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Thousands in Mahabad protest the killing of young Kurd

13/07/2005 DozaMe.org thru http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=7242

KURDISTAN, July 12 (DozaMe.org) - Thousands of Kurds protested the murder of the Kurdish youth Shivane Qadri by Iranian Pasdarans and paramilitary Village Guards in the city of Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan.

Demonstrations have been held at the ’Independence Square’, ’Freedom Square’, Felekeya Sida, Sima, Mela Cami and Mewlewi in the city of Mahabad. Thousands of Kurds have joined the demonstrations. Kurdish youth have also attacked the home of the Kurdish Islamic cleric Mullah Sohrabi who is known for his close ties to the Iranian government.

Shivane Qadri was killed on July 9 in the district of ’Pisttep’ in Mahabad. Iranian troops together with 60 Kurdish paramilitary Village Guards had approached Qadri and a group of young Kurds sitting by a small fountain. Qadri had stood up and greeted the soldiers and asked them what was going on. The troops had shot Qadri in the foot without any warning.

"When he approached the soldiers, he was shot in the foot. He tried to escape telling the soldiers not to shoot. But they shot him again but this time in the stomach. A third shot hit him close to the groin. He was still alive and the soldiers tied him to a military vehicle and dragged him around the city", Qadri’s brother Ebubekir Qadri said to the Kurdish news agency MHA.

Shivane Qadri was known as a leader among the Kurdish youth and had organized protests against the Iranian government. During the recent presidential elections in Iran, he had organized the destruction of ballots in three different voting centrals in Mahabad to protest the elections, which most Kurds in East Kurdistan boycotted.

"The state is trying to scare the Kurdish youth by killing Shivane. But Shivane became a greater symbol and the youth is on their feet now", a youth who called himself ’Hiwa’ told MHA.

Protests against the killing of Shivane are continuing in Mahabad. Hundreds of militant youths have organized attacks against homes of Kurdish collaborators working with the Iranian government. A spokesman for the youth states that they have taken precautions against Iranian military and police operations against the youth and that they will continue with their protests and actions.

DozaMe.org, Tuesday, July 12 2005
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Iran: Clashes erupt in Mahabad, SSF vehicle set on fire Sat. 16 Jul 2005
Iran Focus

Mahabad, Iran, Jul. 16 – Unrest continued in the north-western town of Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan province, last night, with clashes erupting between locals and State Security Forces, following a week of similar anti-government protests which flared up after news broke out of the brutal murder of a young Kurdish man by the SSF.

Yesterday evening, close to 1,000 people gathered in the main path leading to Independence Square and started to march forward. They were joined quickly by several thousand of the local population and together they started chanting anti-government slogans and burning tyres. As they crowded Independence square, chants of “Death to Khamenei” could be heard, referring to the clerical state’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Chants of “Shoan, we will continue your struggle” echoed in the square.

On Sunday, agents of the SSF opened fire on Shoan Qaderi and two of his friends in an avenue near Independence Square. The security forces then proceeded with tying Qaderi’s body to a Toyota jeep and while driving dragged him in streets, according to eye-witnesses.

Witnesses said that the act was carried out because Qaderi was active in anti-government protests and authorities wanted to intimidate the local population to prevent further demonstrations in the volatile city.

Minutes after Qaderi’s body was dragged throughout the town, several hundred angry residents gathered in nearby streets and started to chant anti-government slogans.

Last night’s demonstration was met with swift and fierce retribution by anti-riot forces already stationed there to prevent a re-emergence of dissent. The SSF fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Several protestors including a child were gravely wounded and were driven to a local hospital by fellow demonstrators. A number of SSF agents were also injured. At least a dozen people were detained and taken to unknown locations.

Gasoline was poured onto the ground and set alight at several locations surrounding the square to stop the sting of the tear gas.

As the violence escalated, protestors set an SSF vehicle and several nearby government buildings on fire. Clashes ensued until well after midnight.

Several hundred people have been arrested over the past week during numerous hit-and-run clashes and house-to-house raids.

Several other large anti-government demonstrations have rocked the town of Mahabad in recent month.
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