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Turkish soldiers arrested in probe into bomb attack


Tuesday, 29 November, 2005 , 10:51 AFP — Turkish authorities have arrested two soldiers in a high-profile probe into a bomb attack widely blamed on members of the security forces in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday.

Danish Freedom Prize awarded to Iraqi Kurdish MP


Monday, 28 November, 2005 , 11:56 AFP — A Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament has been awarded the Freedom Prize bestowed by Denmark's ruling Liberal Party, organizers said on Monday.

Iranian Kurd activists get long jail terms


Sunday, 27 November, 2005 , 13:59 AFP — Three Iranian members of a banned Kurdish group have received long prison sentences for membership of a counter-revolutionary organisation and acting against the Islamic regime, press reports said Sunday.

Suspected Kurdish rebels attack police station in Turkey


Friday, 25 November, 2005 , 16:50 AFP — Suspected Kurdish rebels attacked a police station in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast on Friday, causing damage but no casualties, a senior police official said.

EU says probe into shady bomb attack is test for Turkey


Friday, 25 November, 2005 , 16:02 AFP — An investigation into a bomb attack widely blamed on members of the security forces in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast will test the supremacy of law in this country, a senior EU official said.

Kurdish party slams Turkish bid to ban Kurdish TV station


Friday, 25 November, 2005 , 10:55 AFP — Turkey's main Kurdish party appealed Friday to the Danish government to resist Ankara's bid to have a Denmark-based Kurdish TV station banned for alleged links to armed Kurdish rebels.

Turkish parliament to probe bomb attack that sparked riots


Wednesday, 23 November, 2005 , 17:43 AFP — The Turkish parliament voted Wednesday to investigate allegations that members of the security forces were involved in a bomb attack in the mainly Kurdish southeast that has sparked deadly riots.

Governor of eastern province removed after riots


Wednesday, 23 November, 2005 , 16:25 AFP — The government removed from office Wednesday the governor of the mainly Kurdish province of Hakkari after deadly riots there sparked calls for his resignation, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Iran president-elect plotted dissident's murder: Kurdish rebels


Monday, 4 July, 2005 , 13:11 AFP — Iranian president-elect Mahmood Ahmadinejad was directly involved in plotting the 1989 assassination of a Kurdish rebel leader in Vienna, an official of the banned Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran charged Monday.