Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A group of kolbars was targeted by the Iranian border guards without any prior warning at the Hange Jale of Baneh on Friday, December 14, which resulted in the death of a kolbar and injury of another one. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the border guards in Baneh opened fire on a caravan of the Kolbars at Hange Jale border region...

Kolbars and border tradesmen spend deathlike days in the border areas of Kurdistan. Only in the past 48 hours, two kolbars have been shot by border guards in Piranshahr while another one has been wounded. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the Iranian border guards of Kani Khoda in Piranshahr targeted a caravan of Kolbars on the evening of Thursday, Nov 29,...

A Cleric from Baneh, who had criticised the government's policies in connection with the killings of Kolbars, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Mamousta Abdul Baghchi Saeedi, the former Prayer Imam of the Tarkhan Abad Mosque of Baneh, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location on Sunday, December 11. On Friday,...

At least one Kolbar has been killed and four others wounded in the Baneh and Sardasht border areas over the past few days while another Kolbar was wounded due to falling from the mountain. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that forces of the Malteh Police Station in Baneh opened fire on a caravan of the Kolbars on Nov 29, 2018و which resulted...

The Iranian border guards in the border region of Chuman Baneh targeted a group of kolbars and tradesmen. As a result, two tradesmen were wounded. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Iranian border guards were targeted a group of kolbars and border tradesmen in the Chuman area of Baneh on Nov 19, 2018. As a result of direct shooting of guards, two...

A worker from Baneh lost his life at workplace after falling off the building. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, on Monday, June 20, a construction worker called Mehdi Karimpour has fallen from the scaffolding during the work and died before being transferred to the hospital. He was from the village of Bellsson Baneh and this incident occurred in Blair Baneh...

on June 03, an adolescent girl ended up her life by hanging herself. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has identified this teenager as Sroreh Rahimi (16 years old from Farhangian Quarter of Baneh). The cause of her suicide was reported to be family problems. Unfortunately, the increasing rate of suicide among women in Kurdistan due to various factors (such as unemployment, gender discrimination, poverty and family issues) has...

Another Kolbar lost his life this morning, on Thursday June 1, when Iranian border forces in the Baneh border area directly shot him. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, at 3:30 am today, the border guard forces of the "Sardab" checkpoint targeted a number of Kolbars without prior warning. As a result, a koblar died called "Kamal Mohammadi" from the village of...

Baneh citizens (including businessmen and marketers) have temporarily ended their peaceful strike in protest to 'the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs on May 10' after 25 days. In this regard, one of the marketers has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that businessmen decided to temporarily open their shops after 25 days. However, the strike will...