
At least 13 people have been reported killed as a
result of the government crackdown.
The clashes in Saqqez came in the wake of a series
of protests that have swept Kurdish towns and cities
in Iran for the past month. Hundreds of protesters
have been injured or arrested by government troops
in several towns.
www.iranfocus.com
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