extensive fires have broken out in the meadows and forests of Javanroud, burning dozens of hectares of natural land in these areas. According to Kolbarnews, the fires spreading across the forests and mountains in Javanroud. Fire-fighting operations have been primarily carried out by local residents without adequate equipment and skills. […]
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Four years ago, on July 28, 2020, three environmental activists from Paveh—Mukhtar Khandani, the spokesperson and founding member of the Zhiva Environmental Association of Paveh, Yasin Karimi, and Balal Amini, members of the Zhiva Association—lost their lives while extinguishing a forest fire in the Markhil forests of Paveh. The cause […]
The date palm groves in Abtar Rural District, Iranshahr County, have been engulfed in flames, resulting in the destruction of numerous palms. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, May 31, 2024, a massive fire broke out in the date palm groves of Abtar Rural District in Iranshahr County, burning several homesteads […]
With summer approaching, the threat of wildfires looms over the Zagros forests. Over the past 45 years, the Islamic Republic has inflicted significant damage on Iran’s environment. In Kurdistan, however, this destruction is deliberate, driven by political and security motives. Many wildfires are caused by the presence of IRGC and […]
Ayoub Rasoulzadeh, a citizen from Piranshahr, has been released from Naqadeh prison on bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, May 26, 2024, Ayoub Rasoulzadeh was released from Naqadeh prison. His release was secured with a bail of two billion and five hundred million tomans. This environmental activist was arrested on […]
The military forces of the regime have killed several horses of merchants from the city of Saqqez in the border area of “Mishiya Aliya.” According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the regime’s military forces in the border area of Saqqez targeted and shot several horses of merchants from […]
On the morning of Monday, April 29, 2024, Khalid Ahmadi, a member of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union, was detained by security forces. According to Kolbarnews, intelligence forces raided Khalid Ahmadi’s house at 3 am on Monday, April 29, 2024, and detained him without presenting any judicial warrant.The detention of this […]
The torrential rains in Balochistan, especially in the southern regions, have led to the overflowing of rivers, widespread flooding, and devastation. This flood has caused extensive damage to the infrastructure, agricultural sector, and roads of Balochistan. According to Kolbarnews, due to rainfall exceeding 200 millimeters, the flooding of the Kaju […]
What you see is a tragic depiction of plastic bags (plastic sacks) being littered in the environment and the mountainous heights of Tete Ooraman. Hundreds of kilos of these plastic bags, used by Kolbars for packing loads, are dumped into the Kurdistan environment daily, posing an environmental catastrophe in Kurdistan. […]
On Monday, April 7, 2024, lawyer Hojjat Kermani announced that Saeedeh Kashani, Hooman Jokar, Taher Ghadirian, and Niloufar Bayani, four environmental activists who have been imprisoned in Iran since 2017, would soon be released. These political prisoners were part of 55 environmental activists who were arrested in Bahman and Esfand […]