Over the past week, Iranian border guards have shot and injured three kolbars at the borders of Baneh, Sardasht, and Orumiyeh. Moreover, a Kolbar lost his life due to falling from the heights in the border areas of Sardasht and Piranshahr and another one died due to cardiac arrest. Hedi Feqi Mahmoudi Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a Kolbar, 29-year-old Ahmad Azizi,…
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Over the past few days, Iranian border guards shot dead a kolbar from Orumiyeh and injured another one from Baneh. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the border guards of Broodak opened fire on the 19-year-old Yaghoob (Kamiyan) Niksirat from Joojhi village of Orumiyeh on January 03. The incident resulted in the death of the afore-mentioned kolbar who was not carrying any…
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A kolbar was shot and wounded by border guards at the Nosoud Frontier Checkpoint yesterday morning. A reliable source in Novosud told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that Commander of Rleh Bakhsh Checkpoint, Lieutenant Ahmad Beigi, has shot a Kolbar from a close distance on Wednesday, January 01 although he had not been carrying any cargo. As a result, a kolbar, Amanj Shokri, son of Tawfiq from…
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During the past week, two Kolbars were have been injured by direct shooting of Iranian frontier forces at the borders of Baneh and Orumiyeh. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards of Mergor in Orumiyeh have targeted a group of Kolbars on Thursday, December 27. As a result, a kolbar, Zabir Rahimi was injured. At the same time, another kolbar, Hamid…
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A group of Kolbars from Sardasht in the border area of Betoush was ambushed, arrested and harassed by Iranian border guards. A Kolbar from Sardasht told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that Iranian border guards in the Tatan mountains of the village of Betoush area of Sardasht ambushed a group of Kolbars on December 26 and seized their goods while harassing them for a couple…
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Since late December, four kolbars have been wounded by direct shooting of Iranian frontier forces at the border areas of Sardasht and Khoy and a kolbar from Baneh has been drowned in the river while carrying cargo. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Tuesday, December 25, a kolbar, Farshad Mirzai, from the village of Balsur Sofla, was wounded by direct shooting…
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A Kolbar has been shot and injured by the Iranian border guards at Oshnavieh(Also knwon Shno in Kurdish) border . Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards Dasht Bil region of Shno have opened fire on a group of Kolbars. As a result of direct shooting of guards, a Kolbar, Rahman Mami was injured. According to the data collected by KHRN,…
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In the past few days, a Kolbar was shot by the Iranian border guards at the border of Piranshahr and injured while another Kolbar passed away due to a cardiac arrest when carrying goods at the border area of Oraman of Paveh. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards at Piranshahr border targeted a group of Kolbar on Sunday, December…
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A Kolbar has been shot and injured by the Iranian border guards at the border areas of Kani Zard in Sardasht. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards around the village of Kani Zard of Sardasht have opened fire on a Kolbar, Rahman Shvaneh from Dulhu village of Sardasht on Wednesday, December 20. As a result of direct shooting of…
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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.