In my last pair of blog posts I discussed the impact of sanctions imposed on Iran on Iranian emigration rates. I first addressed the effects of recent sanctions on the Iranian economy to provide a bigger picture of what has been going on in the country. I then looked at larger trends in Iranian migration […]
Iranian Sanctions
Sanctions Against and Migration from Iran Part II
This is the continuation of an examination of the effects of recent sanctions against Iran on Iranian migration. In this half I explore more specific circumstances caused by the sanctions that have affected the people of Iran and their decision to leave the country. In November of 2019, thousands of protesters took to the streets […]
Sanctions Against and Migration from Iran
In my last post I discussed the perilous lives of the Kolberi– Iranian Kurds who traverse the Iran-Iraq border for a living. Specifically, I delved into the effects of economic sanctions on the Kolberi system. This post will examine how these sanctions have recently impacted and continue to impact the Iranian economy and consequently Iranian […]
The Kolberi Life: Cross-Border Migration and the Struggle for Survival
Kolbers or kolbars are Kurdish laborers who transport goods from Iraqi Kurdistan to the Kurdish region of Iran– what Kurds call the Rojhelat. The average kolber is between the ages of 13 and 65.5 While kolberi used to predominantly be made up of male breadwinners, the practice has recently expanded to include young teenagers. Some […]