Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Despite the widespread protests to killing of Kolbars in various cities of Kurdistan during recent months, the systematic killings of Kolbars and Kasibkar (Tradesman) continue and several protesters to such killings are still held in detention. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Thursday, September 21, the border guards in the Ghalaga area at Nosoud Border ambushed a group of Kolbars...

Five Kurdish cultural activists of Kermanshah, detained on charges of protesting to killing of Kolbars, were released from Dizelabad prison in Kermanshah on personal surety yesterday. Another cultural activist, detained along with the aforementioned five detainees on the same charges, is still in the prison since his release was based on providing a bail of one hundred million Tomans which he cannot afford. Five...

Sharif Bajaur, an environmentalist from Merivan, began to ride a bike from Mariwan to Tehran to promote his message in support of “Kolbars and Reza Shahabi, a political prisoner in hunger strike”. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Monday, September 11, the concerned environmental activist has published a message about this symbolic move and goals. In his message, he believes that non-violence...

In recent days, security forces have continued to arrest citizens and civil activists protesting against the Killing of Kurdish Kolbors in the city of Gilan-e-Gharb and transferred them to an Intelligent detention centre in Kermanshah. According to the reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Sunday, of September 10, security forces raided the home of a Kurdish cultural activist known as Rasoul Sayyadan Manesh...