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Iran: Two Kurdish magazines have been
accused of "promoting ethnic hatred"
18.3.2008
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March 18, 2008
Iranian Kurdistan, -- Iran has launched a
fresh offensive on the media after the country's
election in which the conservatives strengthened
their hold on the parliament at the expense of
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Since the weekend election, nine magazines have been
closed under orders from the judiciary, while
another 13 have received a written warning.
The government targeted seven magazines that focus
on cinema and theatre and two monthlies that publish
in Iranian Kurdistan.
The magazines have been accused of being messengers
of cultural corruption after publishing photos and
interviews with western actors and actresses. |
An Iranian man casts his ballot as others wait in
background for Iran's parliamentary election in
Tehran, Iran, Friday March 14, 2008 |
The two Kurdish
magazines, Shoka and Hawar, are accused by the
courts of "promoting ethnic hatred".
Conservative candidates,www.ekurd.net
many of whom are
critical of Ahmadinejad, did well in the
parliamentary elections, particularly in the
capital, Tehran.
Reformists, who recorded a small increase in
representation despite official rejection of many of
their candidates, claimed the election was unfair.
It was the country's eighth parliamentary elections
since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Many reform candidates were banned by the country's
Guardian Council, an unelected body of clerics.
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Iranian Kurdistan (Kurdish: Kurdistana Īranź or
Kurdistana Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) or Rojhilatź
Kurdistan (East of Kurdistan)) is an unofficial name
for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has
borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes the
greater parts of West Azerbaijan province, Kurdistan
Province, Kermanshah Province, and Ilam Province.
Kurds form the majority of the population of this
region with an estimated population of 4 million.
The region is the eastern part of the greater
cultural-geographical area called Kurdistan.
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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
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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 PEJAK is strongly
supportive of women's rights. PEJAK believes that
women must have a strong role in government and must
be on an equal level with men in leadership
positions.
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