Iranian border forces killed a kolbar identified as Rebwar Rashidi when they targeted a group of kolbars in the border area of Barvish Kani in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 26 August. “Rashidi was shot at from close range by the forces of the Hojreh border post while returning from the border without prior warning”, said a friend of the kolbar in an interview with the…
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A kolbar identified as Rahim Mohammadi lost his life after Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Hangeh-ye Zhal border area of Baneh in Kurdistan province on 19 August. Border forces opened fire at close range and without prior notice, killing the kolbar with a bullet to his heart. Mohammadi, 37, was the father of two and came from the Hurazeh…
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A landmine blast in Hangeh-ye Zhal border area of Baneh, Kurdistan province, severely injured a kolbar identified as Mahmoud Osmani Jang-e Sar on 18 August. The kolbar who comes from the Jang-e Sar village of Salmas, West Azerbaijan province, has lost one of his legs and his both eyes. Osmani’s family is not able to transfer him to medical centres in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, due…
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Iranian border guard forces opened fire on a group of kolbars in the border area of Hangeh-ye Zhal in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 15 August and injured at least four kolbars. The forces targeted the kolbars using shotguns from a close range and without prior warning. The identities of these kolbars have been reported as Saman Mohammadzadeh, 29-year-old from Baneh, Arsalan Rahmani from Saqqez, Ali Abkar…
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces opened fire on a group of kolbars in the border area of Sheykh Salleh in Salas-e Babajani, Kermanshah province, killing a 23-year-old kolbar named Mohammad Naderi. An informed source in Salas-e Babajani spoke to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and said the group of kolbars was targeted from a close distance, adding that they were not carrying…
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Iranian border guards injured a kolbar named Abdollah Hajari using shotguns in the border area of Hengeh-ye Zhal in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 10 August. The shots fired by the border forces hit the 25-year-old kolbar in the face. Border forces’ targeting of kolbars has increased since last week after the commander of the Iranian border guards forces visited the Baneh border areas and threatened to…
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A group of kolbars in the border area of Kileh in Baneh, Kurdistan province, were shot at close range by Iranian border guards without prior warning on 8 August, as a result of which a kolbar named Keyvan Alipour was injured. The 38-year-old kolbar, whose condition was reported to be critical, was taken to Salahuddin Ayoubi Hospital in Baneh for treatment. Last week, during a visit…
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces opened fire on a group of Kurdish tradesmen in the Gadar Valley border area in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan province, on 9 August, killing a tradesman and wounding two others. The forces have also detained at least four other tradesmen working in the border area. The body of the killed tradesman – identified as Mohammad Amin Ahmadi – was taken…
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Iranian border guard forces killed a 29-year-old kolbar identified as Hazhar Faraji in the border area of Sard Ab in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 7 August. The kolbar was targeted from close range and without prior warning. The killing of the kolbar comes a few days after the commander of Iran’s Border Guard Command threatened to “deal harshly” with kolbars in Baneh. A few days ago, during…
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The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network’s (KHRN) recent investigations have revealed numerous cases of human rights violations against Kurdish civilians and activists from Iran in August 2023.
Our Documentation and Statistics Centre has compiled a comprehensive report on the various violations perpetrated against these individuals, which we present in this monthly report.
Executions
According to these findings, Iran executed at least 13 prisoners over the past month in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Khorramabad, Karaj, Hamadan, and Dezful.
While three prisoners were executed on charges of “premeditated murder”, 10 were executed for drug-related offences.
These are the executions of which the KHRN has been informed by its sources. However, the number of those executed is likely to be higher.
Kolbars and tradesmen
In August, at least four kolbars were killed and 16 were injured in the country’s western border areas.
Of these, 18 were shot by Iranian border guards and one was killed after he was hit by a military vehicle of the border forces.
In addition, one kolbar was injured after being shot by Iraqi border forces in the Choman border of Baneh on 7 August.
Killings of civilians
On 17 August, a Kurdish soldier from Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, was shot dead at a military base in Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province.
Work accidents
Over the past month, at least six workers lost their lives in work accidents in Qasr-e Shirin, Tabriz, Saqqez, Maku, Javanrud and Ilam.
Detentions and arrests
Throughout August, Iranian forces arrested at least 60 civilians, including activists, journalists, Kurdish Sunni clerics and two children.
Two of these civilians were detained to serve prison sentences in Ilam and Naqadeh.
Prison sentences
Over the past month, Iranian courts sentenced at least 10 people to prison terms ranging from six months to a total of 16 and a half years.
Half of these sentences were handed down by Branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province.