April
18, 2011
ERBIL-Hewlęr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Violent clashes between
the protesters and security forces are continuing
and today students from Salahaddin University in
Erbil and others in the centre of the capital have
started demonstrating. The demonstrations were
quelled, as soon as they started because KDP
(Kurdistan Democratic Party) security forces
subjected the protesters to knife attacks and
beatings by batons, said Awena newspaper.
There are many reports of violations against
protesters, students, journalists and opposition
MP's. It has been reported that plain cloth security
personnel in centre of Erbil have beaten an MP.
Lvinepress have been reporting that opposition
Gorran,www.ekurd.netIraqi
MP, Muhamad Kyani [Mohammad Kayani] have been beaten in Erbil while
trying to take part in a peaceful protest in Erbil,
and it has been reported that he has suffered from
minor injuries.
At least one journalist has been reported missing
and many more been subject of beatings by the
authorities. Hawlati newspaper have reported that
Rasul Hussain, editor-in-chief of Samal magazine
have been kidnapped by a number of unidentified
people driving a car without registration number.
Theses repeated attacks on journalists have been
occurring on a daily bases in Kurdistan and Amnesty
in Intentional and Reporters Without Borders have
also reported the violation and condemned it.
Gorran, the largest opposition parties, claimed
today that five of their MP's have been shot at
while they were responding to a call by another
Goran MP whom his house have been surrounded by
unknown armed men in Erbil. The identity of the
gunmen is not known and none of he MPs were injured
in the incident.
Shwan Zulal
is a Kurdish Blogger, a regular contributing writer
for ekurd.net, interested in political and legal
Reform in Kurdistan, KRG, Iraq and current Kurdish
affairs, including oil exploration companies and
relevant legislations. You may visit Zulal's website
at http://kurdishviews.blogspot.com/
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Violent clashes between the protesters and security
forces are continuing and today students from
Salahaddin University in Erbil, Monday April 18,
2011.
Iraqi Kurdistan MP, Muhamad Kyani have been beaten in Erbil
while trying to take part in a peaceful protest in
Erbil. April 18, 2011. Photo: Lvinpress.com |
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