Sonntag, 10.04.2022 / 22:07 Uhr

Systematische Gewalt gegen afghanische Flüchtlinge im Iran

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Was afghanische Flüchtlinge im Iran erdulden müssen und welchen Repressionen und Vorurteilen sie ausgesetzt sind beschreibt The New Arab:

'Videos have emerged online reportedly documenting chronic levels of abuse against Afghan refugees across Iran this week.

One video, which has been shared thousands of times, allegedly showed an angry mob attacking a young Afghan while police officers failed to intervene.

In another viral clip, an Iranian man appears to be forcing a young Afghan boy to repeat profanities about Afghanistan while kissing his feet and crying.

The Twitter hashtag #AfghanRefugeesInIran showed images of refugees allegedly kept in cramped conditions, reportedly facing cruel punishments from security officials and suffering random attacks from the general public.

The footage has shed a light on the widespread abuse and increasingly precarious living conditions for Afghan refugees in neighbouring Iran and has unleashed anger in the Afghan diaspora worldwide.

"I can't watch videos of Afghan refugees being beaten and humiliated in Iran. It re-traumatises me. I lived in Iran as an Afghan refugee. I was a child, but in Iran, I was reminded of who I was almost every day: 'Nasty Afghan!'," tweeted journalist Zahra Nader.

"It is horrible, disgusting, and heartbreaking to see videos of how inhumanly Afghan migrants and refugees are being treated in Iran," said Zaman Sultani, a South Asia researcher at Amnesty International in an interview with Radio Free Europe.'