Afghanistan, July 9 -- An Afghan migrant died in an Iranian detention camp after enduring extreme heat, thirst, and reported abuse, highlighting dire conditions facing deportees.
A 60-year-old Afghan migrant, Baqir Rezaei, has died in a detention camp in Zabol, Iran, reportedly due to forced labor, extreme heat, and lack of water. According to his relatives, Iranian authorities detained him and others without food or water and forced them to work under unbearable conditions.
According to the family, Baqir Rezaei had recently obtained an official exit permit and was traveling from Kerman to Sistan and Baluchestan when he was intercepted by Iranian officers and transferred to a migrant holding camp in Zabol. He had no prior health issues, a...