The killing and confiscation of Kolbars’ pack animals by border forces in Hanjiran, Kurdistan, continues. According to Kolbernews, on Wednesday, February 11, 2025, border regiment forces in Hanjiran, a district of Marivan County, opened fire on Kolbars’ pack animals and set them on fire. Several animals were killed, while others […]
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A Kolbar lost his life after being trapped under an avalanche near the Jalaneh Pass. According to Kolbarnews, on the afternoon of Sunday, February 9, 2025, an avalanche struck near the Jalaneh checkpoint on the route leading to Teh-Teh, Hawraman, burying a Kolbar under a massive layer of snow. Rescue […]
A Kolbar from Ziviyeh village, near Kamiyaran, was killed after being directly shot by border forces in the Hanjiran border area. According to Kolbernews, on the night of Monday, January 27, 2025, a Kolbar from Ziviyeh village, Kamiyaran, was shot and killed by border regiment forces using a Kalashnikov rifle […]
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, […]
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 […]