Free Badinan Prisoners Video Transcript and Description
English Transcript:
Since August 2020, the Kurdistan Regional Government has arrested more than 50 people in the Badinan region of Iraqi Kurdistan for criticizing corruption and organizing demonstrations.
Badal Barwary, Omed Barushky, Eyaz Karam, Guhdar Zebary, Shvan Saeed, and Hariwan Essa have all been targeted by the government in this recent escalation of arrests.
Badal Barwary is a teacher and organizer and Omed Barushky is an independent journalist.
Both Badal and Omed have brought attention to the Kurdistan Regional Government not paying government employees’ salaries for 6 months.
On August 21, Badal and Omed were imprisoned for organizing a demonstration urging the government to pay employees.
On October 22, the journalists Eyaz Karam and Guhdar Zebary and the civil society activists Shvan Saeed and Hariwan Essa were also arrested for bringing attention to the government’s corruption.
Badal, Omed, Eyaz, Guhdar, Shvan, and Hariwan are all currently incarcerated at an unknown location.
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has recently launched the United for Liberation Prisoner Defense Campaign urging the Kurdistan Regional Government to release all of the Badinan prisoners.
We invite you to support the campaign and sign the petition calling for their freedom at cptaction.org.
Learn more about the Badinan Prisoners and take action.
Let’s see the Badinan Prisoners free and reunited with their families.
English Video Descriptions:
First slide: A photograph of two lines of barbed wire in blue overlay. Black text appears in front of the photograph, saying “SINCE AUGUST 2020 THE KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT,” white text appears after this saying, “HAS ARRESTED MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE.”
Second slide: A photograph of hundreds of people demonstrating with a white banner in front of a courthouse in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan. Many of the demonstrators are holding pieces of white paper with Kurdish text.
Third slide: A photograph of Badal Barwary sitting nearby snow. Badal has black hair and a black mustache, he is wearing a black suit, black and blue shirt. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Badal Barwary” appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Fourth slide: A photograph of Omed Barushky. Omed has dark brown hair and a beard, he is wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and red tie. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Omed Barushky” appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Fifth slide: A photograph of Eyaz Karam. Eyaz has dark grey hair, he is wearing a black jacket. Eyaz is standing by a truck, and houses are behind him. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Eyaz Karam” appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Sixth slide: A photograph of Guhdar Zebary. Guhdar has dark brown hair, he is wearing a black short sleeve t-shirt. Guhdar is crossing his arms and is standing in front of a valley. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Guhdar Zebary” appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Seventh slide: A photograph of Shvan Saeed. Shvan has black hair and a beard, he is smiling and wearing a red dress shirt and a blue vest. He is standing nearby a valley. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Shvan Saeed'' appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Eighth slide: A photograph of Hariwan Essa. Hariwan has black hair and a black beard, he is smiling and wearing a grey dress shirt nearby a garden. Behind this photograph is the same photograph with blue overlay. The text “Hariwan Essa” appears in the photograph and then disappears.
Ninth slide: A large photograph with the previous photos of Badal Barwary, Omed Barushky, Eyaz Karam, Guhdar Zebary, Shvan Saeed, and Hariwan Essa combined.
Tenth slide: A black and white photograph of Badal Barwary handcuffed, wearing a white button-up shirt with black pants inside of a room. Behind Badal is dozens of books on shelves in a cabinet. Next to Badal is a desk with papers on it and a printer. Above Badal is red text that says, #FreeBadinanPrisoners and a red rectangle with white text that says, Badal Barwary.
Eleventh slide: A black and white photograph of Omed Barushky who is wearing a black suit, white dress shirt, and a tie. Omed is also wearing a watch. Behind Omed are a group of families, including adults, children, and infants near the Citadel in Erbil. Above Omed is red text that says, #FreeBadinanPrisoners and a red rectangle with white text that says, Omed Barushky.
Twelfth slide: A photograph of Badal Barwary and Omed Barushky standing together. Badal is wearing a suit, dress shirt, and tie. Omed is wearing a dress shirt and khakis. Behind them is a group standing nearby.
Thirteenth slide: A photograph of Badal Barwary and Omed Barushky standing together giving a press conference. They are standing in front of a camera. Three people are standing nearby, and two microphones are held in front of Omed as he reads a speech from pieces of paper.
Fourteenth slide: One photograph of Badal Barwary and one photograph of Omed Barushky in front of a red background. Badal is wearing a black suit, black and blue shirt, and is sitting nearby snow. Omed is wearing a dark blue shirt with a red tie. Above Badal and Omed’s photos is white text saying, “FREE BADINAN PRISONERS.” Below Badal’s photo is white text that says “Badal Barwary” and below Omed’s photo is white text that says “Omed Barushky.”
Fifteenth slide: Two photographs combined of Eyaz Karam and Guhdar Zebary. Eyaz is wearing a white shirt, there is a microphone from a journalist in front of him as he speaks. Guhdar is wearing a brown jacket and white shirt, he is standing nearby mountains.
Sixteenth slide: Two photographs combined of Shvan Saeed and Hariwan Essa. Shvan is a mullah wearing a black and white turban, a white dress shirt, and long black coat. Behind him are books and bookshelves. Hariwan is smiling and standing nearby a street with a car parked nearby.
Seventeenth slide: A red graphic with previously shown photographs of Eyaz Karam, Guhdar Zebary, Shvan Saeed, and Hariwan Essa. Eyaz is wearing a black jacket and standing by a truck, and houses are behind him. Guhdar is wearing a black short sleeve t-shirt, and he is crossing his arms and standing in front of a valley. Shvan is sitting on a chair, smiling, wearing a grey suit, white dress shirt, and red tie. Shvan is holding a phone. Hariwan is smiling and wearing a grey dress shirt nearby a garden. Each of their names are below their photographs. Above their photos is white text saying, “FREE BADINAN PRISONERS.”
Eighteenth slide: A photograph of a prison with three lines of circling barbed wire nearby a building with multiple windows. The photograph is in blue overlay. Black text appears above the photo, saying “BADAL, OMED, EYAZ, GUHDAR, SHVAN, AND HARIWAN ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED.” White text below appears and says, “AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION.”
Nineteenth slide: A graphic with prison bars with a dove resting atop the prison bars. The background is red. The prison bars are white with red lines outlining it. The dove is white. There is a circular lock on the prison bars. Below the dove are the words “christian peacemaker teams.” Below the prison bars is a white rectangle with red text that says, #FreeThemAll and هەموویان ئازادبکەن#.
Twentieth slide: Three members of CPT Iraqi Kurdistan wearing red vests and standing in a park. Above all of them are some trees with green leaves. Two are wearing surgical white masks. There are eight media microphones in front of them. Activists are also standing next to the CPTers.
Twenty-first slide: A person from Iraqi Kurdistan with dark grey hair and beard wearing a black hoodie. Behind the person is a background with straw and string material. The person is holding a piece of paper that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, From Iraqi Kurdistan”
Twenty-second slide: A person in Colombia wearing a red hoodie, black glasses, and has curly brown hair. The person is holding a piece of paper that says that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, From Colombia.” The person is in front of a turquoise and white wall and a bookshelf and cabinet with dozens of books. There are also stuffed animals and a candle with Arabic script on the cabinet.
Twenty-third slide: A person in the Czech Republic wearing a dark grey sweater, black glasses, and has short hair, a mustache, and a beard. The person is holding a piece of paper that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, From Czech Republic.” The person is in front of a white wall.
Twenty-fourth slide: A person in Palestine wearing a yellow sweater and has long, dark brown hair. The person is leaning on a brown bannister and nearby a brown tree with green leaves. The person is holding a piece of paper that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, #Palestine.”
Twenty-fifth slide: A person from Iraqi Kurdistan with black hair and black beard, and wearing a black jacket and black shirt. The person is holding a piece of paper that says that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, From Iraqi Kurdistan”
Twenty-sixth slide: A person in Turtle Island wearing a red and white striped shirt, a blue jean jacket, black glasses, and has curly hair. The person is holding a piece of paper that says, “#FreeThemAll, #FreeBadinanPrisoners, #FreeSherwanSherwani, From Turtle Island (Canada).” The person is in front of a white wall.
Twenty-seventh slide: A photograph of demonstrators in the gathering made a line together holding two big banners of prisoners’ pictures on them for Sherwan Sherwani, Badal Barwary, and Omed Barushky. Many demonstrators are wearing blue surgical masks and holding pamphlets of Sherwan, Badal, and Omed. A court house building is behind the people.
Twenty-eighth slide: A black and white graphic with six previous photographs of Badal Barwary, Omed Barushky, Eyaz Karam, Guhdar Zebary, Shvan Saeed, and Hariwan Essa. In the middle of the graphic is red text saying, “#FreeBadinanPrisoners.”
Twenty-ninth slide: A pinkish red graphic with two lines of black barbed wire with white text that says, “United for Liberation Prisoner Defense Campaign.” Below is black text that says, “www.cptaction.org"
Thirtieth slide: A white background with the CPT logo appears with a white dove on barbed wire and a leaf. The letters “CPT” is in red text, below that is black text that says, “CPT Iraqi Kurdistan - cptik.org"