Seven porters were killed and injured by direct shooting from border guard forces
In the six months leading up to July 1st, border guard forces opened fire on 222 porters
Human rights sources reported the death and injury of seven porters following the shooting by military forces
According to a report by the news agency HRANA, the news organ of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday, July 9th, the Islamic Republic’s border guard forces fired at a group of porters in the Nosud border area, resulting in the death of one porter and the injury of six others
Human Rights Watch, in an investigative report, states that Iranian officials and military forces use excessive and lethal force against Kurdish porters in border areas
This international organization announced in a report on Monday, July 10th, that based on interviews with porters, it concluded that these individuals have limited access to justice and that Iranian authorities have mistreated detained porters
The report mentions the suppression and marginalization of Iranian Kurdish communities by the Islamic Republic and the high rates of poverty and unemployment as one of the main drivers for porter work in Kurdistan