Two Kurdish kolbars have been shot and wounded by Iranian border guards in Nowsud border area on 8 March. Sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that two kolbars named Salar She’ri and Hojjat Ghezavat were wounded by Iranian border guards in the Nowsud border areas of Kermanshah province.Salar She’ri, father of one and from Selas-e Babajani county in Kermanshah province, was transferred to…
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A group of Kurdish kolbars have disappeared in the border area of Chaldoran, West Azerbaijan province,on 2 March, the body of one has been found dead, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network. Ebrahim Pour Mohammad, whose body has been found, is said to have lost his life due to frostbite. The 27-year-old Ebrahim Pour Mohammad was the father of two and was from the village…
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Paris, 1 March 2021 – The data compiled by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) suggest that in 2020, at least 52 Kurdish civilians, who were left with no other choice but to carry goods on their backs – also known as kolbari – between the border areas of Iran, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Turkey to earn a living for their families, have…
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Two kolbars have been injured in the past two days in Hawraman border area in western Iran; one has been shot by border guards and the other has fallen from border heights. Sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that a kolbar named Yousef Malian, from Marivan, was injured after falling from a border height while carrying goods on his back in the border…
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A Kurdish kolbar has lost his life after falling from the border heights of Tah Tah mountain range in Hawraman region of Kurdistan province in west Iran, on 11 February, sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Kolbar named Aram Jatan fell from the border heights of Tata while carrying goods on his back across the border in the early hours of the…
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Kurdish civilian Behzad Hashemi-Asl has lost his life in Khoy Hospital, on 8 February, after being seriously injured during the overturning of his car due to a shot fired at its tire by Iranian law enforcement forces.A source confirmed the news to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and said: “On Saturday night, 6 February, military forces chased the businessman’s car on Khoy-Mako road,…
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Iranian border guards have killed a young kolbar in the border area near Sardasht city of West Azerbaijan province on 3 February.The border guards shot Khaled Ahmadpour, a 28-year-old kolbar, in the evening hours of the day in the Iran-Iraq border near the village of Nowkan.A source in the area confirmed the news to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network. “At 9 pm last night,…
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Iranian border guards have killed a Kurdish Kolbar in the recent days in the border area of Hangezhal Baneh. The 34-year-old Hashem Hassani, who was shot by border guards, was a kolbar from Baneh. An eyewitness in Baneh confirmed the news to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and said, “At 12 noon on Sunday, 3 February, a group of kolbars were on their way in…
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In an interview with the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a resident of the border village of “Kuran” in Orumieh, West Azerbaijan Province, reported the disappearance of five Kolbars from this village in the border heights. According to this source, on January 18, a group of Kolbars from the village of Kuran in the border heights near the village of Drishk in Turkish Kurdistan encountered…
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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.