In April, Iranian border forces targeted kolbars in the country’s western border areas, killing several and injuring many.
The last week of the month also saw several labour activists arrested by security forces ahead of the International Labour Day.
Kolbars
In the past month, forces of the Border Guards Command killed at least three kolbars and injured 35 others in the border areas.
At least 36 of these cases took place in the border areas of Nowsud in Kermanshah province.
While four kolbars were injured after being chased by border forces, the rest were directly shot as the forces opened fire on groups of kolbars.
Name | From | Incident location | Incident date | Dead/injured | Explanation | |
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1 | Ako Moradi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 5 Apr | Injured | Injured along with two other Kolbars, Shot by border forces |
2 | Diyar Amini | village of Hani Garmaleh | Hani Garmaleh | 6 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
3 | Faryad Adak | Zhiwar village of Sarvabad | Nowsud border areas | 12 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
4 | Farzad Emami | Baneh | Nowsud border areas | 12 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
5 | Arman Mostafazadeh | Mansur-e Aqai village of Ravansar | Nowsud border areas | 12 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
6 | Salam A'zami | Mansur-e Aqai village of Ravansar | Nowsud border areas | 12 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
7 | Mohammad Moloudi | Baneh | Hangeh-ye Zhal Baneh | 13 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
8 | Touraj Karimi | Shamshir village of Paveh | Nowsud border areas | 16 Apr | Injured | 37-year-old, Shot by border forces |
9 | Hasib Habibi | Shamshir village of Paveh | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
10 | Sasan Khani | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
11 | Habib | Sharvine village of Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
12 | Sa'dollah Hosseini | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
13 | Namdar Hosseini | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
14 | Mobin Moradi | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
15 | Vazir Mostafaie | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
16 | Mahmoud Tavgouzi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
17 | Abdollah Saseli | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
18 | Mahdi | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 17 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
19 | Soleiman Esmailzadeh | Banu Khalaf village of Sardasht | Nowsud border areas | 18 Apr | Killed | 37-year-old, father of a young child, Shot by border forces |
20 | Arash Nouri | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 19 Apr | Killed | 30-year-old, married, Shot by border forces |
21 | Mohammad Fakhri | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces |
22 | Hushang Karimi | Kamyaran | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces |
23 | Dara Youzi | Kamyaran | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces |
24 | Abed Shajarian | Kamyaran | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Fell from border heights after being chased by border forces |
25 | Dana Rahmati | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
26 | Ramazan Saberi | Kamyaran | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
27 | Fereydun Youzi | Kamyaran | Nowsud border areas | 21 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
28 | Meysam Shafi'i | Kowarzan | Nowsud border areas | 22 Apr | Injured | Fell from border heights |
29 | Esmail Sabokru | Ravansar | Nowsud border areas | 23 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
30 | Ehsan Karami | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 23 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
31 | Masmoud Mahmoudi | Sivar village of Marivan | Nowsud border areas | 24 Apr | Injured | 32-year-old, Shot by border forces |
32 | Namdar Ahmadi | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 28 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
33 | Amin Veisi | Javanrud | Nowsud border areas | 28 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
34 | Habib Mohammadi | Ravansar | Nowsud border areas | 28 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
35 | Omid Younesi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 28 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
36 | Mokhtar Shahmoradi | Salas-e Babajani | Nowsud border areas | 28 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
37 | Safar Sobhani | Durisan village of Paveh | Nowsud border areas | 30 Apr | Killed | Shot by border forces |
38 | Mobin Hamedi | Desheh village of Paveh | Nowsud border areas | 30 Apr | Injured | Shot by border forces |
Detentions and Arrests
During this period, Iranian security forces detained at least 37 people in Kurdistan, which included 12 labour activists, 24 civilians, and a child.
Of these individuals, at least four civilians were summoned and detained over their participation in Newroz (also Nowruz in Persian) celebrations in March.
Name | Detention location | Detention date | Activity | Detention location and latest status | |
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1 | Parisa Sepahi | Piranshahr | 3 Apr | Child | 17-year-old from Mahabad, released on bail |
2 | Kavyar Eliasi | Piranshahr | 3 Apr | Civilian | 18-year-old from Mahabad, released on bail |
3 | Erfan Zolfinia | Piranshahr | 3 Apr | Civilian | 18-year-old from Saqqez, released on bail |
4 | Yousef Hashrati | Piranshahr | 3 Apr | Civilian | 22-year-old from Piranshahr |
5 | Mansour Kanirashi | Piranshahr | 3 Apr | Civilian | 32-year-old from Piranshahr |
6 | Zanko Masoudi | Saqqez | 6 Apr | Civilian | Detained again by the security forces |
7 | Ramin Rishi | Baneh | 9 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
8 | Rebin Rishi | Baneh | 9 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
9 | Reza Eslamdoust | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
10 | Saman Rasoulzadeh | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
11 | Diako Khalili | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
12 | Ashkan Shikak | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
13 | Sanan Rasoulzadeh | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
14 | Sina Ghaderzadeh | Oshnavieh | 10 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
15 | Ahmad Peyghami | Nalus village of Oshnavieh | Early April | Civilian | Summoned & detained for participating in Newroz public celebrations |
16 | Mohammad Azarakhsh | Nalus village of Oshnavieh | Early April | Civilian | Summoned & detained for participating in Newroz public celebrations |
17 | Hadi Hosseinzadeh | Nalus village of Oshnavieh | Early April | Civilian | Summoned & detained for participating in Newroz public celebrations |
18 | Aziz Ahmadi | Piranshahr | 11 Apr | Civilian | Summoned & detained for participating in Newroz public celebrations |
19 | Mohammad Fathollahi | Bukan | 13 Apr | Civilian | Released on bail |
20 | Saadi Mahmoudi | Piranshahr | 13 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
21 | Morteza Seidi | Tehran | 15 Apr | Labour activist | Unknown |
22 | Khaled Haji-Rasoulpour | Bukan | 16 Apr | Civilian | Unknown |
23 | Shahram Borak | Piranshahr | 16 Apr | Civilian | Detained by the forces of IRGC intelligence service, unknown |
24 | Nasser Hosseini | Piranshahr | 16 Apr | Civilian | Released on bail |
25 | Omar Ebrahim Naderi | Piranshahr | 16 Apr | Civilian | Released on bail |
26 | Leila Ebrahim Naderi | Piranshahr | 16 Apr | Civilian | Detained by the forces of IRGC intelligence service, unknown |
27 | Nishtiman Rahmati | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Released after several hours |
28 | Parvin Abdollah-Panah | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Transfered to the Detention Center of Sanandaj Intelligence office |
29 | Omar Soleimani | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Transfered to the Detention Center of Sanandaj Intelligence office |
30 | Hassan Ezzati | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Released after a day |
31 | Saeid Mohammadi | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Transfered to the Detention Center of Sanandaj Intelligence office |
32 | Afshin Rashidi | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Transfered to the Detention Center of Sanandaj Intelligence office |
33 | Fateh Majidi | Baneh | 26 Apr | Labour activist | Transfered to the Detention Center of Sanandaj Intelligence office |
34 | Mozaffar Salehnia | Sanandaj | 28 Apr | Labour activist | Released after several hours |
35 | Sheis Amani | Sanandaj | 28 Apr | Labour activist | Released after several hours |
36 | Towfigh Mahmoudi | Sanandaj | 29 Apr | Labour activist | Released after several hours |
37 | Armin Sharifeh | Sanandaj | 29 Apr | Labour activist | Released after several hours |
Prison Sentences
Throughout April, Iranian courts sentenced at least 12 people to prison sentences varying from three months to four years in prison.
The courts charged these individuals with either alleged action against national security or propaganda against the state.
Name | Resident of | Charged with | Date sentenced | Issuing court | Sentence | Explanation | ||||||||
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1 | Heidar Alizadeh | Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership in KDPI | Early April | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Oshnavieh | Four years in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
2 | Shirzad Mamandi | Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership in KDPI | Early April | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Oshnavieh | Two years in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
3 | Vahed Sheikh-Mohammadi | Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership in KDPI | Early April | Branch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of Oshnavieh | Six months in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
4 | Abdolvahed Abbasizadeh | Oshnavieh | Propaganda in favor of KDPI through cyberspace | Early April | Branch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of Saqqez | Three months in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
5 | Ahad Mowloudi | Youneslian village of Naqadeh | Propaganda in favor of KDPI through cyberspace | Early April | Islamic Revolutionary Court of Naqadeh | Five months in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
6 | Hossein Khaliani | Kuik Village of Naqadeh | Propaganda in favor of KDPI through cyberspace | Early April | Islamic Revolutionary Court of Naqadeh | Five months in prison | Released temporarily on bail | |||||||
7 | Houshyar Shabani | Baneh | Propaganda against the state | Early April | Branch 1 of Islamic Revolutionary Court of Saqqez | One year in prison | Acquitted of acting against national security, released temporarily on bail | |||||||
8 | Mohammad Mirza Rahmani | Kamyaran | Propaganda in favor of groups opposed to state | 16 Apr | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Kamyaran | 91 days in prison | Became a suspended prison sentence for two years | |||||||
9 | Sirvan Ghorbani | Kamyaran | Propaganda in favor of groups opposed to state | 16 Apr | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Kamyaran | 91 days in prison | Became a suspended prison sentence for two years | |||||||
10 | Amanj Ghorbani | Kamyaran | Propaganda in favor of groups opposed to state | 16 Apr | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Kamyaran | 91 days in prison | Became a suspended prison sentence for two years | |||||||
11 | Borhan Kamangar | Kamyaran | Propaganda in favor of groups opposed to state | 16 Apr | Branch 101 of Criminal Court of Kamyaran | 91 days in prison | Became a suspended prison sentence for two years | |||||||
12 | Mohammad Seddigh Azizi | Oshnavieh | Acting against national security through membership in KDPI | 19 Apr | Branch 1 of Military Court of Orumiyeh | 30 months in prison | Army soldier, detained during military service in Tehran |
Landmine Explosions
Also, in the last week of the month, two separate landmine explosions led to the death of a soldier serving in the army and the injury of a civilian.
Name | Location of Incident | Date of incident | Status | Explanation | |
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1 | Adel Ghorbani | Barracks of Iranian army in Sanandaj | 24 Apr | Dead | Maku resident, killed by landmine explosion while serving in the army |
2 | Habib Hatami Sinaabadi | Bradost Orumiyeh | 27 Apr | Injured | 18-year-old, from village of Kuran |