Kulbar Archives - KHRN

July 11, 2020

Border Porters Wounded by Direct Shooting of Iranian Border Guards

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

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June 29, 2020

A Kolbar Taken to Prison after being Injured

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,

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February 7, 2020

One Kolbar killed, another froze to death in January

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned from multiple and verified sources that two Kurdish Kolbar porters died and 12 others were injured in January 2020. One of the dead was

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April 18, 2019

Four Kolbars Killed and Two Wounded

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): As a result of a series of direct shooting of Iranian border guards, a Kolbar was killed while two others were wounded. Moreover, three Kolbars from Sardasht

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April 8, 2019

Two Kolbars Wounded by Shooting of Iranian Border Troops

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Two Kolbars from Baneh and Sardasht have been injured by shooting of Iranian border forces. KHRN has been informed that the border forces of the Islamic

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December 14, 2018

Frosty Weather Took the Life of a Kolbar in Piranshahr

Yesterday evening, a young Kolbar from Piranshahr died of frostbite in Piranshahr Heights. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, on the evening of December 12, a young Kolbar,

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November 19, 2018

A 15-year-old Kolbar Wounded by Shooting of Iranian Border Guards

A 15-year-old Kolbar was injured as a result of the shooting of the Sardasht border troops toward a caravan of Kolbars on Saturday morning. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been

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October 29, 2018

Continued Systematic Killing of Kolbars: Four Kolbars Killed and Seven Wounded Over the last Three Weeks

Following the systematic killing of Kolbars and tradesmen in Kurdistan border, four people were killed and seven people were wounded by the shooting of the Iranian border guards over the last three

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July 12, 2018

A Kolbar Lost one of His Legs Following a Mine Blast

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

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