On Strike in Kurdistan Archives - KHRN

April 18, 2018

Widespread Strikes and Protests of Businessmen and Marketers in Kurdistan in Protest to the Closure of Border Crossings and the High Cost of Customs

On the third day of the strike and protest by the Marketers in the cities of Javanrood and Baneh, Mariwan and Saqqez marketers also joined the protests. During this process, the markets of these cities are also half-closed. Various sources of Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) from Baneh, Javanrood, Mariwan, Saqqez and Sardasht have reported widespread strike of marketers and businessman during the business hours...

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April 16, 2018

Strike Continuing in Kurdistan Bazaar in Protest to the Closure of Border Crossings and the High Cost of Custom Costs

Yesterday, April 16, a group of border businessmen and marketers in Baneh and Javanrood showed their protest to the closure of border crossings and Increasing the high customs costs by closing shops and opening of empty table in the street at Baneh Shahrdari Boulevard. One of the protesters in the city of Baneh told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) this morning with that the closure...

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April 4, 2018

Continued Protests to the Closure of Border Crossings and High Costs of Clearance at the Customs

Following the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan, a large part of the businessmen and marketers of Javanrood, Marivan and Saqqez went on strike by closing their shops. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Tuesday, April 04, a group of businessmen and marketers in Javanrood gathered in front of the governor's building in protest to the blockade of border...

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