Ata Rostampour, a 40-year-old kolbar from Saqqez, was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday, May 7, by armed agents of the Islamic Republic at the Henghajjal border in Baneh. According to the Hengaw Human Rights Organization and the 'Kolbar News' media outlet, the body of this married kolbar with three children was transferred to Saladin Ayyubi Hospital in Baneh and had not yet been delivered to his family at the time of this report. Just four days earlier, on Thursday, May 3, the Henghajjal border in Baneh was also the scene of a deadly shooting by Islamic Republic forces against a 43-year-old kolbar named Jalal Sohrabi, who was also married and a father of two children. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a 45-year-old married kolbar with one child named Heyman Ahmadi from Saqqez lost his life due to gunfire from Islamic Republic forces at the Bastam border in Saqqez. Additionally, according to Hengaw, 'These three kolbars were shot from close range in the chest and abdomen by border guard forces with military-grade bullets.' Based on statistics from the 'Kolbar News' human rights network for the year 1402 in the Iranian calendar, 444 kolbars in border areas and inter-road routes of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were killed or injured due to various factors such as direct gunfire from regime military forces, avalanches, frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from mountains and heights, and other causes. According to Kolbar News, 373 of the injured or killed last year, or 84% of them, were targeted by 'direct gunfire' from armed agents of the Islamic Republic. Furthermore, 37 of the total 444 kolbars who were victims last year were children under 18 years old. The Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported that three kolbars were arrested and tortured in the Baneh area, four kolbars were injured due to 'direct gunfire' from Islamic Republic forces in Hooraman, and six kolbars in Kurdistan province were killed or injured after falling from mountains. Shavaneh Ahmadpour, a married kolbar, was killed by 'direct gunfire' from Islamic Republic forces, and a 15-year-old kolbar died from frostbite at the 'Mishaw' border in Saqqez. A human rights organization reported that a kolbar was killed due to unprovoked gunfire from border guards in Kermanshah.
Ata Rostampour, a Married Kolbar with Three Children, Shot Dead by Islamic Republic Forces
Ata Rostampour, a married kolbar with three children, was shot dead by Islamic Republic forces at the Henghajjal border. This incident is part of a troubling trend of violence against kolbars, who often face life-threatening conditions while attempting to earn a living. The ongoing violence highlights the dangerous environment for marginalized communities in Iran.
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Islamic Republic forces shot dead kolbar Ata Rostampour at the Baneh border.
- Islamic Republic forces attack Ata Rostampour
- Islamic Republic forces attack Jalal Sohrabi
- Islamic Republic forces attack Heyman Ahmadi
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The deaths of kolbars at the hands of Iranian forces underscore systemic violence and human rights issues.
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