The United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan warned on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, that the speed and volume of the return of Afghans from Iran has made it difficult to provide support mechanisms for them. After visiting the “Islam Qala” border in Herat Province, the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan […]
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The Islamic Republic of Iran, in continuation of its inhumane and repressive policies against the impoverished, has now launched a new wave of deportation, arrest, humiliation, and starvation of Afghan migrants. While Afghan migrants have been an inseparable part of Iran’s working class for over forty years, they are now […]
Detention of Afghan migrants and stateless Baluch citizens under inhumane conditions at the Al-Ghadir camp in Zahedan has raised serious concern. Hunger and thirst behind locked doors have forced local Baluch residents to pass food and water through the camp gates to the detainees. According to Kolbarnews on Thursday, July […]
Racist pressure with political motives against Afghan women and men who have been forced to migrate to Iran has intensified dramatically. Immediately after the 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Minister of Interior issued a directive to the head of the Iranian police ordering a mass expulsion […]
Today, Wednesday, December 18, 2024, is International Migrants Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated this date in 2000 due to the rising number of migrants and the often cruel and inhumane treatment they endure in host societies. However, this occasion is observed against the backdrop of constant reports about […]
In a shocking and tragic incident, an Iranian refugee named Pouya Khavari lost his life after being severely beaten by Polish police forces at the shared border between the two countries. Two other refugees were also seriously injured in this incident. According to Kolbarnews, these three refugees had been stranded […]
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, a video depicting violent actions by police forces against an Afghan teenager circulated on social media. These officers, following orders from their superiors, were reportedly engaged in “rounding up” Afghans in Absard, Damavand. According to reports, the regime’s forces pursued and arrested a 15-year-old teenager […]
As World Refugee Day approaches, we are once again witnessing the tragedy of refugee drownings in the Mediterranean Sea. On Monday, Italian Coast Guard officials and United Nations agencies announced that two boats filled with refugees had sunk in separate incidents, with fears that 66 passengers, including 26 children, may […]
On Thursday, June 13, 2024, a boat carrying refugees sank near the coast of Italy, resulting in the death of more than 60 refugees. According to Kolbarnews, a boat carrying refugees, mostly from Kurdistan, set sail from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, heading towards international waters and Italy on Monday, […]