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June 2, 2018

Continued Systematic Attacks on Kolbars and Border Tradesman by Iranian Military Forces

Another Kolbar lost his life this morning, on Thursday June 1, when Iranian border forces in the Baneh border area directly shot him. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, at 3:30 am today, the border guard forces of the "Sardab" checkpoint targeted a number of Kolbars without prior warning. As a result, a koblar died called "Kamal Mohammadi" from the village of...

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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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