A Kolbar from Saqqez was severely injured following direct fire from border guards in the border region of Baneh. According to Kolbarnews, on the night of Thursday, January 23, 2025, a Kolbar from Saqqez was shot by border guards in the HangeJal border area of Baneh with a Kalashnikov weapon, […]
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An 18-year-old Kolbar from Saqqez was severely injured by direct gunfire from border guards along the Baneh border. According to Kolbarnews, on the night of Monday, January 20, 2025, a Kolbar from Saqqez, unaccompanied by any goods, was shot by border guards using a Kalashnikov near the “HangeJal” border in […]
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, […]
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, […]
A Kolbar from Sardasht was injured as a result of direct gunfire from military forces in the border highlands of the region. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025, a Kolbar was severely injured in the lower leg due to gunfire by military forces stationed in […]
In a direct shooting by regime military forces targeting Kolbars along the Baneh border near Bostan, a Kolbar from Bukan was critically injured. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, January 5, 2025, regime forces opened fire on a group of Kolbars near the Bostan border in Saqqez. As a result, a […]
In a shooting incident by the regime’s military forces targeting a merchants’ vehicle on the Mahabad highway, two merchants lost their lives. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, December 30, 2024, military forces opened fire on a merchants’ vehicle on the Mahabad road, causing the vehicle to overturn and burst into […]
A 38-year-old Shouti from the city of Saqqez, was killed by direct gunfire from police forces on the Mahabad-Miandoab road. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, December 30, 2024, police forces targeted the vehicle of a Shouti on the Mahabad-Miandoab route, resulting in the driver’s death. The victim has been identified […]
Several Kolbars have gone missing after being caught in a severe snowstorm and freezing temperatures in the border region of Baneh. According to Kolbarnews, early on Saturday, December 28, 2024, a number of Kolbars were trapped by heavy snowfall and extreme cold in the mountainous border region of Bistam, located […]