Feb 15, 2023

Kurdish language teacher Zara Mohammadi released from prison

Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi, who was imprisoned by the Iranian regime for teaching the Kurdish language and literature to children, was released on the 10th of February from the Sanandaj Correctional Center. She was freed after having served one year of her sentence and without any prior notice. The BBC named Mohammadi as one of the 100 inspiring and influential women of 2022, for her...

Feb 15, 2023

Kurdish language teacher Zara Mohammadi released...

Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi, who was imprisoned by the Iranian regime for teaching the Kurdish language and literature to children, was released on the 10th of February from the Sanandaj Correctional...

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Feb 03, 2023

UNPO Presents Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur...

UNPO, alongside the Baluchistan Human Rights Group (BHRG) have submitted a letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on Irian, on the human rights situation of Baloch minorities in Iran. This submission comes...

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Jan 25, 2023

Compromised Spaces : European Parliament Passes...

UNPO welcomes the decision by the European Parliament to pass a resolution on the protests and executions in Iran, in particular, the spotlight on the issue of transnational repression and the targeting...

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Jan 18, 2023

Sindh : UNPO Supports World Sindhi Congress condemnation...

The following article is a press release by the World Sindhi Congress

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Jan 12, 2023

Catalonia : Special Rapporteurs Address Letter...

Three UN Human Rights Committee Special Rapporteurs have took the Spanish government to task over its use of Pegasus spyware to hack prominent Catalan self-determination activists. The Special Rapporteurs...

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Dec 27, 2022

Haratin: The repressive political climate in ...

The outlawed political party called Radical pour une Action Global or Radical for global action (RAG) calls on the government of Mauritania to respect the principle of democracy in particular...

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Dec 20, 2022

Khmer Krom : UNPO Welcomes the Joint Allegation...

The UNPO welcomes the publication of a Joint Allegation Letter written by the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on on the subject of human rights violations in Vietnam against the indigenous Khmer Krom...

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Dec 14, 2022

Somaliland, a well kept secret in Africa

The Horn of Africa is often described as dangerous, unsafe, affected by violent conflict with a high level of criminality and a strong presence terrorism (Al-Shabab). And yet, this region also hides one...

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