Kurdistan Human Rights Network

A 24-year-old Kurdish man, Moein Tofighpour, from the village of Choman in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, was fatally shot by Iranian border guards while travelling in his private vehicle near the village on 14 May. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the border forces opened fire on the civilian's car without warning, resulting in his death. The shooting occurred despite the fact that Tofighpour...

Iranian border forces and a landmine explosion have injured two Kurdish kolbars in the border areas of Baneh, Kurdistan province, and Nowsud, Kermanshah province, in the past few days. On 31 July, a kolbar identified as Ata Hassanzadeh stepped on a landmine while running from border guard forces shooting at him in the Hangeh-ye Zhal border area. The kolbar was severely injured due to the...