Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Since late July, the border guards of Iran have targeted a number of Kurdish Kolbars and Tradesmen. As a result, four kolbars and tradesmen have lost their life while eight others have been injured only during the past 3 weeks. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that, on July 30, 2019, a Kolbar “Ali Bahrami” was injured due to falling from the border...

A Kolbar was killed in Sardasht while another one was wounded at the border of Khoy after being shot by military forces during the past few days. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that law enforcement forces have targeted a group of Kolbars in “Dolebi” border area of Sardasht on July 14, 2019. As a result, a kolbar “Bryaji (Mohammad) Ibrahimzadeh“ has been...

“Mansour Gerje”, a Kolbar from Sardasht, was killed by direct shooting of Iranian border guards in the border area of Sardasht while two other kolbars “ Gharib Azizadeh and Saman (Family name Unknown) were injured on Monday evening during the shooting of border guards in the border area of Shno. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards around "Kani Zard”...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Over the recent days, the border guards and the anti-smuggling unit of Islamic Republic of Iran in Baneh, Sardasht and Paveh have targeted a number of Kurdish Kolbars and Tradesmen under the pretext of fighting with smuggling. As a result, two kolbars and businessmen have lost their life while five others have been injured only during the past 10...

According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a Kolbar, Bakhtiar Hassani from Blesan village of Baneh was killed at the border area of Hangeh Jal by direct shooting of the Iranian border guards on February 17, 2019. According to another report, a kolbar called Osman Mam Hasan from Piranshahr was shot on Thursday, February 14 by the border guards near the village...

Following the death of a Kolbar called Azim Ahmadi, who was killed at Nowsud of Kermanshah, ILNA News Agency arranged a talk with Hussein Zolfaghari (the Deputy Minister of Political and Security Affairs). “ We do not have something called Kolbar. I do not know the origin of this word which has caused problems for both the people and the authorities.', In response to...