Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Marketers in Baneh have continued their strike despite the pressure and threats of the security forces for the twentieth day in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs during the past four months in addition to the authorities' failure to fulfil their promise of solving the problems of marketers. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)...

Marketers in Baneh have gone on strike for the thirteenth day in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Friday, April 27, Baneh marketers continued their strike in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings for more than four months. On April 26,...

Marketers in various cities of Kurdistan have gone on strike for the fifth day in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs. Despite the promise of the Supreme Leader's representative in the National Security Council to follow up their demands, marketers believe that they should continue the protests until their right demands are met. Kurdistan...

On the third day of the strike and protest by the Marketers in the cities of Javanrood and Baneh, Mariwan and Saqqez marketers also joined the protests. During this process, the markets of these cities are also half-closed. Various sources of Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Baneh, Javanrood, Mariwan, Saqqez and Sardasht have reported widespread strike of marketers and businessman during the business hours...

Yesterday, April 16, a group of border businessmen and marketers in Baneh and Javanrood showed their protest to the closure of border crossings and Increasing the high customs costs by closing shops and opening of empty table in the street at Baneh Shahrdari Boulevard. One of the protesters in the city of Baneh told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) this morning with that the closure...

The body of a Kurdish Worker, who had fallen from the mountain while collecting spring plants, was found after a few hours by the local people. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Saturday afternoon, on March 31, 2018, a 50-year-old citizen called Mohammad Hossein Rahmani, a resident of Bouyin Serv village of Baneh, lost his life due to falling from...

On February 28, two Kurdish kolbars were wounded by direct shootings of border guards in Baneh. “On February 28, a group of the Kolbars in the village of Nanur was targeted by Baneh's border guards at afternoon. A kolbar called Fereydoun and resident of Sa'ad Abad village, suffered serious injuries in his chest and kidney while another Kolbar called Kaveh Rashidi, from the village of Sarkat-e-Zin, suffered...

Baneh and Piranshahr shop owners were on strike for the fourth consecutive day in protest to the closure of border crossings and the high rate of unemployment. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that closure of the unofficial borders of Iran's Kurdistan with the Iraqi Kurdistan for three days has resulted in a lot of discontent among the businessmen and shop owners of...

On Saturday morning February 24, businessmen and marketers in Baneh and Piranshahr closed their shops in protest to the blockade of border crossing. Anti-riot and special guard forces have been present at these cities to confront any possible gatherings in this regard. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that three weeks of closing the unofficial borders of Iran's Kurdistan with the Iraqi...