RAHANA – Over the past few months, a large number of merchants and residents of the border region in Kurdistan have been killed after being shot by security forces. The ongoing border shootings have led to a wave of discontent among the residents.
According to a RAHANA reporter, the majority of the victims’ families have been outraged by government’s $100 compensation offer, and have refused to accept the blood money.
Additionally, in recent days merchants have been warned to stop using their horses to carry merchandise, hence creating a lot of difficulty for them to conduct their day-to-day business.
In a separate incident, security forces in Marivan, harassed a group of about 70 border merchants forcing them to walk barefoot in the snow from a border crossing to the police station in Jazniava village.

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