The victimization of Kolbars continues; three Kolbars killed and injured at the Mako borders
In recent days, at least three kolbars have been killed or injured by direct fire from Iranian border guards.
According to the human rights network Heh Ngav, on Monday, April 18, following the direct firing of Iranian armed forces at a group of Kolbars in the "Border Heights" of the Bazargan district of Maku County, a 24-year-old kolbar named Borhan Jenyanloo was killed and two other kolbars were injured.
According to the report, two injured kolbars, whose identities have not been announced yet, are currently being transferred to a medical center in Mako city and are receiving medical care.
Previously, the Voice of America reported, citing this human rights organization, that in 2019, at least 76 kolbars lost their lives in the border areas of Kurdistan and 176 others were injured; this figure is an 8.3 percent increase compared to 2018, when the number of deaths and injuries was 231.
In recent years, dozens of kolbars, forced to work as kolbars due to economic difficulties, have lost their lives. In addition to dangers such as falling from mountains and freezing to death, shooting at kolbars has claimed dozens of lives and injured dozens more in recent years.
This is despite the fact that even Iranian authorities themselves admit that the volume of smuggled goods imported by kolbars is very small compared to smuggling from other sources.
The United States has repeatedly condemned institutionalized financial corruption among members of Iran's ruling class, the plunder of the country's God-given assets by the leaders of the Islamic Republic regime, and the foreign adventures of the Iranian regime, and has considered them to be among the main factors behind the economic and financial problems of various segments of the Iranian people.
Source: Voice of America
