Kurdistan Human Rights Network

On Monday mooring, November 2, a group of Kurdish border porters–known as Kolbar- were shot by the Iranian border guards. As a result, a member of the village Council of Rawian named Chavoush (Siavash) Koresani was shot dead by Iranian border guards. A resident of Rawian village told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that "about 5 residents of this village, who were carrying cigarettes,...

On Sunday, October 18, a Kurdish border porter –known as Kolbar- named Omid Shams was killed during a shooting by Iranian border guards in the border areas of Chaldoran in West Azerbaijan Province. After transferring the body of this Kurdish civilian to Mako Forensic Medicine, his family had to pay two million tomans [for the bullet used by the guard’s to kill him] for...

During the past few days, two Kurdish border porters –known as Kolbar- 'Kamal Mirzaei' and 'Asad Nodshehi' have been injured after being shot by the border guards in the border areas of Hewraman in Kermanshah province.Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has obtained information that a kolbar ‘Kamal Mirzaei from Thalas Babajani was wounded in a shooting by border guards in Nawsoud on October 9.Moreover,...

On Aug 23, 2020, Iranian border guards at the border areas of Nawsoud in Kermanshah province shot at a group of Kurdish Border Porters - known as Kolbar-, injuring a Kolbar ‘Behrouz Moradi’. The Kolber is from Tazehabad, Kermanshah province, and he was hit by several bullets in the back, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to the statistics compiled...

"On Thursday, August 13, Iranian border guards at Hangejal area of Baneh County, Kurdistan Province, opened fire on a group of Kurdish Border Porters –known as Kolbar-, killing a young Kolbar Hadi Khedri", a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). The Kolbar was 23 years old, single and from the village of "Zivieh" in Baneh, the source added. According to statistics compiled by KHRN, since...

Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of Kurdish border porters known as Kolbars in the border areas of Somayeh Broadost, Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province on July 09. As a result, three Kolbars identified as Hekmat Ahmadi, Shamzin Ahmadi and Roshan Jahangir got injured, local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  The three Kolbars were taken to a hospital at the Kurdish town of Yoksekova...

In the past few days, two Kurdish Border Porters –known as Kolbar- have been killed and five others wounded by direct shooting of Iranian border guards in the border areas of Chaldoran and Orumiyeh of West Azerbaijan and Nawsoud in Kermanshah, informed sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). "At 10 pm on June 25, 2020, a group of Kolbars from the village of Navar...

A Kurdish Border Porter –known as Kolbar- "Arsalan Natoush" was injured after being shot by border guards in the Jeremy border area of Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, On Monday, June 22, 2020 and he was taken to the city's central prison, informed sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network. The Kolbar, from the village of Zanglan in the Targor region of Orumiyeh, was shot in the leg...

Three Kurdish Border Porters –known as Kolbar- were wounded after being shot by the Iranian border guards in the border areas of Piranshahr city of West Azerbaijan province. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Thursday, May 28, 2020, Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of Kolbars in the border area of Piranshahr, injuring three kolbars known as Kamal Gohari, Kamil Gohari...