border couriers Archives - KHRN

November 14, 2016

Iran troops continue systematic killing of Kurdish Kolber workers

Iranian government troops have opened fire killing and wounding Kurdish Kolber workers and their horses in the Sardasht border area, according to local sources that spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) about the most recent deadly shooting incidents. Iranian military forces opened fire wounding two Kurdish Kolber workers Abdullah Arjang and Ebrahim Abdi in the Alan borer area near the town of Sardasht...

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January 25, 2016

2015 Annual report on violation of human rights of Kolber workers in Iran

Kurdistan Human Rights Network - 2015 Annual report on violation of human rights of Kolber workers in Iran Click here for download full report as PDF    An introduction to Kurdish Kolber workers in Iran Kolber is a Kurdish name for workers and tradespersons, who for a small sum of money risk their lives to transport packs of various foreign items on their own back or on the...

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January 6, 2016

Extrajudicial Executions of Kurdish Back Carriers (Kolbers) by Iranian Security Forces

Extrajudicial Executions of Kurdish Back Carriers (Kolbers) by Iranian Security Forces Written By: Noory Fakhry Theme Crime: Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Crimes against Humanity Places: Iranian Kurdistan Introduction Every year, dozens of unarmed Kurdish border couriers (Kolberan in Kurdish language) who engage in smuggling small amounts of goods to Iran to earn their livelihood are killed or injured by Iranian security forces near the western borders of Iran...

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