MESOPOTAMIA NEWS THE ACTUAL WEEK IN IRAN (KURDISTAN)

Iran – Strikes and protests continue in the Kurdish region of Iran. On February 14, teachers in Sanandaj, Urmia, and Kermanshah cities held protests over unpaid salaries. The protests were held in front of the education department in the cities. In addition to calling for proper payment of their salaries from the Iranian government, the teachers called for the release of political prisoners and the cessation of discriminatory education policies.  According to the human rights’ group Kurdistan Association for Human Rights (KMMK), Iranian security officers detained several teachers in Urmia after their participation in the protests. In Sanandaj, a well-known teacher, Mokhtar Assadi, was arrested by Iranian intelligence officers. On Saturday, a group of municipality workers from Sawllawa town held a protest over the Iranian government’s failure to pay staff wages for over two months.

As Iranian border guards continue to target border porters (Kolbars), the Kolbars death toll reached 12 with 28 wounded since the beginning of 2019. On Saturday, one Kolbar was shot and killed by border guards near Baneh. On Thursday, border guards fired at a group of Kolbars near a border crossing around Piranshahr, resulting in the injury of one Kolbar. Meanwhile, due to cold conditions in Hawramwan region between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iranian Kurdistan, one Kolbarsuffered frostbite and was transferred to a hospital in Kermanshah city.

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