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In the past week in East
Kurdistan (Iran) during attacks on mass
demonstrations by the Iranian security forces a
total of 11 civilians were killed, 250 people were
wounded, 40 heavily, and 800 were taken into
custody.
The wounded are afraid to go to hospital for fear of
the state, and families are unable to get any
information on the wounded taken into custody.
People are forcibly taken into custody, their homes
are raided and they are tortured. It was the day of
the seventh anniversary of the illegal capture of
the Leader of the Kurdish people Mr. Abdullah Ocalan
as part of an international conspiracy.
The Kurdish people in Iranian Kurdistan in many
cities democratically protested the event with mass
demonstrations calling for the freedom of Mr. Ocalan.
It is the legitimate and democratic human right of a people to organise
democratic mass demonstration expressing their
loyalty to their National Leader. However, the
Iranian regime has demonstrated yet again that they
refuse to tolerate this legitimate and democratic
right, and they responded brutally with police and
military forces obstructing and killing
demonstrators.
The following cities in Iranian Kurdistan are danger
places which pose a serious threat for the Kurds:
Mahabad, Nexede, Piransehr, Meriwan, Sine, Kirmansah,
Urmiye, Soma, Mako and Poldesit.In the cities of
Mako, Poldesit and Soma 11 people lost their lives.
For this reason special attention needs to be paid
to the military build up, tensions and continuing
siege. Intense pressure is also building up for
people in the region to become village guards and
act as paramilitary forces for the state.
All these developments indicate that the situation
could escalate any time. The Kurdish people facing a
serious situation of injustice where there is no
recourse to any democratic law and human rights.
We call on the international community to the end
the deaths and destruction that has continued till
today. Democratic public opinion should not keep
silent, it must take any action necessary to stop
this.
The Kurdish people who have suffered oppression and
injustice by the regional states should not be left
alone. Kurds have always insisted on and called for
democracy, freedom and human rights.
We call on the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU),
European Parliament (EP), Council of Europe, and the
United State of America:This is not just about the
Kurdish people, but for peace, stability, democracy,
human rights, and freedom of the entire region and
everyone and every organization must act
responsibly.
The attacks on the Kurdish people must be stopped
immediately and a solution should be found for the
Kurdish question and pressure should be brought to
bear on the Iranian State as tomorrow may be too
late.
Kurdistan National Congress
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