Two MPs Amineh Kakabaveh and Hans Linde from the Left Party in Sweden wrote today a letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gül, and demanded that the female representative on human rights organization - IHD Yuksel Mutlu release, without conditions, from Bergama prison.

The female representative of the IHD (Insan Haklari Dernegi), Yuksel Mutlu (52) was arrested by Turkish security forces and was imprisoned

Dear Prime Minister Barzani, ‎
The Committee to Protect Journalists would like to bring to your attention the deterioration of press freedom in Kurdistan. There has been an alarming wave of politically motivated criminal lawsuits filed against mostly independent journalists as well as blatant violations of the region's new press law. The law has no provisions for jail terms for journalists, but journalists are still being imprisoned.

Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns a wave of lawsuits against independent Iraqi news media in recent weeks. Three daily newspapers and a TV station have so far been sued for defamation by senior government officials over reports about corruption.

On behalf of the High Commissioner, I would like to thank you for the copy of the report on female genital mtilations FGM in Kurdistan of Iraq.

Thank you for your letter and report on Genital mutilation of Southern Kurdistan of 12 April 2009 to the President of the European Commission who has requested me to reply on his behalf.