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L'Humanité-19 mars 1993
Meurtres d'Etat
au Kurdistan
« Les forces de sécurité tur~
ques ont commis des dizaines de
meurtres dans le sud-est de la
Turquie» - autrement dit le
Kurdistan - en 1992; affirme.
la Fédération internationale
d'Helsinki pour les droits de
l'homme (IHF) dans un communiqué
publié mercredi à Vienne.
I.:IHF accuse l'armée et la peliœ
d'avoir abattu « plus de cent
personnes lors de manifestati~ns
pacifiques » et « commis
72 meurtres lors de raids effectués
dans des habitations du
sud-est du pays, dont 34 contre
des personnes d'origine kurde ».
Par ailleurs, plus de 450 personnes
ont été assassinées par
des agresseurs inconnus. Parmi
les victimes figurent 13 journalistes
dont Il Kurdes. Le gouvernement
turc n'a mené aucune
.enquête ni poursuite à la suite
.'deces meurtres.
I.:IHF appelle la communauté
internationale à faire pression
sur la Turquie afin que ce pays
c'esse de violer les droits de
l'homme et accepte une fois
pour toutes de se conformer aux
lois internationales dans ce domaine.
Elle demande que« cesse
immédiatement tUute assistance
à la Turquie en matière' militaire
et de sécur.ité)}.
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993
U.S.
. .
Expects Rise
In Iran TerrorislD
By Douglas Jehl
New York Times Service
WASHINGTON - Iranianbacked
militant groups have expanded
their bases of support weiL
beyond the Middle East and represent
the greatest threat in a likely
:escalation of terrorism around the
world, senior United States officials
say.
The officials said the assassination
on Tuesday in Rome of an
Iranian opposition figure was
merely the most visible step in a
pattern in which terrorist organizations
backed by the Iranian government
appear to be adopting a more
'aggressive posture.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah
has widened its operations in
North Africa and South America,
and has established at least one cell
in Canada, the officials said. They .
said the cell was 'intended to be
used to give planning and logistic
support to terrorist attacks, perhaps
in North America.
He saId the potential of attacks by
Hezbollah against U.S. targets rep-
.resented the greatest concern
among wider signs that the problem
of terrorism would escalate.
The warning follows a sharp de-
cline last year in acts of interna-
Two senior government analysts.
speaking with reporters, cautioned
that the United States had estab- tional terrorism around the world,
lished no connection between the
Iranian organizations and the Feb.
from more than 500 in 1991 to 361
last year, including III interna-
'26 bombing of the World Trade tional terrorist acts directed against
Center in New York. They said United States citizens and facilithey
had "no reason at this point to .ties, the analysts said. But they said
'Seethat as being tied to any known Iran's more aggressive stance and
.group or any state sponsor."
. Without being specific, however,
expanding ethnic conflicts in Yugoslavia
and elsewhere were now
they indicated that U.S. scrutiny of likely to propel a resurgence.
terrorist activities abroad in recent
months had uncovered several pos-
As an early indication, they
pointed to the series of bombings,
.;ible leads in connection with the airplane hijackings and other 1er.
New York bombing.
rorist attacks seen in recent weeks
The officials, who insisted on an- in India, Egypt, Colombia. and
.onymity, said Hezbollah's expand-
.ing infrastructure had given the
other countries.
The officials' descriptions of ex-
Iranian-backed organization the panding Iranian-backed terrorist
capacity to carry out attacks in .operations followed a strong State
parts of (he world in which it had : Department condemnation earlier.
not previously operated.
.this month of Iran as the world's
"This is a development of some ."most dangerous state sponsor of
.note," agovernment official said. terrorism."
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TURQÛIE : l'offre de cessez-le-feu du l'KR
La presse exhorte le pouvoir
à reconsidérer sa politique à l'égard des Kurdes
ISTANBUL
surnommé Apo, ne sera pas autorisé
à rentrer en Turquie et que le goude
notre correspondante vernement n'engagera pas de pourparlers
avec son organisation. Mais
Une déclaration. importante, au le climat a changé dans le pays. Les
lendemain de l'offre de cessez-le-feu grands quotidiens