{"id":333790,"date":"2025-07-04T19:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333790"},"modified":"2025-07-05T16:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:53:51","slug":"afghan-refugees-in-iran-from-shelter-to-scapegoat-in-the-regimes-security-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/afghan-refugees-in-iran-from-shelter-to-scapegoat-in-the-regimes-security-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Refugees in Iran: From Shelter to Scapegoat in the Regime’s Security State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Iranian regime expels Afghan refugees with mistreatment and coercion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For over forty years, Iran served as a refuge for millions of Afghans fleeing war, repression, and poverty. They worked, studied, and lived alongside Iranians, often blending into the cities and industries they helped build. But that fragile coexistence is now collapsing. What began as a shared struggle has become a story of persecution, as the Iranian regime turns its repressive apparatus against one of the most vulnerable groups within its borders.<\/p>\n

The latest wave of deportations\u2014intensified during the regime\u2019s recent 12-day war\u2014exposes its disregard for humanitarian obligations and its readiness to scapegoat refugees amid mounting internal crises and global isolation. Far from an exception, the treatment of Afghan refugees reflects the regime\u2019s broader contempt for human rights, both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

Mass Deportations Under the Guise of \u201cSecurity\u201d<\/h2>\n

In the weeks following the ceasefire with Israel, the Iranian regime intensified its campaign of mass deportations. Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni proudly announced that over 400,000 undocumented<\/a> Afghan nationals had already been \u201creturned\u201d in the first half of the year, with the full backing of the armed forces. Officials declared the complete closure of Iran’s eastern borders a top priority, citing vague \u201csecurity concerns\u201d and alleged infiltration by Afghan \u201cIsraeli spies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News:
Clerical Regime Used 100,000 #Afghan<\/a> Migrants to Boost Attendance at #Raisi<\/a> Funeral, News Agency Admitshttps:\/\/t.co\/UrGCrhTL9q<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n