Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A Kurdish Kolbars(porter) was killed and another wounded by the direct shooting of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) inside Iraqi Kurdistan region. An informed source in the Kurdistan region told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that on Monday, May 21,Iranian Revolutionary Guards, known as Pasdaran, entered Iraqi Kurdistan Region in “Kani Khommaro” and targeted a group of kolbars who were resting at the time. ِDuring...

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...

A Kolbar from Kamyaran lost his life on Saturday, May 6, due to falling from high mountains of Nawsood region after being pushed by a frontier soldier during a dispute.. "On Sunday afternoon, some of my friends from Kamyaran and I were confronted by the border forces in our way to the Sony Nowsood’s border area.” One of the companions of this Kolbar, who has witnessed...

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)...

The “Week in brief” by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) is a weekly review of the most important human rights news and developments from and about Iran’s Kurdish areas. Iran court sentences Kurds to several years in prison on propaganda charges The Sanandaj Appeal Court has approved a prison sentence of eight-and-a-half years for Afshin Hossein Panahi and a five-year jail sentence for his relative Ahmad...

On March 26, 2018, a Kolbar from Sardasht was killed by direct shooting of the Iranian border regiments. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on March 26, local border guards near the village of Kani Zard, from the Sardasht, targeted a group of the Kolbars. ِDuring this incident, a kolbar called Ibrahim Soleimani was killed. He was married with 5 children. Earlier on...

On March 24, 2018, a Kolbar from Sardasht was wounded by direct shooting of the Iranian border guards. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on March 24, Iranian border guards near the village of Kani Zard, from the Sardasht, targeted a caravan of the Kolbars. ِDuring this incident, a kolbar called Loghman Ahmadzadeh was wounded. The 37-year-old kolbar, a resident of Shamooleh village...

Iranian disciplinary forces shot dead two Kurdish kolbars (Kulbars) in the Border area of Hengezhale of Baneh this morning. A group of protesters gathered in front of the governor's building and broke the entrance door to the building. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Human Rights Network, on Monday morning, September 04, officers of Iranian Disciplinary Force(NAJA) shot two Kolbars on the head and killed...

Iranian border guards arrested Seven Kurdish Kolbars (Kulbaran) on the borders of Sardasht (Beweran village) and transferred them to Sardasht. It should be noted that They weren't carrying any foreign goods. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Saturday, Aug 27, 2017, Iranian border guards of the "Barde Pan" at the border of “Kele"(in Sardasht) arrested seven Kolbars from the village of Beweran...