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#1Pic1Day: Namaku Pengungsi | Growing Up as Refugee (Iran, 2008)

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Growing Up As Refugee (Yazd, Iran, 2008)

Most of about a million Afghan nationals living in Iran are refugees, fled their war-torn country during the 1980s Soviet war and 1990s Taliban regime. The majority of the refugees are the Shiite Hazara who receives prosecution under the Taliban. Despite of their religious bond with the Shiite Iran, the Afghan refugees are treated with suspiciousness, discrimination and sometimes hostility. They cannot obtain Iranian citizenship or permanent residency, and the children have no rights to receive proper education. Iran-Afghanistan porous border is also infamous for people and drug smuggling.

 

Namaku Pengungsi (Yazd, Iran, 2008)

Sebagian besar dari 1 juta warga Afghan yang tinggal di Iran adalah para pengungsi yang melarikan diri dari negeri mereka yang dilanda perang berkepanjangan, terutama pada era 1980-an saat perang melawan Soviet dan era 1990-an pada masa rezim Taliban. Kebanyakan para pengungsi adalah etnis Syiah Hazara yang mengalami pembantaian pada masa Taliban. Walaupun secara agama mereka dekat dengan masyarakat Iran yang mayoritas Syiah, para pengungsi Afghan selalu dicurigai, didiskriminasi, dan sering kali dibenci. Mereka tidak bisa memperoleh kewarganegaraan Iran atau izin tinggal permanen, dan anak-anak mereka tidak bisa ke sekolah. Perbatasan Iran-Afghanistan yang sangat longgar menjadi pintu masuk penyelundupan manusia dan narkoba.

About Agustinus Wibowo

Agustinus is an Indonesian travel writer and travel photographer. Agustinus started a “Grand Overland Journey” in 2005 from Beijing and dreamed to reach South Africa totally by land with an optimistic budget of US$2000. His journey has taken him across Himalaya, South Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, and ex-Soviet Central Asian republics. He was stranded and stayed three years in Afghanistan until 2009. He is now a full-time writer and based in Jakarta, Indonesia. agustinus@agustinuswibowo.com Contact: Website | More Posts

12 Comments on #1Pic1Day: Namaku Pengungsi | Growing Up as Refugee (Iran, 2008)

  1. Kasihan sekali pengungsi Afghanistan ini

  2. Kasihan sekali pengungsi Afghanistan ini

  3. agustinus..good job!!

  4. agustinus..good job!!

  5. Wuiihh,,karakter fotonya kuat neh mas.Kalo angle di turunin dikit,ekspresi si gadis bisa lebih dapat.IMHO (ditunggu kembali karya-karyanya di FN)

  6. Wuiihh,,karakter fotonya kuat neh mas.Kalo angle di turunin dikit,ekspresi si gadis bisa lebih dapat.IMHO (ditunggu kembali karya-karyanya di FN)

  7. cap-cus, mas…..lanjutkan.. #i’ll read ur story..

  8. cap-cus, mas…..lanjutkan.. #i’ll read ur story..

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