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I Never Feared Death: The Plight of Ehsan Fattahian From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 hours old)

I never feared death. Even now, as I feel its odd and honest presence next to me, I still want to smell its aroma and rediscover it; Death, who has been the most ancient companion of this land. I don’… more

Please help us to save Ehsan From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 hours old)

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution. Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

Syria:Court in Damascus, four Kurds to have six-year sentence From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (9 hours old)

EastKurd: Damascus court charged the four  Kurdish with the Democratic Unity Party to six years in prison. According to Radio Nowa, Mr. Abdulbaqi Yousef representative Unity Party Kurds, Kurdish in S… more

Iran:Kamal Sharifi a journalist imprisoned is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (20 hours old)

EastKurd: Kamal Sharifi, more than a year that is in prison,he is living in the city of Saqez. He charged last year with Kurdish parties,in  the court in Saqez to 30 years in prison and deportation t… more

Iran:Kurdish political prisoner is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (22 hours old)

EastKurd: Sherko Maarfi a political prisoners sentenced to death is one year in prison in Saqez Is imprisoned. He is very ill and suffering from digestive problems for treatment must be send outside … more

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (23 hours old)

Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three … more

Three US citizens face spying charges: Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, as the White House called for their release. Tehran's chief prose… more

Solana to discuss developments in Iraq with Barzani From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq here on Tuesday. Discussion will focus on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdi… more

Turkish lawmakers to debate Kurdish opening From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

The preliminary discussion of the motion, signed by PM Erdogan, will take place in the General Assembly on Tuesday. "Democratic Move", in an official word that refers to Kurdish opening, will be de… more

Turkish FM: Kurds and Turks agree on everything From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Erbil – The Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu told Rudaw that the Turkish government shares the same views on every level with Kurdish politicians from the Kurdistan region. Davutoğlu recently visi… more

More disappearances of Kurds in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

ALEPPO, Syrian Kurdistan — Nashat Mustafa Hanan, a 45 year old Kurd from Aleppo in Syria who works in the defence industry for the Syrian Government, has been subjected to harassment and Newroz is… more

Syrian Kurdish student arrested and excluded from University for internet activity From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan — Bafel Ali Ahmed, born 1987 in Qamishli, in the Kurdish region of Syria was a student registered in the Faculty of Arts, at Damascus University. He has been suspended from … more

Iran:Ehsan Fatahian political prisoner on hunger strike From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

EastKurd: Ehsan Fatahian After hearing the death sentence to the hunger strike and most political prisoners have supported him. Adnan Hassanpour, Anwar Hossein Panahi, Arsalan Awleyaie, Habiboalla L… more

Lounge Lizard From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

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Iran:Ehsan Fatahian will be executed Wednesday From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

EastKurd: Justice of Kurdistan province in a letter to the Fatahian family, and his lawyer has communicated that Ehsan will be executed on Wednesday. He charged enmity with God, participating in pro… more

Swine flu kills 33 in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

TEHRAN - Thirty-three Iranians have so far died from swine flu and more than two thousand have been diagnosed with the illness, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported on Sunday quoting the health min… more

Iran hangs four drug smugglers: report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran has hanged four drug smugglers in the southern province of Kerman, Watan Emrooz newspaper reported on Sunday, taking the overall number of executions so far in 2009 to more than la… more

The first acorn of common sense From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

UK councils please take note. FRANKFORT, Ky. A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. A… more

Turkish delegation shocked over Mandela-Ocalan comparison From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

Johannesburg – A Turkish delegation visiting South-Africa was shocked by a comparison between the imprisoned PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan and the South-African leader Nelson Mandela reports the Turkish … more

Groan of the night From prydwen in Grin and bear it (2 days old)

A man died today after becoming trapped under a large wicker basket containing a smoked ham, a jar of pickled onions, some cheddar, water biscuits and a bottle of champagne. Police said that their … more

Who needs therepy? From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

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Louis Walsh From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

When will this man get a reality check, smell the coffee and realise that he is either tone death, or the biggest bullshitter in the world.... Louis the louse should bow out of this competition at … more

Please Please Please From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

Will someone out there please put John and Edward out of their misery (and mine)....… more

Hunger strike amongst Kurdish political prisoners in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

Kurdish political prisoners in Adra Prison and Sednaya Military Prison, Damascus, Syria are suffering degrading conditions similar to those that were suffered by prisoners in the Middle Ages. Dozens o… more

Pyrrhic victory From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

The government's attempts to resolve the country's Kurdish problem have stalled, reports Gareth Jenkins On Sunday, thousands of Turkish nationalists took to the streets across Turkey to protest their… more

Iranian accusations of separatism and treason From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (3 days old)

During the rule of the two Pahlavi Shah’s (father and son) it was claimed that all citizens of Iran were “Iranians” with a common Aryan ancestry, hence there were no need for one “group” of Iranians t… more

Guess the odd one out: From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (3 days old)

Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS Bank Andy Hornby, former CEO, HBOS Bank Sir Fred Goodwin, former CEO, RBS Bank Sir Tom McKillup, former chairman, RBS Bank John McFall MP, chairman, Treasury … more

The problem with e-bay From prydwen in Grin and bear it (3 days old)

It’s really difficult to find what you want on eBay. I was searching for cigarette lighters and it found over 15,000 matches.… more

Saturday Meme From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (3 days old)

1. With Friday the 13th on the horizon, do you have any superstitions? I will not walk under ladders and hate seeing a single magpie. 2. Have you any phobias? Still have a fear of heights. 3. … more