Young Kurd Kolbar Dies 18 Months After Spinal Cord Injury from Iranian Border Guard Shooting

Hengaw, Saturday, September 21, 2024

Fardin Rostamnejad, a Kolbar from Paveh who had previously suffered a spinal cord injury after being shot by border guards while carrying goods across the Nowsud border, has passed away after 18 months due to the severity of his injuries.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Friday, September 20, 2024, Fardin Rostamnejad, a 34-year-old Kolbar from Paveh, who had been injured about 18 months ago by direct fire from Iranian border guards while working as a Kolbar, succumbed to his injuries after months of hospitalization.

Fardin Rostamnejad was shot at close range in the abdomen by border guards stationed at the "Kalebar" border in Nowsud, a district of Paveh, on Monday, February 27, 2023. The bullet passed through his abdomen and exited near his spine, after which he was hospitalized for some time at Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah.

It is noteworthy that Fardin Rostamnejad was married and the father of one child.