Kolbar Hamid Veysi-Tanha has lost his life due to falling from the mountain heights of Nowsud border area in Kermanshah province in the morning hours of 12 June, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The incident took place while the kolbar was carrying goods. Hamid Veysi-Tanha was from the village of Meydan-e Tafalli in Salas-e Babajani county, Kurdistan province.
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Iranian border guards have yesterday opened fire on a group of kolbars in the border area of Hangeh-ye Zhal in Baneh, Kurdistan province, injuring a kolbar named Rahman Karimpour, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The kolbar has been taken to Salah al-Din Ayubi Hospital in Baneh.
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Iraqi border forces have opened fire on a group of kolbars in the morning of 8 June in the border areas of Hawraman, as a result of which a young kolbar named Yasser Mohammad-Karimi has been wounded. Hawraman is a mountainous region located within Iranian Kurdistan’s Kermanshah province and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The kolbars were targeted at 02:30 local time near the Byara border…
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Iranian border regiment has opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Tah Tah mountain pass in Hawraman area on 6 June, as a result of which a 35-year-old kolbar from Marivan named Soran Qaderi has been wounded, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Meanwhile, an 18-year-old kolbar named Yousef Farjami from the village of Dim Qeshlaq in West Azerbaijan province has…
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Iranian police have shot and killed a Kurdish tradesman named Hossein Faraji yesterday in the border area of Balaki village of Baneh, in Kurdistan province. A source from Baneh told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that the police opened fire on the tradesman’s car without warning and killed him on the spot. The source added that the Kurdish tradesman’s car was targeted by the police…
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Iranian border guards on Sunday 30 May have opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Sartazin border area in Baneh, Kurdistan province, injuring a kolbar named Mohammad Rahmani. The injured kolbar has been taken to a medical centre in Sanandaj for treatment.
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Iranian border guards have shot and killed a kolbar named Ghobad Rahmani in the Naw Ghopi border area of Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah province on Wednesday night, 26 May. Speaking to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a source close to the kolbar’s family said: “At 12 o’clock on Wednesday night, 26 May, a group of kolbars, who were not carrying any goods, were shot…
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Iranian border guards have shot and killed a Kurdish kolbar named Zabet Alkhani in the border areas of Salmas, West Azerbaijan province, at midnight of 15 May. A relative of the kolbar spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and said, “Last night at midnight, on 15 May, a group of Kurdish kolbars near the village of Agh Barzeh in Salmas, while heading towards…
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A Kurdish kolbar named Fahim Mamadi has died of cold while carrying goods in the border heights of Salmas in West Azerbaijan province in the dawn of 25 March, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The 32-year-old Mamadi was from Qezel Kand village of Salmas and father of two children.Kolbar is a term used in Kurdish to describe traders that carry untaxed 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 August to 31 August.
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
According to KHRN’s findings, Iran executed at least 14 prisoners in August, including Reza Rasaei, a 35-year-old Kurdish Yarsani civilian who was arrested during the Women, Life, Freedom anti-government uprising.
The political prisoner was executed on 6 August and his family and lawyer were not informed in advance, nor was he allowed a final meeting with his family.
The remaining 13 prisoners were executed on drug or murder charges.
*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.
Femicide
On 26 August, an 18-year-old woman, Mobina Zeynivand, was killed by her father in the village of Gorz-e Langar in Darreh Shahr, Ilam Province.
Zeynivand’s 56-year-old father killed his daughter and surrendered to the judicial authorities, citing “family disputes” as the reason for the murder. She was reportedly killed for trying to marry the person she loved.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In August, at least two kolbars were killed and nine injured by gunfire from Iranian border and security forces.
Additionally, one kolbar was injured due to falling from border heights in Marivan, Kurdistan Province.
Detentions and arrests
Over the past month, Iranian forces arrested at least 17 individuals, including activists and religious figures.
At least four of the detained civilians were sent to Naqadeh, Orumiyeh, Mahabad and Bukan prisons to serve sentences.
Sentences
In August, Iranian courts sentenced at least five people to prison terms ranging from six months to eight years and 10 months.