Human rights sources report the killing of a Kolbar by direct fire from Iranian border guards.

According to some human rights sources, Border Regiment forces opened fire on a number of Kolbars in the "Marivan Border Heights", killing one Kolbar.

The website "Hengaw", which publishes human rights news, named the slain kolbar as Sirvan Golzari, from the village of Jashani Abad, and wrote that he lost his life on Wednesday, September 8, when Border Regiment forces opened fire on a group of kolbars in the Marivan border heights.

VOA cannot independently confirm this news.

According to numerous reports, border forces in Iran have repeatedly targeted kolbars with deadly shootings. Many have turned to kolbarism due to the poor economic conditions in Iran.

Source: Voice of America