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According to the report of Hangaw Human Rights Organization, 130 cases of human rights violations have been registered in East Kurdistan, including seven smugglers killed by security forces and seven executions.

According to the statistics of Hangaw Human Rights Center, at least 130 cases of human rights violations have been registered in Kurdistan during the month of July

(Kolbar) smugglers (47 cases)

In the past month, 47 (Kolbars) smugglers, carry goods across the Iran-Iraq border, have been killed in Kurdistan, seven of them got shot directly by Iranian armed forces.

Of the 40 injured Kolbars, 30 were killed by Iranian armed forces, four by landmine explosions and six by natural disasters.

Executions and deaths in prison (7 cases)

In July this year, at least seven Kurdish prisoners from Kermanshah, Sawlawa, Dewlan, Bijar, Tikab, Shirvan and Chardaul were executed, which two of them were women. Six of them were sentenced on charges of premeditated murder and one on charges of drug trafficking.

9 civilians killed and injured in mine explosions

At least six citizens have been seriously injured in landmine explosions in the cities of Bana and Mehran in the past month.

Meanwhile, two brothers, aged 9 and 12, named Matin Rashidi and Mahdi Rashidi, were shot dead by Iranian armed forces and a citizen from Mehran city of Ilam province was wounded.

Arrests and sentences (60 cases)

According to Hangaw, at least 53 Kurdish citizens, including three women and five boys under the age of 18, have been arrested by Iranian security agencies on charges of political and civil activities in the past month.

Seven Kurdish activists all were sentenced to 19 years and six months in prison on charges of political activity.

Labor (7 cases)

During this period, at least two workers from Bokan, Sanaa, Mahabad died in work accidents.