Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Marketers in various cities of Kurdistan have gone on strike for the fifth day in protest to the blockade of the unofficial border crossings of Kurdistan and the high cost of customs. Despite the promise of the Supreme Leader's representative in the National Security Council to follow up their demands, marketers believe that they should continue the protests until their right demands are met. Kurdistan...

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...

A woman from Sardasht ended her life by hanging herself. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this woman had been suffering from breast cancer. The main cause of the suicide has not been identified so far. It should be noted that Fatemeh Jame was 40 years old and had three children.

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...

During the past few days, a kolbar was injured in the Sardasht border area due to Falling from the Mountain while three other kolbars were killed and wounded by the mine blast in the border area of Piranshahr. “On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, a 40-year-old Kolbar called "Rasul Mullah Wasu" from the village of "Warde" of Sardasht was injured due to falling from the mountain...

On Monday evening, February 19, a Kolbar from Mahabad died in the Sardasht border area due to falling from the mountain fall. An informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that a group of kolbars commuting at the border Highlands of the village of Kani Zard, from Sardasht had to change their route due to the ambush of the border guards on Monday night....

Every year in winter, with the onset of chill and snowfall, a number of kolbars in fear of being captured by border guards choose dangerous mountainous ways for carrying goods. However, such decision results in losing their life due to frost and falling from mountains. During the past couple of days, a kolbar has died in Sardasht border area due to falling off the mountain...

"On Sunday night, December 17, 2017, two Kurdish tradesmen called Osman Ahmadi (20 years old, son of Abdullah) and Mohammad Bahrami (23 years old, son of Rahman, married with a child) were ambushed by Iranian Law Enforcement Forces (NAJA) in the border area of beitoush village of Sardasht. NAJA forces opened fire on these tradesmen who were severely injured as a result. The injured...