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Kurdish prisoners on hunger strike in Iran
In a recent decision by an Iranian court, three young Kurdish political activists were sentenced to 40, 15 and 10 years in prison. The prisoners have been kept in solitary confinement since arrested. Prison sources have confirmed that the three prisoners have been on hunger strike since Sunday 16th March. The prisoners’ health conditions are critical and the Iranian government has not responded to them yet. The prisoners are demanding improved conditions and to be treated as normal prisoners. They are also requesting the opportunity to meet their family members and their lawyers. (Xendan, KT)
Turkish jets violate Kurdistan borders
Turkish fighter jet
After a period of calm following the effective ceasefire between the PKK and Turkish Government since the peace process was launched a year ago, Turkish war jets have resumed their operations to monitor PKK movements in Qadil Mountain inside Iraqi Kurdistan territory. Iraqi border patrols stated that the Turkish jets have crossed the Iraqi border going towards Qandil Mountain where the PKK bases exist, but without any bombardment. This resumption of Turkish military operations come after the warning given by PKK leader Murat Karaylan, who said that the PKK’s military operations will resume if the peace process does not move to its next agreed phase. (KT)
Barham Salih: Drastic fall in PUK membership
Barham Salih, former PUK deputy Secretary General, has announced that PUK membership has fallen sharply since 2005 from 600,000 to 51,000 members. Barham Salih resigned from his position last month as a result of the leadership crisis that the PUK undergone since the September 2013 Kurdistan parliamentary elections. He has made a proposal to PUK leaders for a program of changes to renovate and rehabilitate the PUK, stating that otherwise the party will be consumed by more crises. (Lvinpress)
Barham Salih
Erbil to export oil at 100,000 bpd
With the Crimea crisis posing a threat to energy dealings between Russia and Europe, Western powers are putting more pressure on Baghdad and Erbil to solve their problems and be ready to supply more oil and gas to the international market. Nerchirvan Barzani, the Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, has stated that the Erbil-Baghdad talks have been fruitless so far. However, Erbil is starting to export 100,000 bpd of oil through Iraqi pipelines which are controlled by Iraq’s SOMO state enterprise. Barzani explained that Kurdistan wants to show its willingness to cooperate with Baghdad to reach an agreement over oil and gas issues. But sources have indicated that Erbil has started these oil exports under US and European pressure due to a lack of alternatives to Russia’s energy exports. On the other hand, Turkish Government officials have announced that the KRG’s oil storage at the Ceyhan port in Turkey has reached 1.5 million barrels, which is close to maximum capacity. As a result Turkey may start selling the oil without Baghdad’s approval. (KT)
1-Kurdish prisoners on hunger strike in Iran is because Rojhalat kurds ahave been devided and are less active in putting political pressure on the Iranian government ,demanding thier rights or at least defending thier themselvies through legitmate use of force.Kurds of Kermanshah can have an effective role in solving the cause of Kurds of Rojava ,but the problem is ,they have been brain washed ,fed well ,paid well and manipulated by the regime of Mullah.it is such a pity that kurdish poeple of Rojava are not welling or can not form a untied front and and become one voice to to make a good life enjoy thier rights in Rojava kurdistan.
2- Turkish jets violate Kurdistan borders is illigal, harssament, intimidation and psychological tactic to bring down the moral of PKK lions and make them surround.
3-Drastic fall in PUK membership
is because poeple have lost trust and hope on PUK .They have rather put thier trust on Gorran and thats why Gorran have become more popular than PUK.
4-Erbil to export oil at 100,000 bpd is because KRG have been stuck between Iran and Almaliki and an intertwind fate of intrests of Russia and Iran as they become one hand whenever the intrests of
Europe, Western powers and Russia come into conflicts.Conclusion kurds have been not only played with ,but also stuck between eastren and westren powers in all possible ways.