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Press Release   The Imperious Attacks of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Persist and Impact on Women Following the military attack launched by the PUK on the Women Protection Center in Kurdistan and shutting down its residency on 21/7/2000, the dreadful, risky impacts of the arrogance and violations of PUK against the indignant people and women in Kurdistan are being disclosed day by day.  It has come to our attention that threats and killing action have been escalated against women after shutting down �The Protection Center and Independent Women Organization� as follows: 1)      1- Osman Malla Salih killed his sister on 22/7.  He stated that the WCPI and Protection       Center no longer exist to punish me. 2)         2- On 30-31/7 Nasreen Aziz Rashid was killed by her brother on Zargata area in Sulaiymania City.  It was mentioned that this woman had been threatened to be killed a long time ago. She was protected by the Protection Center prior to her murder. 3)          3- 12 women and 5 children who were protected by the Center, have been arrested by the PUK and their whereabouts are unknown so far. It is mentioned that the PUK has determined to turn them in to their families through a tribal mediation, which expose their lives to a serious risk. 4)           4- Bassouz Abdulla, one of the 12 women, her brother has asked many times for his sister to be turned in.  In case of turning her in to her brother, her life will be at risk of murdering. The PUK and Jalal Altalbani are the only responsible of these crimes. We implore all women and international human rights organizations and all freedom loving people to raise their voice in protest against the PUK�s crimes and to hasten to take the necessary procedures to save the lives of those women from the risk of killing. We appeal upon you to put pressure on the PUK to stop its arrogance and to reopen the offices of the Worker Communist Party of Iraq and Women Protection Center in Kurdistan for the sake of the human dignity of women in Kurdistan.    The Worker Communist Party of Iraq- Organization Abroad   August 5, 2000