To see equal rights for Kurdish people and quality education for all children
Kurdish-Iranian teacher and activist executed in May 2010 on charges of membership in PJAK (Kurdistan Free Life Party). He was known for his dedication to education and Kurdish rights. His execution sparked international condemnation and protests.
I lived for education and my people's rights
His execution sparked international condemnation and highlighted Iran's persecution of Kurdish activists
A 34-year-old Kurdish protester of Yarsan religious faith from Sahneh, Kermanshah province. He was arrested during November 2022 protests and subjected to torture and unfair trial based on extracted confessions.
“My Kurdish heritage and Yarsan faith are not crimes”
A 43-year-old Sunni Kurdish cleric from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province. Arrested in January 2010 with six co-defendants and spent 14 years on death row. He was on hunger strike protesting his co-defendants' executions when he was executed.
“My faith and my people will outlive this tyranny”
A Kurdish prisoner of conscience from Mahabad who spent over 14 years in detention after arrest in January 2010. He was subjected to torture and denied fair trial. Sixth of seven co-defendants executed in systematic persecution campaign.
“Kurdistan will remember its children”
Their Path Continues
The memory of our eternal names lives in our hearts and will continue until Iran is free
Woman, Life, Freedom