Due to unsafe working conditions and lack of proper safety measures, two workers lost their lives in separate workplace accidents in Saqqez. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, October 6, 2025, a welder in Saqqez died in a workplace accident.Reports indicate that the worker, identified as Rasoul Darabpour, 40 years old, […]
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In the ongoing campaign of repression and direct shootings against Kolbars in the Kurdish border regions, during the first ten days of late September to early October 2025, at least three Kolbars have been killed in Baneh County, and another seriously injured in Nowsud.Reports indicate that in all cases, the […]
The Deputy for Secondary Education in Kurdistan’s Department of Education has reported that 13,120 students in the province are out of school. According to Kolbarnews, citing Herana, there are currently over 13,000 students deprived of education in Kurdistan province. Of this number, about 2,200 are in lower secondary school and […]
As a result of security forces’ gunfire in the village of Pir Omran, Saqqez, one citizen was killed and four others were injured. According to Kolbarnews, Monday September 15, 2025, during clashes and gunfire by security forces against a gathering of residents protesting the “Qalqaleh” gold mine project in the […]
Rebin Gorani, one of the volunteers who participated in extinguishing the forest and pasture fires in Marivan, passed away at Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj. According to Kolbarnews, Rebin Gorani, a volunteer involved in controlling the forest and pasture fires in Marivan, died on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Hospital in […]
Taleb Boromandi, a construction worker from Nowsud, Kermanshah Province, lost his life after falling from a building in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, August 29, 2025, a worker lost his life after falling from a building while carrying out construction work in Erbil, […]
Rebin Gorani, a resident of Marivan, has fallen into a coma after suffering severe smoke and gas poisoning while attempting to contain a forest fire in the region. On August 26, 2025, his vital signs deteriorated, and he eventually lost consciousness. He is currently being treated in the Intensive Care […]
Shahram Karimi, Loghmanollah Moradi, Soleiman Abdi, Parviz Ahsani, Kaveh Mohammadzadeh, Hiwa Qureshi, and Omid Shahmohammadi, teacher union activists from Saqqez and Divandarreh have been subjected to disciplinary rulings by the Appeals Board for Administrative Violations of the Ministry of Education. The rulings include suspension from service, dismissal from the Ministry […]
Majid Karimi, Ghiyas Nemati, Salah Haji-Mirzaei, Nasrin Karimi, Leila Zarei, Faisal Nouri, and Mohyeddin Reyhani, seven members of the Sanandaj Teachers’ Trade Association have faced disciplinary rulings issued by the Appeals Board for Administrative Violations of the Ministry of Education. The rulings include permanent dismissal or temporary expulsion from the […]
Shafigh Alizadeh, a 45-year-old worker from Urmia, lost his life after falling from a height at a construction site due to inadequate safety measures. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, August 1, 2025, a construction worker died while working on a building project on 8 Shahrivar Street in Urmia, following a […]