Afghan refugees in Iran
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UNICEF, Tehran ink cooperation document to further help Iran-based refugees
Tehran, IRNA - The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have signed a cooperation document, addressing the challenges foreign refugees face in Iran.
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Iran treats Afghan refugees with respect: Deputy justice minister
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Deputy for Human Rights and International Affairs in the Ministry of Justice Askar Jalalian has emphasized that Tehran treats Afghan refugees, particularly prisoners, with respect and according to Islamic clemency.
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Iran concerned about new wave of Afghan refugees after earthquake
Tehran, IRNA – The Chairman of Iran’s Migration Organization, Abdollah Mobini, has voiced Tehran’s concerns over the potential new influx of Afghan refugees following a recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
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Afghan students in Iran receive same education as Iranian peers: UNHCR
Kerman, IRNA – An official from office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran says that all Afghan refugee students in the country have access to same educational facilities as their Iranian peers.
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Iran hosting millions of migrants
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has warmly welcomed millions of migrants and refugees in recent decades in particular following the US-led invasion of regional countries, which forced people to leave their homelands.
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Iran spares no effort to host Afghan migrants: Envoy
Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian representative has urged the international community not to forget long-term woes such as Afghan refugees’ problems in Iran that is providing the migrants with services despite being under unilateral and cruel sanctions.
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Iran hosting millions of refugees amid cruel sanctions
Tehran, IRNA – Regardless of the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran is suffering from cruel and illegal sanctions, the Iranians continue hosting millions of migrants and asylum seekers.
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Iran provides Afghans, Iranians with similar opportunity: Envoy
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has been providing a great number of Afghan refugees with a similar situation that the Iranian citizens are living in, an Iranian envoy said.
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Official says Afghan immigrants’ return ups
Mashad, IRNA – The director-general of Razavi Khorasan foreign nationals and immigrants office said that despite the massive influx of immigrants to the province over the last few months, returning to their homeland has experienced a significant increase.
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Afghanistan lauds Iran's hospitality
Tehran, IRNA – On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Afghan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, lauded the Islamic Republic’s hospitality and said that Iranians have hosted the Afghan refugees for four decades.
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Tehran, Kabul cooperate on Afghan refugees
Tehran, IRNA – Ways for expanding relations between Iran and Afghanistan on Afghan refugees were discussed in a meeting between Deputy Ambassador of Iran in Kabul Hassan Mortazavi and Afghan Acting Minister of Refugees Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani.
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Iran’s Ambassador to Afghanistan meets Hekmatyar
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador in Kabul Bahador Aminian on Monday met with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin party.
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Iran helps Afghan nationals without propaganda: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s deputy interior minister criticized lack of international financing for Afghan refugees in Iran and said that Iran helps them without propaganda.
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President Raisi calls for all-inclusive government in Afghanistan
Qom, IRNA – Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that all the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran are towards establishing a government in Afghanistan that embraces all groups and ethnics.
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Official criticizes poor int'l aid for Afghan refugees in Iran
Mashhad, IRNA – Senior official of immigration affairs in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran said on Wednesday that the aggregate international aids offered to Iran only covered four percent of Afghan refugees' needs.
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Artworks of Afghan artists to be exhibited in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – An exhibition of artworks created by Afghan artists residing in Iran is going to kick off on Friday, after a one-year delay due to the pandemic.
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Int’l media representatives visit Afghan refugee camp in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – A group of representatives from different international media paid a visit to the Afghan refugee camp in Milak border city near Zahedan, southeast Iran.
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Sequa’s Iran office holds annual meeting
Tehran, IRNA – The office of Sequa project for teaching vocational crafts to Afghan refugees in Iran held its annual meeting attended by several Iranian officials and NGOs, as well as the representative of Germany’s embassy in Iran.
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No country can play Iran’s role in Afghanistan: Former diplomat
Tehran, IRNA – Former Iranian Chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan said that no country can play a role comparable to that of Iran in Afghanistan due to the lingual, cultural, ideological, and economic commonalities the two countries share; a fact that enables Iran to pressure Taliban on several dimensions.
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UNFPA Iran receives Japan's contribution for maternal Health Project for Afghan refugees
Tehran, May 5, IRNA – UNFPA Iran welcomes a generous contribution of 1,406,345USD from the Government of Japan toward its project 'Improving Maternal Health for Afghan Refugees and Host Community Women in Islamic Republic of Iran'.