Over 90 Afghans executed in Iranian prisons in 3 years
In the first 10 months of 2024, at least 49 Afghans have been executed in Iran, with the sentences of 13 individuals carried out in October alone.
Category: Iran
Israel hits back at Iran with missile strikes on Tehran
At least two waves of multiple explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and nearby military bases on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said.
Islamic Emirate calls for regional support for counter-narcotics drive
In continuation to Iranian officials’ concerns about drug trafficking from Afghanistan, Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, the commander of the Iranian border guard, stated that 80% of drug smuggling into Iran originates from the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Committee formed to probe alleged mass shooting of Afghan migrants by Iranian forces
The Islamic Emirate has announced the formation of a committee to investigate reports regarding the shooting of Afghan migrants by Iranian border guards, which have circulated widely in the media over the past two days.
Afghan children hit hard by Iran’s crackdown on migrants
Restrictions on Afghan migrants in Iran, one of the largest host countries for Afghan citizens, are increasingly creating serious challenges for these individuals with children being the hardest hit.
Iran denies reports about mass shooting of Afghan migrants at border
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has rejected reports about the mass shooting of dozens of undocumented Afghan migrants at the Saravan border.
230,000 Afghan nationals returned from Iran in just one month
According to the organization’s statistics, 50% of the returnees left Iran voluntarily, while 43% were forcibly detained and expelled by Iranian police.
Iran’s Khamenei vows continued resistance against Israel
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel hours after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Tehran-backed Hezbollah’s slain secretary general.
Iranian missiles hit Israel sparking fears of turmoil in the entire Mideast
Iran’s overnight attack on Israel could spiral into a far wider conflict, the EU has warned, as the two countries face off in an escalating exchange that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East.
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.
Blast in Iranian coal mine kills at least 51 people
A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country’s deadliest work accidents in years.
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.
