Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
NEW YORK, July 9 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news on July 8, 2024:
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In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border
* Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.
* High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which i . . .
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In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border
* Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.
* High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which i . . .