Human rights reports indicate that between 2017 and January 2025, at least 86 Baloch children in Iran have been killed or injured. According to Kolbarnews, citing data from the Campaign of Baloch Activists, 56 children have lost their lives, while 30 others have been injured. Many of these children were […]
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Workers at the Negin Makran Petrochemical Plant in Chabahar have gone on strike due to unpaid wages. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, workers at the plant staged a strike in protest against months of unpaid wages. A knowledgeable source stated, “For four months, the workers of Negin […]
The nutritional crisis in eight provinces of Iran, including Sistan and Balochistan, has reached alarming levels, with around 150,000 children in Balochistan suffering from severe food insecurity. According to Kolbarnews, citing official reports, the food crisis in Iran has persisted for years. Mohammad Esmaeil Motlaq, head of the Secretariat of […]
Military forces in the Milak border area of Zabol pursued and assaulted a Baloch kolbar at gunpoint. According to Kolbar News, citing Balochistan sources, on Friday, February 15, 2025, military forces at the Milak border terminal in Zabol County violently attacked several Baloch kolbars. A video circulating online shows a […]
A 15-year-old Baloch student lost his life in a traffic accident while working as a kolbar at the Mirjaveh border. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, February 13, 2025, a student named Hamid Gomshadzahi, son of Mehrab, from Rig Malek, Mirjaveh, died in a road accident in the Lolkdan border area. […]
A military raid on the villages of Manzel-Ab and Locho near Zahedan led to the destruction of residents’ homes and injuries to several Baloch citizens. According to Kolbarnews, citing local sources in Balochistan, on the morning of Monday, February 3, 2025, forces from the Housing Foundation and the Roads and […]
A well-digger lost his life in Zabol following the collapse of a well on agricultural land, highlighting the lack of workplace safety. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 9, 2025, a 30-year-old well-digger named Hashem Narouei, a resident of Kouhak township in Zahak County, died while digging a well on […]
According to the 2024 report of the Baluch Activists Campaign, 375 Sukhtbars were killed or injured due to shootings by military forces and road accidents, marking a 54.67% increase compared to 2023. This alarming statistic reflects the security-focused policies and discriminatory perspective of the government toward Balochistan, a region simultaneously […]
A Baloch worker lost his life after falling from the sixth floor of a building in Zahedan due to inadequate workplace safety measures. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, a Baloch worker, identified as Abdolghaffar Rakhshani, approximately 32 years old, married, and father of one child, from the […]
A 12-year-old Baloch child, Omar Shahbakhsh, who had been missing for 15 days, was found in Al-Ghadir Camp in Zahedan and subsequently released. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, January first, 2025, Omar Shahbakhsh, the 12-year-old son of Karim Bakhsh, a resident of Zahedan, was located after extensive efforts by his […]