Piranshahr Archives - KHRN

January 19, 2023

Security forces detain 10 Kurdish civilians in Iran’s Piranshahr

Iranian security forces arrested ten Kurdish civilians in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan province, on 18 January, transferring them to an undisclosed location. The names of the detained civilians are

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January 20, 2021

Security forces detain seven Kurdish civilians in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province

The security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have detained at least seven Kurdish civilians in predominantly Kurdish populated Piranshahr and Bukan cities in West Azerbaijan Province on 19-20

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September 7, 2020

Four Kolbars Killed by Iranian Border Guards

At least four Kolbars have been shot dead by Iranian border guards who opened fire on a group of Kurdish Border Porters - known as Kolbar- and traders in the border areas of Sardasht and Piranshahr

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December 13, 2019

Iranian Border Guards Target Kurdish Border Couriers in Baneh and Piranshahr, Two Injured

Two Kurdish border couriers (known as Kolbar) were shot and injured by the Iranian border guards in Baneh and Piranshahr border areas. Yadegar Ismaili, a Kolbar, was shot injured in the

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November 15, 2019

Iranian Forces Kill Kurdish Tradesmen

The Iranian checkpoints forces in Bengin Khan of Piranshahr opened fire at a group of Kurdish border porters –known as Kolbar- and tradesmen crossing the border at the border highlands where one of

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November 13, 2019

Iranian Forces Open Fire Kurdish Border Porters, Three Wounded

The Iranian checkpoints forces in Kurdistan opened fire at the Kurdish Kurdish border porters –known as Kolbar- of which three of the Kolbars were wounded, local sources told the Kurdistan Human

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August 8, 2019

A Kolbar Killed by Iranian Border Guards

A 25-year-old Kolbar “Fakher Abdollahi” was killed by direct shooting of Iranian border guards in the border area of Piranshahr on August 07. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned

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June 22, 2019

A Kolbar Lost his Leg while Three Others were Wounded

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): Over the past week, at least three Kolbars in Sardasht and Piranshahr were wounded by direct shooting of military forces in Iran. Meanwhile, a Kolbar has also

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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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