Iran: UN experts demand end to unlawful killings of Kurdish border couriers and Baloch fuel carriers
The experts said 12 kolbars and 13 fuel carriers were killed in 2026 and urged independent probes into each death.
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UN experts demand end to Iran’s border killings of minorities after repeated reports of unlawful shootings
UN experts on Wednesday demanded an end to unlawful killings of vulnerable Kurdish civilians and Baloch communities in Iran, documenting at least 12 confirmed killings of Kurdish border couriers (kolbars) and 13 Baloch fuel carriers (sukhtbars) in 2026, highlighting a pattern of lethal attacks this year by military and border control forces. The group of UN Special Rapporteurs included experts on human rights in Iran, extrajudicial killings, ext…
Iran: UN experts demand end to unlawful killings of Kurdish border couriers and Baloch fuel carriers
GENEVA (23 September 2026) – Iranian authorities must end the use of lethal force against Kurdish border couriers and Baloch fuel carriers, UN experts* said today, calling the measures unlawful and calling for independent investigations into every death caused by security forces. “The Kurdish border couriers known as kolbars and Baloch fuel carriers known as […]
UN Experts Demand End to Killings of Kurdish Kolbars and Baloch Sukhtbars
UN experts have called on Iran’s authorities to stop using lethal force against Kurdish border couriers and Baloch fuel carriers, warning that reported killings require prompt, independent, and impartial investigations. United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran regime’s authorities to end the use of lethal force against Kurdish kolbars and Baloch sukhtbars, describing […]
GENEVA – Iran’s authorities must stop the use of lethal force against Kurdish border messengers and Baloch fuel carriers, called for United Nations human rights experts, in a statement released on Wednesday 23. Experts pointed out that “the Kurdish border messengers, known as kolbars, and [...]
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