Hetaw Akrami was arrested by security forces in Bukan and taken to an undisclosed location. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, May 31, 2024, Hetaw Akrami was arrested in Bukan. Ms. Akrami, who had recently come to Iran from abroad to attend a relative’s wedding, was arrested today by security forces […]
Kurdistan
Zahra Nabizadeh, a female activist from Mahabad, has been re-arrested after being summoned by phone to the city’s Intelligence Office. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Zahra Nabizadeh was arrested following a phone summons to the Intelligence Office in Mahabad. Previously, she had been arrested by security forces […]
Yousef Haji-Khosh, a resident of Oshnavieh, has been released from the city’s prison after posting bail. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, Yousef Haji-Khosh was released from Oshnavieh prison. The report states that his release was secured by posting one billion tomans in bail. This citizen had been […]
Since the beginning of 1403 (Iranian calendar), a total of 17 Kolbars, including a child Kolbar, have been killed along the border regions of Kurdistan. According to Kolbarnews, over the past 70 days, 17 Kolbars have lost their lives due to factors such as direct gunfire from border forces, hypothermia, […]
A merchant from the city of Marivan, was severely injured by direct gunfire from border guard forces. His general condition has been reported as concerning. According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Monday, May 27, 2024, border guard forces in Marivan targeted a merchant’s car near the “Animal Feed Factory (Dasht […]
Following the publication of information regarding the helicopter crash carrying Ebrahim Raisi, Hemin Mam-Khosravi, the brother of Hejar Mam-Khosravi, one of the martyrs of the nationwide protests in 2022, was summoned to the Intelligence Office in Bukan and released after signing a written commitment. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, May […]
Khaled Mehmandoost, a resident of Mahabad, remains in indefinite detention in the city’s prison despite being arrested over a hundred days ago. According to Kolbarnews, Khaled Mehmandoost has been held in Ward 4 of Mahabad Prison without any clarity on his situation for over a hundred days since his arrest. […]
Hemin Ateshtar, a resident of Bukan, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, Hemin Ateshtar, a resident of the village of Chahar Divar, a suburb of Bukan, has been arrested by security forces. According to the report, the arrest of this citizen was […]
Sina Rasulzadeh, a young Kolbar from Sardasht, was killed by direct gunfire from border forces in the HangeJal border area of Baneh. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, border forces opened fire on a group of Kolbars in the HangeJal border area of Baneh, resulting in the death […]
With summer approaching, the threat of wildfires looms over the Zagros forests. Over the past 45 years, the Islamic Republic has inflicted significant damage on Iran’s environment. In Kurdistan, however, this destruction is deliberate, driven by political and security motives. Many wildfires are caused by the presence of IRGC and […]