Report: Killing and Wounding of at Least 6 Kolbars at Kurdistan Borders
In the past two days, one Kolbar has died of frostbite, and several other Kolbars have sustained severe injuries.
Hengaw: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
In the past two days, one Kolbar has died of frostbite, and several other Kolbars have sustained severe injuries.
According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the body of Saeed Selousi, a 33-year-old Kolbar from Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan province, was discovered after two days of search efforts by volunteer groups in the border heights of "Qizqapan" in this city. Saeed Selousi, married and the father of one child, succumbed to frostbite after disappearing on Monday, March 25.
On the evening of Tuesday, March 26, a 17-year-old Kolbar child from Divandarreh, Sanandaj province, named Peyman (last name unknown), was injured by direct fire from Iranian border regiment forces at the Bastam border in Saqqez city.
Simultaneously, 37-year-old Jabar Naderari from Marivan, Sanandaj province, sustained leg injuries from the same cause. He is married with family to support.
Furthermore, Mateen Hosseini from the village of Serias, Paveh city, Kermanshah province, sustained injuries from the direct fire of these forces, while 47-year-old Gholam Faizi from Kamiyaran suffered a fracture due to falling from a height while attempting to evade the Iranian border regiment forces.
Additionally, on Monday, March 25, Reza Nazari from Salas-e Babajani was shot directly by border regiment forces from a distance of one meter at the border of Nowsud, Kermanshah province, resulting in serious facial injuries.
According to the statistics from the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, during the first week of 1403, at least 5 Kolbars lost their lives, and 19 Kolbars were injured, underscoring the urgent need for attention to their safety and well-being.
