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Reflection of the Halabja Gas attack crime in the Iranian media, Case Study, the Ettela'at Newspaper

Hoshman Ata Mahmod

The Kurdish people in South Kurdistan have been struggling for their political and civil rights since the establishment of the modern Iraqi state. they have faced many wars and adversities along the way. The most prominent of these events and tragedies is the gas attack on Halabja on March 16, 1988. Although this incident was a tragedy for the people of the region, it later had a significant impact on the Kurdish cause and the creation of international solidarity. Although the crime was committed on the eve of the Cold War and the regional level Iraq-Iran war was on the way, the Kurdish voiceless in international community, but due to Iran's efforts at the political, diplomatic and media levels, health and economic support for the victims It echoed in the international media. Inside Iran, the Ettela’at newspaper, one of the oldest and most important newspapers in Iran, has been covering the humanitarian, health, political, cultural and international consequences of the incident for several weeks. It can be used as a useful source for understanding the consequences and course of events after 16th of March.