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Kurdish revolt resumes in Iran leaving ’86 dead
National Front, which grouped liberal Opposition under the Shah, to advising its supporters is vote for as taleissic Itepub- liv, but its isembera privately suggest that the word Isis . inie” wili enly be seminal. The Left-wing groups hove mainly supported the raferen- dsoin, But their motive Is sus- pect. The old Communist Fatly, the ‘L'udeh, baa said it will vote for an Islamic Repub- lic heeL conscious that it is only barely tolerated, as des- perate not io put a faot wrong. The. Moslem Left, the Mujehi- desa, have alao supported the referendum, but they - have suede it clear that their con- ception at an Islamic Republic is different from. that of other greupe. Liberals fear that the rater- endam will be coed by Maslim fundainestattats ma a mandate to impose a ayatem that Law people realty wont Meanwhile . fraIl in preparing far Now Boa the ancient spring festival that same erctreme Mesitsun at first sug- gested should . be banned because it in mat on the lola . mis roiigioes calendar. Nearly all offices and ohopo wtll be dead far lire days—shorter thou the normal 13 days— white Iranjorto ebaerve the old cuatooa— Forelgsecs have been ordered to leave by the Minia- try of Labour. There are still cove nt hsssdred thousand for- eign workera In the country, secluding Futistanis, lndssno, Afghsna, Filipinos, and South Keresna,' and a row thauoaod remaining Europeans and Americasa. Work permits for these iereignors ars to be ter- minated during the next cieht weeks, except where that' are vital Is the coustry. Heater; qdçls': A leading Iranian political samsnentaior M esterdsy that human rights vto lotiona In Iran stare last mentha, revolutiess . ruuld only be cempsred to the atroci- ties in Cambodia under the Peal Pot regime. Mr Fsriborx Atapour, whose 79-yesr-eld father was arrested by revolutionary militiamen last week, wrote in the English-language Tohrsn Jour. cal shot ihere were mare than 20,600 political prisoners In Iran. “The gonditlona under h our political prisoners are being held in Iran tsday are worse than tts were before the revolution,” Mr Ale- pour anid. He added that Qear priann. Tehran held 7000 who were deprived of sleeping faci- lities, euffieiont food, medical care, or proper ssnitation. Mewever, an iranian lawyer sod bunion rigtlivist, Mr Abdel-ICerim Lnhij'i, visited Qsar gaol test werk sod inier- viewed the former prssnier Mr Amir Abbey l'toveydo, sod ether imprisoned efilsials of the seppled monarchy. Ifs ‘jaid there were alsouf 930 political prisoners there, end he was fairly satisfied about prison conditions, includ- ing feed, barItone snd medical rare , © Guardian News and Media Limited 5/27/2011 Article - Untitled Article Publication: Guardian 1821-2000; Date: Mar 21, 1979; Section: None; Page: 8 : c a rttA , 4(s/rn Kurdish revolt resumes in ; tri': 4 ssrkossIA ¶ TlFäñteaving ‘86 dead' “ 5 From Martin Woellarsti ‘ . Alt approach roads to the in Tehran town have heen eooled”rff an tI Goveronscnt statements have Heavy fighting continued in spoken of “revolutionary mili- the Eurdish previariot cspiiei Its” being dispatched to ihe of SesY5Im yestes'day, after a town, bat late yesterday Lhure shaky reevefire. lmpoaed en wore no indicetions thet they Mat lday, ,b,soke down,' hod arrived, MacdiSh rgprooentsflves tutu- The disaster in Sonsndaj pis i!!sfl front the inwu appearS to -. be the roeutt of heid up the rerdivci oh thet 5'C Government efforts to dodge portbes could .hssr :‘tho ranch- the Kurda “ demande for ane'gnn lire . from heitcepter . eutono ‘buildieg tsp their gunahips: - preferred moderate leader, Reports sytd that the' tswlf e- Mat hisodeb. The Kurde, ‘how- hospitnis were fullof wounded, ever, prefer thsir imsman, and a group of Kurda wits Sheikh Eeeedtn Hussein, who ossgsd a protest atPrintc woo picked ohortly after the Miniaser'o sflude in .Tehron, Revolution by a conference of claimed that 80 people had Kurdish clerics, poliutgions, and died. The trouble in tbs town Msden. began en Sunday, whee Iturds The Kserdieh group which salted the Arnsy gorrisns proteatelee Prime Minis- so give thom ammunition ussd toe's office in Tehrort yesterday weapons. . also asserted that the Govern- They lure apparently' pro- inent hod pi Cked unrepresents- tossing thut wespone and live Kurds snd lacol Persions ammunition hod been' given so in ae g up rev'oiotiossory selective tsawnofelk end to Cal- committees in Kurdistan and lowers of Ahmsd Moftiuodeh, a asked that a Go. - _ ......t dole- Kurdinh leader barked by the gstion be soot to reclify the Government. The situ- situation. sties avorsesseri after the refu- Meanwhile, the incressieg sal, sod she Nerds toek river number ef protests about the the radio un. uiiee form of she national refernn- station, sad gendarmerie head' dsmm to be hold here at the qusrlero, and besieged the gor- end of the month, suggests rison. that many peepte could boycott Despite sppeota from .kyatel- or fell to vote. The people will tab Khomeini and from Nor- be asked whether they prefer a dish religious and poIi * Honerchy or an teismie Repub- ero, the fighting has cen- lie. tinoed atnee Sunday afiursntsn. The recently-farmed Notional Ths reaeeflre arranged en lion- Demesrsllr Front yesterday day evening apparently held claimed the referendum woo for only a few heurs. mesningteae. 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