Shivan Qaderi
Shivan Qaderi (a.k.a. Sayed Kamal Astam, Sayed Kamal Astom, Shwane Qadri, or Sayed Kamal Asfaram, in Kurdish: Şivan Qaderî) was an Iranian Kurd who with two other men were shot by Iranian security forces in Mahabad, on July 9, 2005. Iranian authorities confirmed that Qaderi, "who was on the run and wanted by the judiciary", was shot and killed while allegedly evading arrest.[citation needed] According to the Iranian sources he was a "criminal and smuggler" and according to the opposition groups he was an "opposition activist".[citation needed]
For the next six weeks, riots and protests erupted in Kurdish towns and villages throughout Western Iran such as Mahabad, Sanandaj, Sardasht, Piranshahr, Oshnavieh, Baneh, Bokan and Saqiz.[1] The Iranian authorities also shut down several major Kurdish newspapers arresting reporters and editors. The Free Life Party of Kurdistan PJAK that about 50,000 people had protested after his death on the Chuwarchira Square. ROJ TV alleges that after he was shot, Iranian soldiers tied Ghaderi's body "to a military vehicle and dragged it through the city in a clear attempt to intimidate the population and deter further protests."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Howard, Michael (2005-08-04). "Iran sends in troops to crush border unrest". The Guardian.
- ^ "Iran: Voices Struggling To Be Heard". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor with the Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 2006-01-30.
External links
[edit]- "Ethnic minorities singled out for attack in Iran". Amnesty International. October 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19.
- بیبیسی (in Persian)
- مقاله وبسایت میهن (با عکسهای جسد شوانه قادری) (in Persian)
- Pictures of the body of Shivan Qaderi(stigmas of autopsy by Iranian government report)
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