According to information from the Hana Human Rights Organization, on the afternoon of Friday, August 29, 2025, a landmine explosion in the Silo area on 16-Meter Street in Divandareh injured four children identified as Sami and Mani Jalali, Kianoush, and Mobin Khosravi.
Hana has learned that the health condition of two of these children, who are currently hospitalized at Khomeini Hospital in Divandarreh, is critical.
It should be noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran has so far neither signed nor joined the Ottawa Convention (the Mine Ban Treaty), which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines.
This convention, adopted in 1997 and in force since 1999, was established with the aim of completely eliminating anti-personnel mines worldwide, and to date, 165 countries have joined it.
Nevertheless, Iran has continued to refuse accession. Reports indicate that not only has Iran failed to join this treaty, but it has also planted new mines in some border areas, particularly in western provinces such as Kurdistan and Ilam.
This situation has resulted in significant human casualties. According to the statistics center of Hana Human Rights Organization, in 2024 at least 10 people in western border regions of Iran were killed or injured by landmine explosions — either remnants of the Iran-Iraq war or newly planted mines. The same report notes that since the beginning of 2025, 8 people have so far been killed or injured in landmine explosions.
It is important to emphasize that both leftover and newly planted mines continue to endanger the lives of civilians, especially farmers, kolbars (cross-border workers), and even military forces — making the urgent clearance of these areas absolutely necessary.