Execution of two Kurdish prisoners in Iran

Two Kurdish prisoners were executed in Urmia and Birjand prisons. On the morning of Thursday, July 25, Kamran Sheikha, a Kurdish prisoner of conscience, was executed in Urmia Central Prison after 14 years of imprisonment. Earlier, he was sentenced to death in a joint case along with 6 other Kurdish prisoners of conscience, namely Qasim Abste, Ayub Karimi, Dawood Abdullahi, Farhad Salimi, Anwar Khezri and Khosrow Basharat, on the charge of "corruption in the land". In the past few months, all six of his casemates were executed in Qezal Hesar prison in Karaj. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on Wednesday, July 24, this prisoner of conscience was suddenly transferred from Mahabad Prison to the solitary cell of Urmia Central Prison, and his death sentence was executed on Thursday morning.

Also, on the morning of Saturday, July 23, the death sentence of Vahid Vahdani, a native of Bojnord, North Khorasan province, who was previously sentenced to death on charges related to "narcotics", was executed in Birjand Central Prison. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, this 30-year-old prisoner from Bojnord was arrested and sentenced to death several years ago on charges related to "narcotics". The death sentence of this prisoner was executed in the morning of Tuesday, July 23 along with 6 other prisoners in Birjand Central Prison. According to the report of Iran Human Rights Organization, 285 people have been executed in Iran since the beginning of this year.

Killing and wounding of 3 Kolbers in Sardasht

On the morning of Tuesday, July 16, a group of Kolbers in the mountainous area of ​​"Qandil" of Sardasht city in West Azarbaijan province were shot by the Revolutionary Guard forces, as a result of which Kian Zaini, a young Kolber, was killed, as well as Peyman Qadri and Kivan Qadri, two Kolbers who they are brothers, they were injured. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, IRGC forces stationed at "Kotrle" military base in Sardasht, without prior warning and from a close range, shot at a group of Kolubrans, as a result of which Kian Zaini, a 19-year-old Kolubar from the village of "Rasheh Remi" in Sardasht, was killed and Peyman and Keyvan Qadri were also wounded. According to Kolber News statistics, at least 2 Kolbers have been killed and 13 Kolbers have been injured in the past 10 days. Also, according to the report of this center, in the first six months of this year, at least 34 farmers were killed and 236 farmers were injured. https://muhemedemini.home.blog/2024/07/16/killing-and-wounding-of-3-kolbers-in-sardasht/

At least one person was killed in an RPG attack by the IRGC on a residential house in Oshnaviyeh

In the morning of Tuesday, July 9, the forces of the Hamza camp of the IRGC surrounded and ambushed the village of "Tajandre" in Oshnaviyeh and clashed with a group of several members of the forces of the Kurdish opposition parties. During this conflict, which lasted for several hours, at least one person was killed and another person was arrested after being injured by the IRGC forces. After this conflict, the public relations of Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohda base of the Revolutionary Guards confirmed the news and announced that "a counter-revolutionary team that was planning to enter the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the northwestern borders of the country was ambushed by the forces of this base and was destroyed." " The Kurdistan Human Rights Network has been informed that on the morning of Tuesday, July 9, a convoy of IRGC military forces, equipped with light and semi-heavy weapons, surrounded the village of "Tajandre" in Oshnaviyeh and clashed with a group of several members of one of the Kurdish opposition parties. . IRGC forces targeted one of the residential houses on the outskirts of this village with RPG fire, and as a result of several hours of fighting between these forces, one person, whose identity is unknown, was killed and another person was arrested after being wounded by IRGC forces. Is. It can also be seen in the video that was published on the virtual networks of this residential house that several horses were also lost as a result of the shooting of the IRGC forces.

The IRGC headquarters in Hamza published a statement without mentioning the number of casualties, but only reported that several members of an opposition group were killed and wounded. There is no information about the identities of the two dead and injured people. Hamza Seyed al-Shohada camp, whose headquarters is located in Urmia city, is one of the most well-known IRGC camps, which was formed in 1980 after the start of the conflict between the IRGC forces and members of the Kurdish opposition parties. This camp is in charge of operations against the forces of the Kurdish opposition parties in the provinces of West Azerbaijan and Kurdistan. https://muhemedemini.home.blog/2024/07/11/at-least-one-person-was-killed-in-an-rpg-attack-by-the-irgc-on-a-residential-house-in-oshnaviyeh/

Killing and wounding of 7 Kolbers in the border areas of Kermanshah

This morning, Monday, July 8, due to the direct firing of the border regiment forces of the regime in the border strip of Nosud, a Kolber from Salas Babajani with the identity of "Ayoub Mohammadi" lost his life and at least six other Kolbers were also injured. The names of the injured "Masih Moradi, Ayoub Moradi, Mehdi Besharti, Mehran Abdi, Peyman Vaisi and Sami Zarei, all from Ziran village of Kalash district of Javanroud, have been announced. "Ayoub Mohammadi" died after being transferred to Quds Paveh hospital due to the severity of his injuries, and six other Kolbers are being treated in the care department of this hospital. Based on the statistics recorded in Kolbernews, in the first six months of 2024, a total of 270 Kolbers died in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct fire by the regime military forces, avalanches and frostbite, walking on landmines. , falling from the mountain and height and other cases have been killed and injured. Out of this total, 34 Kolbers, equivalent to (13%) were killed and 236 Kolbers, equivalent to (87%), were wounded. Out of the 270 Kolbars who were killed and wounded in the first six months of 2024, a total of 222 cases (82%) were caused by direct shooting or beatings by the regime's military forces. Also, out of a total of 270 Kolbers who were killed and injured in the first six months of 2024 in the border zone of Kurdistan, 20 of them are children under 18 years old. Comparing the statistics of the first six months of 2024 with the same period of time in 2023, we have seen a 218% increase in the number of killed and wounded in the Kurdistan border. https://muhemedemini.home.blog/2024/07/08/killing-and-wounding-of-7-kolbers-in-the-border-areas-of-kermanshah/

At least 270 Kolber were killed and wounded in the first six months of 2024

Kolbernews reports that at least 270 Kolbers were killed and injured in the first six months of 2024. Based on the statistics recorded in Kolbernews, in the first six months of 2024, a total of 270 Kolbers died in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azarbaijan, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct fire by the regime's military forces, avalanches and frostbite, walking on landmines. , falling from the mountain and height and other cases have been killed and injured. ❖ Out of this total, 34 Kolbers (13%) were killed and 236 Kolbers (87%) were wounded. ❖ 218% increase in the number of killed and injured Kolbers compared to the first half of 2023 ❖ Out of a total of 270 Kolbers who were killed and wounded in the first six months of 2024, a total of 222 cases (82%) were caused by direct shooting or beatings by the military forces of the regime. ❖ Out of a total of 270 Kolbers who were killed and wounded in the Kurdistan border in the first six months of 2024, 20 of them are children under 18 years old.