Moseb Sabzevari, a young kolbar who was shot by Iranian border guards on 11 December in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province, died today due to the severity of his injuries after two days of hospitalisation at Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah. Sabzevari, from the village of Qeshlaq in the Shaho district of Ravansar, Kermanshah Province, was shot on 11 December when a group of…
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Moseb Sabzevari, a kolbar from the village of Qeshlaq in the Shaho district of Ravansar, Kermanshah Province, was today critically injured by gunfire from Iranian border guards in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province. According to information received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), the incident took place in the early hours of the morning when a group of kolbars working in the…
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Mohammad Karim Azagh, a middle-aged kolbar from the village of Bolbar in Sarvabad, Kurdistan Province, passed away from cardiac arrest on 23 November while carrying goods in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Azagh, a father of two, suffered a cardiac arrest near the village of Dezavar in Nowsud due to the physical strain of…
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Iranian border guards shot and seriously injured Mardin Shokri, a kolbar from the village of Desheh in Paveh, Kermanshah Province, in the border area of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province. The incident occurred on 2 November when border forces opened fire on a group of kolbars with pellet guns at close range and without warning. Shokri was hit in the head and neck and was subsequently transferred to…
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Ebrahim Ahmadnezhad, a kolbar from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, was killed today by Iranian border guards’ gunfire in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the incident occurred when border guards opened fire at close range on a group of kolbars without warning in the highlands of Sardasht. Ahmadnezhad’s body has been transferred to the forensic medicine department in Sardasht…
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A 37-year-old kolbar, Siamand Hassanpour, from Sardasht in West Azerbaijan Province, has died from injuries sustained during a chase by border guards in the Qandil Mountains, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Hassanpour was attempting to carry goods across the mountainous border region last week when he was chased by Iranian border guards. During the chase, he fell and was seriously injured. The father…
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Hossein Kamalian, a 37-year-old kolbar, was killed and Fardin Ghalash seriously injured after being shot by Iranian border guards in the border areas of Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 7 October. Kamalian, from Piranshahr, died after border guards opened fire at close range and without warning on a group of kolbars in the mountainous area of Delavan, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The…
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Taregh Nazari, a kolbar from Salas-e Babajani in Kermanshah Province, was killed by direct fire from Iranian border guards on the evening of 2 October in the border areas of Nowsud, Kermanshah Province, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. The 39-year-old father of three was shot without warning and at close range while working as a kolbar. The incident took place when Iranian border…
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Fardin Rostamnezhad, a young kolbar from the village of Shamshir in Paveh, Kermanshah Province, passed away on 20 September after 18 months of suffering from a spinal cord injury caused by gunfire from Iranian border guards, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Rostamnezhad had been paralysed since 27 February 2023 after being shot in the abdomen by Iranian border forces while transporting goods…
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In its monthly reports, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) highlights cases of human rights violations in Kurdistan and violations of the rights of Kurdish civilians in different regions and cities across Iran.
This report includes all cases recorded and reported by KHRN from across Iran through its own sources and verification mechanisms from 1 December to 31 December.
The restrictive environment for independent human rights organisations in Iran, coupled with the pressures faced by individuals subjected to human rights violations and their families, make it difficult to publish accurate and comprehensive reports.
It is therefore important to note that the statistics and information presented in this report do not cover all cases of human rights violations. This report is the result of examining news and reports published by the KHRN and fact-checking of reports published by other human rights organisations and news websites.
Executions
Iran executed at least 15 prisoners in December, seven on drug-related charges and eight for “premeditated murder”, according to KHRN’s findings.
The executions took place in Ilam Central Prison, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Mahabad Prison, Jiroft Prison, Miandoab Prison, Orumiyeh Central Prison and Yazd Central Prison.
Two of those executed were women and one was a 70-year-old man.
*Explanation: The KHRN, recognizing the fundamental right to life, publishes and records news and execution statistics without regard to the ethnic background of individuals and the location of the execution. All cases reported to the organisation by credible sources are published after thorough fact-checking.
Kolbars
In December, at least one kolbar was shot dead and another was injured by Iranian border guards.
Another kolbar lost his life due to frostbite in Baneh in late December.
Civilian killings
In mid-December, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by the Law Enforcement Forces in Javanrud and Tehran.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces arrested at least 62 individuals, including three children.
At least three of the detained civilians were sent to Oshnavieh and Naqadeh prisons to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
During this period, Iranian courts sentenced at least eight people to punishments ranging from one month in prison to five years and 15 days of imprisonment.