According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), five Kolbars have been injured in the border areas of Baneh, Maku, Salmas and Piranshahr for various reasons, such as the shooting of Iranian border troops, mine explosions and the falling from the heights during the past 10 days. On January 29, a Kolbar, Sami Rashidi, was wounded due to falling from the heights in…
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Two Kurdish Kolbar were wounded by landmine explosion in Hangeh Jale village of Baneh last night. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has received news that, when attempting to circumvent the border guards in Hangeh Jale of Baneh, a group of kolbars have mistakenly entered a minefield on Sunday night, January 27. This incident resulted in the injury of two kolbars, Asad Zamani, from the…
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Two Kurdish civilians were wounded by mine blast in Hangeh Jale village of Baneh this morning. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that at 7 am on Sunday, December 02, a landmine exploded at an agricultural land in Hangeh Jale of Baneh. As a result of this incident, a 35-year-old civilian known as Safar Rahmani was wounded. Following the explosion, a number…
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Two Kolbars died and another one was seriously wounded following the explosion of a landmine near the village of Duran (of Marivan Marivan )Today on Tuesday, September 25. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified the dead Kolbars as Ali Naderi from Gwantou Village of Divandareh and Abdullah Mohammadzadeh from the village of Tinal of Marivan. Moreover, a kolbar from the Banjeo village of Sanandaj,…
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A Kolbar from Mahabad lost one leg due to a mine blast in the border region of Piranshahr. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a young Kolbar called Hiwa Khezrpour from Mahabad, was severely injured in a mine blast during work in the Haji Omran district of Piranshahr on Monday,22 June, He lost one of his legs in this incident due to…
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A Kolbar who was severely injured by the mine blast was sentenced to pay a fine for illegally leaving the country and the damage caused by the mine blast. Loghman Vahid, A Kolbar from Shin Abad village of Piranshahr, who lost one leg and one eye in a mine blast during work on November last year, was ordered by the Prieshshahr court to pay a…
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On June 04, six members of a family were killed and wounded by a weapon blast in the earthquake-stricken village of Sheikh Sileh of Salas Babajani. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Last night, on June 04 a cannon ball found during the construction of a new home at the border village of earthquake-stricken of Sheikh Sileh of Salas Babajani, exploded in…
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A 12-year-old boy from Sanandaj was severely wounded by a mine blast left over from the Iran-Iraq war. ََAs a result of this incident, which happened on Friday, May 11,a 12-year-old child from Sanandaj lost two hands and one of his eyes. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Shayan Faraji, (12 years old), form of the village of “Zhenin” and a resident…
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Two people were wounded in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab due to the mine blast. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, on Saturday, April 22, a mine exploded after a shovel hit a mine while labourers were working in the village of Bishkan in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab and two people were wounded as a result. The mine blast are happening despite the fact that this area was declared…
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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.