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Kurdish Media Report: Iran's dirty tactics to spread problems to Kurdistan
KurdishMedia.com
Sinna-Eastern Kurdistan/Iran - Local sources have recently confirmed to KurdishMedia.com that new dirty tactics used by the Iranian regime to create widespread problems throughout Kurdistan have been underway for several years. According to several sources inside Iran, the Iranian government has started secretive campaigns to push problems out from within the capital of Iran into the Kurdish regions in Iran, Kurdistan.
In a short interview last month, one source stated that to KurdishMedia.com young Iranians infected with the deadly Aids virus are regularly offered large sums of money by the Iranian government to move to the Kurdish cities in Iran. The source said that their objective is to eliminate the problem of an Aids epidemic in Tehran and effectively spread the disease to the Kurdish areas, which are often neglected by the central government.
In a short interview with another source who also chose to remain anonymous for fear of her life, she admitted that she was sent to the Kurdish city of Sinna (aka Sanandaj) by the Iranian government to live there. She did not specify how she was initially infected with the Aids virus; whether she was previously infected or she was a victim of the Iranian government. However, she said although she was paid to live a normal life by the government, she felt guilty and said she would never marry.
For several years, Kurdish activists in Iran have accused the Iranian government of using dirty tactics and secret operations to what they consider a quiet genocide. The Iranian government has been accused of allowing drug trade to easily flow into the Kurdish regions and particularly into the large pre-dominantly Kurdish city of Kurmashan (aka Kermanshah) where drugs, in particular heroin, have become a great problem. Some drugs have made their way across the border into Iraq. In the past year, several people have been caught with smuggling drugs by Iraqi Kurdish regional authorities.
Obtaining news from Iran is difficult for several reasons. People are often afraid to speak of the existing problems and many visiting Iran to obtain reports in the area have been accused of spying and several have been arrested.
KurdishMedia.com has not named its sources for their safety.
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