Over 20 Iranian Kurdish Porters Killed, Injured in December: Monitor

Over 20 Iranian Kurdish Porters Killed, Injured in December: Monitor

Dec 24 2019

ARK News: More than 20 Kurdish porters were either killed or injured by the Iranian border guards in December, a monitor said on Sunday.

Hengaw Organization for Human Rights revealed that a porter, who had been injured in September, lost his life on Sunday.

Meanwhile, two more Kurdish porters, also known as Kolbers, were wounded and taken to the hospital in Urmia, the human rights group added.

The two were identified as Hamid Abid and Hiwa Sadiq Zada.

Hengaw pointed out that a total of ten porters were killed and 13 others were wounded in December as a result of live ammunition fired by the Iranian forces.

Source: Bas News

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