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Unrest in Syrian-Kurdistan
4.4.2007
By Vladimir van Wilgenburg, is a non-Kurdish writer
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April 4, 2007
Syrian Kurdistan (Northern Syria)
On Tuesday there was unrest in Derek, Syrian
Kurdistan. Ciwan Mohammed (25) was killed in a fight
in the Assyrian district of Derek by an Assyrian on
the 1th of April. Two Kurdish boys were severely
wounded and brought to the hospital in Qamishlo.
30.000 Kurds attended the funeral today of the
murdered victim and demonstrated against the Syrian
government.
They surrounded the Assyrian district and demanded
the truth to be revealed.
The police arrested several demonstrators. The
Syrian intelligence agency (Mukhabarat) arrested the
murderer of the Ciwan Mohammed. According to Yekiti
party officials the Syrian regime is trying to
enlarge the problems in the region.
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** Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria
making up 10% of the country's population i.e. about
two million.
Kurds in Syria often speak Kurdish in public,
unless all those present do not. Kurdish human
rights activists are mistreated and persecuted. No
political parties are allowed for any group, Kurdish
or otherwise.
Suppression of ethnic identity of
Kurds in Syria include: various bans on the use of
the Kurdish language; refusal to register children
with Kurdish names; replacement of Kurdish place
names with new names in Arabic; prohibition of
businesses that do not have Arabic names; not
permitting Kurdish private schools; and the
prohibition of books and other materials written in
Kurdish.
More about Kurds in Syria - (Kurdistan-Syria)
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