Kurdistan Human Rights Network

At least three Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- and Tradsmen called Siamak Karimi, Behzad Mohammadi and Farzad Saaduzadeh, were shot dead by the Iranian troops in the cities of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, Sistan and Baluchestan Province and Salmas of West Azerbaijan Province, Seven other Kolbars were also injured in December. Moreover, two Kolbars were injured due to falling from a height and a mine explosion in…

Forces stationed at the checkpoint of the border village of “Kuzerash” in Salmas, West Azerbaijan Province, fired at a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- from a close range. As a result, a Kolbar named Farzad Saaduzadeh was shot in the head On Sunday, December 06, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The 41-year-old Kolbar was from the village of Koozeh…

On Thursday, December 03, the forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot at the vehicle of a Kurdish tradesmen in Sarbaz city of Sistan Baluchestan province, as a result of which the driver, Behzad Mohammadi from Baneh, was killed, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The tradesmen, who had gone to the area for selling fuel, was reportedly shot in…

“On Wednesday, November 18, a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- were shot by the forces of the Border Regiment in the border area of Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan province, as a result of which two Kolbars named Hakan Mohamadzadeh and Vasim Fardinzadeh were killed.”, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Vasim Fardinzadeh was from the village of Pirutabad in Oshnoyeh and…

“On November 16, a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- were shot by Iranian border guards in the border area of “Sohr Tahzin” in the city of Baneh in Kurdistan Province, as a result of which a Kolbar named Najmalddin Moradi was wounded. He was taken to a hospital in Baneh for treatment.”, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Earlier on November…

On Friday, November 7, Iran Border Guards opened fire on a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- at close range in borders of Chaldoran district of West Azerbaijan province that resulted in the death of a 41-year-old Kolbar named Hassan Dalaei. “A group of Kolbars, who were carrying cigarettes on horseback to a village in Turkish Kurdistan, were ambushed by Amoo Khanz border guards at 4…

‘on the evening of Saturday, November 7, a Kurdish border porter–known as Kolbar- named ‘Saber Khezri’  was injured following a landmines Explosion In the border mountain of “Mirgeh Drijan” Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan province’, a local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The 28-year-old Kolbar, from the village of Kohnekhan in Piranshahr, was taken to a hospital in the Kurdistan Region after…

On Monday mooring, November 2, a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- were shot by the Iranian border guards. As a result, a member of the village Council of Rawian named Chavoush (Siavash) Koresani was shot dead by Iranian border guards. A resident of Rawian village told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that “about 5 residents of this village, who were carrying cigarettes,…

On Sunday, October 18, a Kurdish border porter –known as Kolbar- named Omid Shams was killed during a shooting by Iranian border guards in the border areas of Chaldoran in West Azerbaijan Province. After transferring the body of this Kurdish civilian to Mako Forensic Medicine, his family had to pay two million tomans [for the bullet used by the guard’s to kill him] for…