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Iranian Kurd on 15th day of Hunger Strike
in Dublin
16.3.2007
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March 16, 2007
Dublin, Ireland, -- An Iranian Kurd, Adnan
Hassan Mohammadi. is in his 15th day of Hunger
Strike in a Dublin hostel for asylum seekers. Thirty
five year old Adnan took the drastic measure of
sewing his mouth up to protest against the draconian
way his case is being treated by the Justice
Department.
Adnan's condition is worsening, he has lost eleven
kilos, he cannot stand, his eyesight is going and he
is suffering horrendous headaches. Asylum seekers
face miserable conditions in Ireland: herded, for a
period of years into crowded, often unfit hostels;
isolated from the public; denied the right to work
or to study and condemned to a sham hearing at the
first stage and almost certain refusal by the
tribunal, it is no wonder that some resort to
desperate measures. |
Adnan Hassan Mohammadi, Iranian Kurd |
Adnan is a victim of torture from Iran, and after
fleeing Iran, he is desperately unhappy about the
life he is forced to lead in Ireland. He has been
turned down by the Department of Justice, yet little
explanation of how the asylum system works was
given.
Adnan is a member of the Komala Party in Iran and
the government has said, as they do in all cases,
there are creditability flaws in his asylum
application - in other words they do not believe he
is genuine.
The Sunday Tribune made contact with a Komala party
representative in Sweden, Jafar Ilkhani, and he
confirmed Adnan's involvement as a political
activist and socialist and said he was involved in
covert political work. If you a member of the Komala
Party in Iran you are persecuted and being a member
is punishable by death.
Adnan fled Iran because of persecution and has the
physical and mental scars to prove this. He wants
his case to be treated fairly and his wife and seven
year old daughter, who are in hiding in another
hostile country, to be safe.
Residents Against Racism are calling for torture
victims to be treated differently and with special
care and to be given psychiatric assessment and help
during the asylum process. In addition RAR advocate
that the asylum process to be taken out of the hands
of politicians and the Department of Justice and
instead be handled by a human rights body whose
first priority is the welfare of human beings.
Residents Against Racism are calling a Demonstration
for Wednesday the 21st of March at 1pm outside Dail
Eireann.
March 21st: Demonstration in Support of Adnan
On the 21st of March there will be a demonstration
outside Dail Eireann at 1pm in support of Adnan
Hassan Mohammadi an asylum seeker in his 15th day of
hunger strike in a Dublin hostel.Residents Against
Racism are asking for people to show solidarity and
support to Adnan and turn out for the demo
Adnan needs all the support and solidarity he can
get - you can send him cards and messages of support
just email RAR at (residentsagainstracism @
eircom.net) or send them to c/o 12a Brunswick place
Dublin 2
Related Link:
http://www.residentsagainstracism.org
indymedia ie
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Komala Iran
Komalah (Komele in Kurdish) is a Marxist Kurdish
opposition group. The word Komele in Kurdish is
derived from Komel (Society) and means association.
In 1967, Komalah was founded and struggled against
the government and policies of Shah for 12 years
until 1979. In 1983
Komalah formed a political organization with other
Iranian Marxist and socialist groups called the
Communist Party of Iran.
More about Komala
KDPI
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran in Kurdish
(Hīzbī Dźmokiratī Kurdistanī Źran) is a Kurdish
opposition group in Iranian Kurdistan which seeks
the attainment of Kurdish national rights within a
democratic federal republic of Iran. The current
General Secretary of the Democratic Party of Iranian
Kurdistan is Mustafa Hijri
More about KDPI- Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
The present leader of the organisation is Haji
Ahmadi. According to the Washington Times, half the
members of PEJAK are women, many of them still in
their teens, and one of the female members of the
leadership council is Gulistan Dugan, a psychology
graduate from the University of Tehran. This is due
primarily to the fact that PJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PJAK believes that
women must have a strong role in government and must
be on an equal level with men in leadership
positions.
More about PEJAK- Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan
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