Kurdish Kolbar severely wounded by Iranian Border Guard shooting

Hengaw– Tuesday, July 8, 2025 

Rezgar Mohammadi, a Kurdish kolbar  from Bukan, was seriously injured after being shot directly by Iran’s Border Guard forces at the Hengazhal border crossing near Baneh. 

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Friday, July 4, 2025, 42-year-old Rezgar Mohammadi was shot in the back with a Kalashnikov rifle by Iranian Border Guard forces. 

Due to the severity of his injuries, including damage to his kidney from the gunshot, Mohammadi underwent surgery and is currently hospitalized in Sanandaj.