Pooya Rostami and Abbas Zeynali, two young Kurdish Kurmanji men from Esfarayen, are among those killed during the nationwide protests in this city after being directly shot by government forces during the crackdown. According to Kolbarnews, Pooya Rostami, 25, and Abbas Zeynali, who was under 25 years old, were directly […]
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Continuing the suppression of popular protests, Reza Haji-Moradian, a Kurdish citizen from Qasr-e Shirin and a resident of Karaj, lost his life after being directly shot by government forces during protests in this city. According to Kolbarnews, Reza Haji-Moradian was shot and killed by suppressive forces during the nationwide protests […]
In the continuation of the bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, Rojin Mahmoudi-Azar, a Kurdish student from Mahabad, was killed by direct gunfire from government security forces during popular protests in Karaj. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Rojin Mahmoudi-Azar was shot during the protests in Karaj and lost […]
Robina Aminian, a student at Shariati Technical University of Tehran and originally from Nowsheh (Nodsheh) in Kermanshah Province, was killed during nationwide protests in Tehran after being shot directly by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 9, 2026, Robina Aminian, 23 years old, […]
The statement issued by the Human Rights Commission of the East Azerbaijan Bar Association, written in a securitized and racist language against the Kurdish nation and Kolbars, not only bears no trace of human rights but openly reflects the logic of fascism, class oppression, and national suppression in Iran. In […]
The Deputy for Secondary Education in Kurdistan’s Department of Education has reported that 13,120 students in the province are out of school. According to Kolbarnews, citing Herana, there are currently over 13,000 students deprived of education in Kurdistan province. Of this number, about 2,200 are in lower secondary school and […]
According to reports, at least twelve Kurdish labor activists residing in Damavand have recently been summoned, interrogated, and had their mobile phones confiscated by security forces. Among them, Farzad Rostami has been arrested and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, at least twelve Kurdish labor activists; Mehdi Ghasemi, […]
Semko Yousefi, a Kurdish language instructor and cultural activist in the city of Bukan, has been arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Monday, May 26, 2025, Semko Yousefi, a resident of the village of “Salamat” in Bukan County […]