Thursday, June 12, marks the World Day Against Child Labour. This day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002. There has never been a precise global statistic on the number of child laborers, largely because most governments, especially in underdeveloped capitalist countries, are unwilling to provide accurate […]
Kurdistan
Despite the reforms made to the vetting law, widespread discrimination against national and religious minorities remains in place in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In reality, Sunni Muslims especially among Kurdish and Baluch national groups, are significantly underrepresented in government institutions, the judiciary, and higher education, unless they adopt Shi’a […]
Labor activist Amjad Geriyakhiz sentenced to 6 months in prison and 2 years suspended imprisonment According to Kolbarnews, on June 7, 2025, Branch 1 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court sentenced Amjad Geriyakhiz, a labor activist and member of the “No to Execution” campaign, to six months of prison and two […]
A court session was held to review the charges against Mohammadreza Moradi, Mokhtar Asadi, Seyed Ghiyas Ne’mati, Reza Tahmasbi, Majid Karimi, Salah Hajimirzaei, Shahriyar Naderi, Aram Ebrahimi, Sadegh Kan’ani, and Behzad Ghavami in Branch 109 of the Criminal Court of Sanandaj. According to Kolbarnews, citing the channel of the Coordinating […]
Hemin Qolizadeh, a resident of Bukan, was sent to Bukan Prison in late May/early June of this year to serve his two-year prison sentence. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Hemin Qolizadeh, a resident of Bukan, was transferred to the city’s central prison to begin serving a two-year […]
A worker in Baneh County lost his life due to electrocution at his workplace. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, June 8, 2025, a worker from Baneh was electrocuted while working at a poultry farm located in the village of Khwajeh Mir, a district of Baneh, and died as a result. […]
Reza Ezzat-Taj, a citizen from the village of Shahvaneh, was arrested by security forces after being summoned to the Oshnavieh Intelligence Office. According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, Reza Ezzat-Taj, a resident of Shahvaneh village in Oshnavieh County, was arrested by security forces after receiving a phone summons […]
The 113th annual conference of the “International Labour Organization, ILO” is being held at its headquarters in Geneva from June 3 to 13. Delegations from 178 countries around the world are participating in this annual conference. As in previous years, representatives of employers, regime-affiliated yellow unions, and government officials are […]
Hedi Shadikhah, a resident of Oshnavieh, has been sentenced to 1 year and 10 months in prison by Branch 101 of the Oshnavieh Criminal Court (Second Division). According to Kolbarnews, Hedi Shadikhah was convicted on charges of “collaborating with an opposition group to the regime.” The sentence was issued by […]
Sediq Mohammadi, Kaveh Moradian, and Rezgar Moradi, three protesting truck drivers, remain in uncertain detention in Sanandaj prison ten days after their arrest. According to Kolbarnews, Sediq Mohammadi, Kaveh Moradian, and Rezgar Moradi are still in custody.These three protesting truck drivers were arrested ten days ago and have since been […]