Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iranian Anti-Smuggling officers chased a vehicle belonging to a tradesman in Javanrood on 23 October who led up to his death, a local source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Local tradesman Namdar Salehzadeh lost his life after his vehicle overturned. The Anti-Smuggling officers chased Kurdish tradesman Salehzadeh’s vehicle despite knowing that he was transporting raisins not any prohibited products. 

Marketers in various cities of Kurdistan have gone on strike for the fifth day in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs. Despite the promise of the Supreme Leader's representative in the National Security Council to follow up their demands, marketers believe that they should continue the protests until their right demands are met. Kurdistan...

On the third day of the strike and protest by the Marketers in the cities of Javanrood and Baneh, Mariwan and Saqqez marketers also joined the protests. During this process, the markets of these cities are also half-closed. Various sources of Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Baneh, Javanrood, Mariwan, Saqqez and Sardasht have reported widespread strike of marketers and businessman during the business hours...

Yesterday, April 16, a group of border businessmen and marketers in Baneh and Javanrood showed their protest to the closure of border crossings and Increasing the high customs costs by closing shops and opening of empty table in the street at Baneh Shahrdari Boulevard. One of the protesters in the city of Baneh told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) this morning with that the closure...

Following the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan, a large part of the businessmen and marketers of Javanrood, Marivan and Saqqez went on strike by closing their shops. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Tuesday, April 04, a group of businessmen and marketers in Javanrood gathered in front of the governor's building in protest to the blockade of border...