Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A Kolbar lost his life on his way back from the border areas due to severe snow and blizzards at the highlands of Oshnavieh border. "On Dec 6, 2017, a Kolbar called" Idris Bayazidi ", 25 years old from the village of" Sangan (Osnouyeh) and married with a son, died because of the snow and the blizzard at the ‘Shatre heights’ on his way back...

Last night, a number of kolbars were arrested, beaten and disrespected for several hours on their way back at the border areas of Sardasht by the border guards although they were not carrying any foreign goods. "On the evening of December 06, in the Dasht Kapran region, a group of Kolbars from Sardasht, were arrested, beaten up and abused by Border guards in their...

Iranian disciplinary forces (NAJA) killed and wounded three Kurdish Kulbars yesterday. “On the evening of November 20, 2017, a number of kulbars in the Shaanayi Sheikh border region were targeted by Iranian security forces without prior warning. As a result, a kulbar was killed and at least two others were injured.” An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). According to this source, the Kurdish...

A Kolbar and former political prisoner was severely injured at the border area of Shno (also known in Farsi as Oshnavieh) after being shot by Iranian Disciplinary Forces who then arrested him. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), on Saturday, November 05, the former political prisoner known as Mohiuddin Ebrahimi (from Alkaw village of Osnavieh), who works as a kolbar due...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has received reports that on Saturday, Oct 28, 2017, Suleiman Mahmoudi, 46, married and resident of Piranshahr in the highlands of Qomatyr Piranshahr, was severely injured by a mine blast and transferred to a hospital in Orumiyeh. According to the report, this Kolbar lost his right leg in the explosion while his left leg muscle is injured severely. According to KHRN...

Iranian Disciplinary Force (NAJA) shot dead a Kurdish tradesman in Orumiyeh and abandoned his body. "On Monday night, Oct 23, 2017, two Kurdish tradesmen were ambushed by Iranian military forces in the border area of Al-Wassan from the Orumiyeh province. The Iranian Military Force opened fire on these tradesmen without a warning although they were not carrying illegal cargo", an informed source said to Kurdistan...

The Sardasht border regiment forces in the area of Bitoush opened fire on a group of kurdish Kolbars. A young kolbar was killed in this incident. “At 19:00, On Oct 21, 2017, border checkpoint officers targeted a group of Kurdish Kolbars near “Bitoush” village in the border area called" Kanal". In this incident, a 24-year-old kolbar called Peshtiwan Moein, son of Rahman, was killed”, a...

Over the past few days, Sardasht border guards have seized the cargo of dozens of Kolbars and left them without shoes after forcing them to strip naked. Moreover, a kolbar was injured by the direct shooting of the guards. “On Oct 14, 2017, “Dasht Kapran” border checkpoint officers targeted a group of six Kurdish Kolbars near “Dolebi” and wounded a kolbar called Kamran from Mahabad...

Yesterday, Iranian Regiment Forces shot and wounded a Kolbar in the head at Piranshahr border area. “On Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, the Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of border Kolbars and tradesmen in Kani Khoa border area. In this incident, a 37-year-old kolbar called Ali T, married and resident of Piranshahr, was shot in the head,” an informed source told Kurdistan Human...