Branch 39 of the Supreme Court has once again upheld the death sentence of labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, despite the fact that the ruling had previously been overturned due to multiple legal flaws. According to Kolbarnews, her defense lawyer, Amir Raeesian, stated: “None of the previous deficiencies have been addressed, […]
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A 25-year-old Baloch worker at Makran Steel lost his life in Chabahar due to electrocution and a subsequent fall caused by the lack of workplace safety measures. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Parviz Raeisi, 25, from the village of Shagim Bala in Nikshahr County, died while working […]
Shafigh Alizadeh, a 45-year-old worker from Urmia, lost his life after falling from a height at a construction site due to inadequate safety measures. According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, August 1, 2025, a construction worker died while working on a building project on 8 Shahrivar Street in Urmia, following a […]
A 68-year-old security guard in Kermanshah lost his life after being struck by objects thrown by municipal enforcement officers. According to Kolbarnews, on the morning of Friday, July 20, 2025, during the presence of municipal enforcement (Building Police) officers from District 5 of Kermanshah municipality at a local building, a […]
A 24-year-old Baloch worker lost his life after falling from the seventh floor of a building in Zahedan due to unsafe working conditions. According to Kolbarnews, Yaser Gorgij, a 24-year-old Baloch laborer residing in Zahedan, tragically died on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. He was working as a facade worker on […]
Shahriyar Dirak and Nowzad Dirak, two construction workers from Urmia, lost their lives in a workplace accident. According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, two construction workers from the village of “Ghazan” and residents of Urmia, identified as Shahriyar Dirak and Nowzad Dirak, who were brothers lost their lives […]
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 […]
Following workplace incidents in the three counties of Saqqez, Karaj, and Helilan, four workers suffered severe injuries due to unsafe working conditions. According to Kolbarnews, in an incident that occurred on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Saqqez, a sanitation worker identified as Mohammad Feyzabadi was severely injured after being struck […]
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. […]
Due to the absence of safety standards in workplaces, in recent days three workers have lost their lives in the cities of Ahvaz, Isfahan, and Ilam. According to Kolbarnews, in an incident that occurred on the evening of Friday, June 6, 2025, in Ahvaz, a 58-year-old construction worker fell from […]