Turkey: Soldiers Beat, Push Afghan Asylum Seekers Back to Iran

Click to expand Image A Turkish soldier stands at the Turkish border with Iran, where Turkish soldiers are pushing Afghan asylum seekers crossing into the country back to Iran. © 2021 Alba Cambeiro/ SIPA Images/AP (New York) – Turkish authorities are summarily pushing Afghan asylum seekers crossing into the country from Iran back to Iran, in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. Six Afghans, five of whom were pushed back, told Human Rights Watch that the Turkish army beat them and their fellow travelers – some to the point of breaking their bones – and collectively…

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