28.05.2008 - Source: Amnesty International

Forces of the PJAK attacking Iranian forces are believed to hide in Northern Iraq; numerous Kurds in Iran were arrested, accused of membership of, or contact with the PJAK-party ("Annual Report 2008") [ID 23481]

"Members of the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (Partiya Jiyana Azadîya Kurdistanê, PJAK) attacked Iranian forces, who shelled parts of northern Iraq where they believed PJAK forces were hiding. Numerous Kurds were arrested, many accused of membership of, or contact with, proscribed groups."

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