According to reports received by the Hana Human Rights Organization, a Kurdish kolbar identified as Latif Yaghoubi, 45 years old and a resident of the village of Kuzeh-Rash, a district of Salmas, has died due to severe injuries caused by gunfire from Iranian border guards.
According to Hana’s sources, on Tuesday, July 16, 2025, Yaghoubi was shot at close range without prior warning by border guard forces in the border areas of Salmas and was seriously wounded.
The report states that after being injured, Latif Yaghoubi was first taken by local villagers to medical centers in Salmas and later transferred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Orumiyeh. However, due to the severity of his injuries, he passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the hospital.