Iran builds a wall along its eastern border with Afghanistan
Iran’s military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometers of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, media reports suggest.
Category: MIGRATION
Pressure mounts on Afghan migrants in Iran
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan migrants in Iran say that with the rise in anti-migrant sentiment in the country, both documented and undocumented migrants are being expelled.
Iran intensifies war on Afghan migrants
KABUL (SW) – Iranian authorities in the Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Chabahar district have announced a ban on all rental agreements for residential and commercial properties with foreign nationals as part of a broader set of restrictions impacting Afghan migrants in Iran.
Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals charged with crimes
MONITORING (SW) – Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in the first such move since the Islamic Emirate returned to power
Pakistan expelled nearly 700,000 Afghan citizens in a year
KABUL (SW) – Pakistani media, citing government officials, have reported that from July 21, to August 17, 2024, Pakistan expelled 32,200 Afghan citizens.
Afghan returnees from Iran share grim tales of persecutions
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan returnees from Iran have shared with Salam Watandar the grim tales of persecution they faced over there during their stay as migrants.
Viral video brings to spotlight the torture Afghan migrants face in Iran
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – The viral video of an Iranian security official sitting forcefully on the neck of an Afghan migrant has brought to spotlight the abusive treatment many such migrants face in Iran.
Afghan migrants in Iran face increasing hardships amid growing government pressures
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – In recent months, Afghan migrants in Iran have been facing a deepening crisis as government pressures escalate. As tensions rise and policies
Afghan migrants in Iran fear arrests, persecutions
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan migrants who went to Iran to find work, say that they left Afghanistan fearing poverty and joblessness after the return of the Islamic Emirate, but now they are frightened to by caught and persecuted by the Iranian police.
Afghan immigrants concerned about rising xenophobia in Iran
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – Several Afghan migrants in Iran report that due to the rising xenophobia, a significant number of documented and undocumented immigrants have been sent back to Afghanistan.
Over 4,000 Afghan nationals repatriated from Iran, Pakistan
KABUL (SW) – In the past three days, a total of 4,233 Afghan citizens have returned from Iran and Pakistan, both voluntarily and under duress.
Approximately 12,000 Afghan citizens return from Iran, Pakistan in past four days
KABUL (SW) – In the past four days, a total of 11,997 Afghan citizens have returned from Iran and Pakistan, both voluntarily and involuntarily, according to the Ministry of Repatriations and Refugees (MoRR).
