Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Iran 176th out of 180 countries in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index. The report labels Iran as one of the most repressive countries for media activity, emphasizing that journalists are forced into self-censorship. It states that critical […]
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A Baloch Sukhtbar lost his life and another was injured in a vehicle rollover on the Zahedan-Khash highway. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Thursday, May 1, 2025, a Baloch Sukhtbar was killed and another injured after their vehicle overturned on the Zahedan–Khash road, near the Ghatar Khanjak area. […]
Two Baloch Sukhtbars were killed and another injured following gunfire by coastal patrol forces in Kouhestak, a district of Sirik County. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Friday, May 2, 2025, naval border guards in Kouhestak, Sirik County, opened fire without prior warning on a Sukhtbari launch a few […]
Branch 31 of the Court of Administrative Justice upheld the dismissal of Somayeh Akhtarshemar, a labor union activist and teacher from Marivan, rejecting her appeal and confirming the initial ruling. According to Kolbarnews, citing the Telegram channel of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, the dismissal of Somayeh […]
Gunfire from military forces at a Sukhtbar’s vehicle in Iranshahr resulted in damage to a civilian’s parked car. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, 2025, military personnel stationed at the Sarbaz taxi terminal in Iranshahr opened fire on a suspected Sukhtbari vehicle.The shooting occurred despite the […]
Two Baloch Sukhtbars were killed and injured following a vehicle overturn in the Ghatarkhanjak area of Zahedan. According to Kolbarnews, on the morning of Thursday, May 1, 2025, two Sukhtbar brothers from the Siyahdak region of Zahedan were involved in a crash while transporting fuel. Their vehicle overturned along the […]
Payam Fathi, a labor activist from Sanandaj, was summoned to the city’s Intelligence Office just ahead of International Workers’ Day. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Payam Fathi received a phone call from security forces instructing him to appear at the Intelligence Office at 10 a.m. that same […]
Mahmoud Salehi, a prominent leader of the labor movement, was assaulted by plainclothes agents in Saqqez on International Workers’ Day. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Mahmoud Salehi an influential activist and leader of the Kurdish and Iranian labor movement was attacked and beaten in Saqqez. The report […]
Following a fire at an informal fuel storage site (known locally as a mandi) in Jakigour, two Baloch Sukhtbars were injured due to intense heat and the rapid spread of flames. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, a fire broke out at a mandi in the Jakigour area […]
Twenty-eight thousand construction workers in West Azerbaijan province, including 10,000 in the city of Urmia, have been waiting for more than six years to receive social security insurance coverage. According to Kolbarnews, quoting ILNA, in July 2023, only 500 insurance quotas were allocated to construction workers in Urmia. Given the […]