Murder of a kolbar around the city of Khoy

On Saturday, a businessman was shot and killed by the Border Regiment on the outskirts of Khoy. The businessman was killed without prior notice for being suspected of carrying smuggled goods.

According to the information of Human Rights of Kurdistan Iran, Tuesday, February 9/2021; On Saturday a businessman identified as “Behzad Hashemi” was murdered by the Border Regiment on the outskirts of Khoy.

the report said :“The businessman was shot and killed by police on suspicion of carrying smuggled goods in a place called( Sarai Salmas )”

According to the report: “” He was from the village of (Behik) in the city of Salmas. The businessman was shot dead without prior notice and died immediately. “”

According to the human rights statistics of Iranian Kurdistan, from the beginning of 2021 until now, sixteen(16) kolbar have been injured and eleven(11) kolbar/businessman have been killed.
Due to its limited volume and the fact that independent human rights groups are not allowed to operate in Iran, this report cannot fully reflect the human rights situation, the killing and wounding of kolbars in Iran.