Killing of the Saravan Fuel Porters · Sukhtbaran-e Saravan

Culture of origin: Baloch · Historical

Holiday sources: Baloch · Iran

Fuel porters from Iran's impoverished Baluchi minority travel between Iran and Pakistan to sell fuel for meagre sums. After the Revolutionary Guards at Shamsar base had blocked their road near Saravan for two days, the porters broke the chains and drove at the barrier, and the Guards fired live ammunition at them. Amnesty International found the killings unlawful: at least 10 were killed, a 17-year-old among them. Protests across the province were met with gunfire and an internet shutdown.