Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Malateh border area in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 23 July, severely injuring two brothers. The wounded brothers, whose names are Saadollah Younesi and Ali Younesi, were taken to Salahuddin Ayoubi Hospital in Baneh. Saadollah Younesi died in the hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Ali Younesi’s health condition is also reported to…
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Iranian border forces shot and wounded two kolbars in the past week in the border areas of Baneh, Kurdistan province, and Nowsud, Kermanshah province. On 12 July, border forces shot a kolbar named Bahram Shah-Mohammadi in the Kileh border areas of Baneh. The 40-year-old kolbar, is the father of two and comes from the Doreh Ghala village of Baneh. On 15 July, a young kolbar named Hemin…
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At least four kolbars were injured in the past few days due to either being shot by Iranian border guards or falling from mountain heights as a result of being chased by the border forces in Baneh, Kurdistan province. On 10 July, border guards in the Kileh border areas of Baneh shot and wounded a kolbar named Ako Talaei, who comes from the Markhoz village…
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Border guards have shot and wounded a kolbar named Iraj Mehdi in the border areas of Kermanshah province, western Iran, on 5 July. The kolbar, who comes from the village of Kalash Lulem in Javanrud, Kermanshah province, was taken to a hospital in Paveh, in Kermanshah province, for treatment. According to statistics collected by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), at least 13 kolbars were injured…
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Forces of Iran’s Border Guard Command injured two kolbars in the past week in the border areas of the Kermanshah and Kurdistan provinces. On 3 July, border guards shot and injured a kolbar named Kamal Ebrahimzadeh in the border areas of Baneh in Kurdistan province. Ebrahimzadeh was taken to Salahuddin Ayoubi Hospital in Baneh for treatment. Also, on 28 June, border forces injured a kolbar named Afshin…
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Forces of the Border Guard Command have targeted a group of kolbars with shotguns, injuring two men named Omar Abdi and Osman Ahmadi in the Mileh border area in Nowsud, in Iran’s western Kermanshah province, on 28 June. The two kolbars were taken to a medical centre in Paveh, Kermanshah province, for treatment. The 32-year-old Abdi and 29-year-old Ahmadi both come from Salas-e Babajani in Kermanshah…
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Iranian border forces have shot and injured two kolbars in the Hangeh-ye Zhal border area of Baneh, Kurdistan province, in the past few days. On 19 June, a 29-year-old kolbar named Kamal Osmani was wounded by a shotgun fired by border guards. Also on 18 June, border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars, injuring a 25-year-old man named Kianoush Lotfi.
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Two young tradesmen named Milad Karimi, 18, and Pouya Mohammad-Azizian, 16, lost their lives as a fuel depot caught fire in the border village of Hani Garmaleh in the Nowsud district of Kermanshah province, western Iran, on 15 June. Another underage tradesman named Soran Ali-Mohammadi also suffered burns and was sent to Paveh city hospital, in Kermanshah province. The village of Hani Garmaleh is located at…
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An Iranian border officer shot and injured a Kurdish tradesman named Kanaan Yaghoubi inside the yard of the Bazargan customs office, in West Azerbaijan province, after a verbal argument took place between them. A source that spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said: “On the evening of 6 June, Kanaan Yaghoubi, a tradesman from Bazargan who was engaged in the customs clearance at…
Read moreIn 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 June to 30 June.
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.
Femicide
In June, two women were killed by their husbands in Piranshahr and Sanandaj over alleged “family disputes”.
Kolbars and tradesmen
During this period, at least two kolbars were shot dead and nine kolbars were injured by Iranian border guards.
Of the injured, three were shot while six others were beaten by the border guards.
Civilian killings
In early June, at least two Kurdish civilians were killed by Iranian border guards in Oshnavieh.
On 2 June, Mohammad Ali Shiro was shot and wounded by border guards while collecting spring plants.
On 8 June, Jafar Gardi was shot and wounded by border guards on the suspicion of carrying contraband.
Landmine explosions
On 17 June, Hadi Ghoncheh-Doust, a civilian, was killed in a landmine explosion in Baneh.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout June, Iranian forces arrested at least 14 individuals, including two Yarsani civilians, an activist and a 73-year-old man.
At least two of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh Prison to serve prison sentences.
Sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts have sentenced at least nine people to punishments ranging from one year to three years and four months in prison.
Meanwhile, in early June, the Amnesty Commission overturned the death sentence of Kurdish Sunni cleric Mohammad Khezrnezhad.