Nowsud Archives - KHRN

August 8, 2023

Iran border guards shoot, injure seven kolbars in Nowsud

Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars in the border area of Nowsud, Kermanshah province, on 6 August, injuring at least seven people. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the kolbars were targeted with shotguns without prior warning. The identified kolbars include Ehsan Rasouli from Paveh, Kermanshah Province; Nima Aazami, Salam Veysi, Milad Bazani and Houshiar Bazani from Javanrud, Kermanshah...

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January 5, 2023

Kolbar dies after falling from border heights in Iran’s Kermanshah

Arman Mohammadi, a 35-year-old kolbar, lost his life today after falling from a border height in the Nowsud district of Kermanshah province, western Iran. Mohammadi, who comes from the city of Sarvabad in Kurdistan province, is reported to have fallen from the Sufi Janeh border heights while carrying goods.

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February 22, 2020

Kermanshah Frontier Commander Called Kurdish Porters “Smugglers”

In an interview Police News Station, Kermanshah frontier commander called the Kurdish border porters –known as Kolbar- who were targeted by the Nowsud Border Guards on Monday as "smuggler" and supported the operation forces under his supervision. His statement came when the body a 20-year-old Kolbar, Shahed Adak from the village of Jivar, was handed over to his family after two days and...

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February 17, 2020

At least One Kurdish Border Porter Killed, Six Others Wounded at Nowsud Border Area

On Sunday evening, February 16, Iranian border guards in Nowsud targeted a group of Kurdish border porters –known as Kolbar, as a result of which one Kolbar was Killed and six others were wounded. "Iranian border guards in Nowsud targeted a group of Kolbars without prior warning. This incident led to the death of a 24-year-old Kolbar Ahmad Sahrayaee and serious injury of six other Kolbars...

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