On Monday, January 13th, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance held a press conference with handpicked reporters. During the session, a journalist asked about the mandatory hijab law. The minister replied that the law had been delayed and a replacement bill was under discussion. He emphasized that the Public […]
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Sivan Ghafoori, a resident of Sanandaj originally from the village of Qajar in Divandarreh, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, January 13, 2025, Sivan Ghafoori was detained violently by security personnel in one of Sanandaj’s streets without a judicial […]
Jalil Rahimi, a 42-year-old worker from Marivan, who was seriously injured 10 days ago due to the fall of a concrete beam, has died at Hospital in Sanandaj. According to Kolbarnews, Jalil Rahimi, a married resident of Balcheh Sower village and living in Marivan, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, […]
Shahin Alipour, a 21-year-old resident of Ravansar, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, January 14, 2025, Shahin Alipour was detained by security forces following a raid on his family home, conducted without presenting a judicial warrant. Despite three days passing […]
An 18-year-old Sukhtbar was injured after military forces opened fire in Mirjaveh. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, military forces in the border area of Rutak, Mirjaveh County, fired on a Sukhtbari vehicle without prior warning. In the incident, the driver, identified as “Afshin Gomshadzahi,” 18 years old, […]
A Kolbar was severely beaten by the border patrol forces stationed at the “Shahed Melando” post in the border area of Paveh. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, January 16, 2025, border guard forces stationed at the Shahed post near the Melando crossroads in the Paveh border area beat a Kolbar, […]
A Sukhtbar was severely injured in a fire at a fuel depot, exacerbated by the lack of firefighting resources. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, a fire broke out at a fuel depot in the Hiteh Kargah village of Rask county, resulting in severe burns for a Sukhtbar.The […]
Kolbarnews, citing statistics recorded in its database, reports that at least 345 porters (Kolbars) were killed or injured in 2024. According to Kolbarnews, in 2024, a total of 345 Kolbars in the border areas and inter-road routes of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were killed or injured […]
A Kolbar from Saqqez was subjected to assault and mistreatment by military forces in the border area of Marivan. According to Kolbarnews, on the night of Sunday, January 12, 2025, military forces in the “Anjiran” border region of Marivan detained a 27-year-old Kolbar named Mohammad Vaisi, a resident of Saqqez, […]
Jabar Avihangi, a resident of Sanandaj, has been arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, January 13, 2025, Jabar Avihangi, a resident of the village of “Avihang” near Sanandaj and an employee of Sanandaj Municipality, was detained at his workplace by the […]