According to the Kurdish Human Rights Organization, Kurdpa, in 2021, 44 civilians were killed or wounded (9 killed and 35 injured) by mine explosions in various parts of eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. <\/p>\n
Among the victims were four women and seven children under the age of 18 (1 killed and 6 injured). The youngest victim was only five years old. <\/p>\n
According to figures from Kurdish Human Rights Organization, Kurdpa, 10 of the victims were Kolbars (porters) and nine shepherds.<\/p>\n
The Kolbars or porters, young and old, including those that are highly educated, carry goods as heavy as 220 kg on their backs across mountainous regions. In recent years, the number of university students and university graduates have also been on the rise. These university students reportedly receive about 10\u20ac to 40\u20ac each time for porterage.<\/p>\n
Kolbars, many of whom are forced to take up this line of work as a means of survival, face mortal danger, including but not limited to the harsh weather conditions such as avalanches as well as increasing and indiscriminate shooting from the so-called Iranian security forces, as well as ambush and even imprisonment. Kolbars are easy targets for the paramilitary and so-called border security forces, who in fact constitute a threat to the security of Kurdish civilians.<\/p>\n
Landmines are a huge problem in many Kurdish regions. However, despite the many civilian casualties, the regime in Iran is indifferent to the problem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to the Kurdish Human Rights Organization, Kurdpa, in 2021, 44 civilians were killed or wounded (9 killed and 35 injured) by mine explosions in various parts of eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. Among the victims were four women and seven children […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,45],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mine-Kurdistan.jpg?fit=650%2C409&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1yI","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5979,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/at-least-225-kolbars-have-been-killed-or-wounded-during-one-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":5996,"position":0},"title":"At Least 225 Kolbars have been killed or wounded during One Year","author":"Ali","date":"March 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"According to statistics reported by the Kurdpa Human Rights Organization, a total of at least 225 Kolbars were killed or wounded (42 killed, 180 wounded, 3 missing) from 21 March 2021 to 21 March 2022, in the border regions of Iranian Kurdistan. 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