Wazir Rahimi, a Kolbar from the Shahou District of Ravansar County, was killed by direct fire from Border Guard forces while working as a Kolbar in the Shushmi border area near Nowsud. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of 3 July 2026, Wazir Rahimi, a 57-year-old Kolbar, was shot […]
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The first half of 2026 was marked by increasingly difficult conditions for Kolbars and their families, as the border regions became more heavily securitized following the consequences of the recent war. The intensified presence of military forces, increased border controls, and restrictions on the routes upon which the livelihoods of […]
Two Kurdish kolbars from Iranian Kurdistan, Rasoul Bamiri and Salah Bamiri, have been identified in reports by human rights organizations and Turkish media as victims of severe torture and alleged sexual assault during their detention, interrogation, and imprisonment in Hakkari (Colemêrg) Province. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Mezopotamya News Agency […]
Mohammad Naderi, a Kolbar from Marivan, was seriously injured after being shot directly by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at the Dolebi border area. According to Kolbarnews on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, a kolbar identified as Mohammad Naderi, a resident of the village of Serdoush in Marivan […]
Ako Salehi, a Kolbar from Baneh County, was seriously injured after being shot directly by border regiment forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Siranband border area of Baneh and was transferred to a hospital. According to Kolbarnews on the evening of Tuesday, June 16, 2026, Ako Salehi, […]
A Kolbar from Baneh was seriously injured following direct fire by border regiment forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the border areas of this county. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Thursday, June 11, 2026, border regiment forces stationed at the “Surkiw” border area of Baneh […]
Matlab Kheybari, a border trader from Baneh County, lost his life after being directly shot by border forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in one of the border regions of the county. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Thursday, June 11, 2026, border regiment forces stationed at […]
Mohammad Mohammadi, a merchant from Sardasht who had been severely wounded several nights ago following direct gunfire by the government forces of the Islamic Republic in the border regions, lost his life after several days of hospitalization. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Sunday, May 23, 2026, Mohammad Mohammadi […]
Farouq Mahmoudi, a citizen from the village of “Sheikh Saleh” in Salas-e Babajani County, remains hospitalized in Javanrud Hospital two weeks after being targeted by military forces at the Sheikh Saleh border market due to the severity of injuries caused by live gunfire, and his treatment process and surgical interventions […]
The recent decision by the Islamic Republic to expand the list of goods allowed to enter through Kolbari and maritime trade procedures has, on the surface, been presented under the titles of “organizing border trade” and “supporting border residents’ employment.” However, the timing of this decision alongside the crisis in […]