Thursday, June 12, marks the World Day Against Child Labour. This day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002. There has never been a precise global statistic on the number of child laborers, largely because most governments, especially in underdeveloped capitalist countries, are unwilling to provide accurate […]
Children
Iqbal Masih (often referred to as Spartacus by many) was the youngest labor activist in the world who became a hero at the age of 12. His famous quote is: “I no longer fear the masters, now they must fear me.” Who is a hero and what is heroism? Some […]
On Saturday, May 17th, Ham-Mihan newspaper published a report titled “38% of Iran’s Children Live Below the Poverty Line.” In the opening paragraphs, quoting an expert, the reporter writes: due to the political and social structures of the country, poverty among low-income families is increasing. Extreme poverty devastates the lives […]
According to the Department of Education, there are 12,500 students in Kurdistan Province who have dropped out of school. As reported by Kolbarnews, a total of 12,500 students in Kurdistan Province have been identified as out of school. Of these, about 2,000 students are from lower secondary school, 10,400 from […]
A recent analysis, grounded in a report by the Iranian Parliament’s Research Center titled “Monitoring the Dimensions of Poverty in 2023: Educational Poverty”, explores the correlation between income poverty and educational deprivation. It reveals a sharp decline in the quality of education in underprivileged regions, particularly among low-income households, largely […]
Military forces raided the coastal town of Bandar-Kalahi in Minab, triggering chaos and fear among residents. The raid is part of an ongoing crackdown that has deeply traumatized the local community. According to Kolbarnews, quoting Resanak, a harrowing video released on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, captures the terrified cries and […]
Saeed Rasti, Deputy Chief of Tehran’s Intelligence Police, has reported a worrying decrease in the age of criminal offenders in Iran. He stated that adolescents and young people are increasingly involved in crimes such as armed robbery, mugging, and violent confrontations. According to him, youth and even teenagers are more […]
The political-news website Payam reported an incident under the title “Torture and Brutal Beating of 13 Students in Sanandaj”, stating that on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Ghalamchi Elementary School in the village of Karjo, a suburb of Sanandaj, at least 13 fifth-grade male students were severely beaten over a […]
The body of Issa Nazari, a 15-year-old Baloch child Sukhtbar, was found 28 days after his arrest by forces from the Fahreh outpost, showing signs of being shot from behind, in a restricted border area in Golshan. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, the mutilated body of Issa […]
Matin Jafari, Pejman Jafari, Sina Khaliani, Yousef Ghalandari, Milad Abdilzadeh, Matin Abdilzadeh, Yousef Alirezaei, Jihad Alirezaei, Faisal Alirezaei, Mani Tavareh, Farzin Khoobi, and Akam Ghorbantaj were summoned and threatened by security forces. According to Kolbarews, on Thursday, March 27, 2025, these 12 Kurdish children, all under the age of 18 […]