Iranian border guards fatally shoot six Afghan migrants in Sistan-Baluchestan.

Rights group Haalvsh said Tuesday that Iranian border guards killed six Afghan migrants and injured five others when they opened fire on a group of migrants entering Sistan-Baluchestan region.

About 120 Afghan citizens, including women, children, and the elderly, were fired upon during the September 8 incident in the Golshan border sector. Haalvsh claimed that without notice, Iranian forces employed both large and light weaponry, including a heavy machine gun made by the DShK.

The organization reported that five bodies were found at the area and that intense gunfire caused one of the injured to lose a leg. After being admitted to the hospital in Saravan, three of the injured are still in severe condition. According to the NGO, border authorities also detained about 40 other migrants.

The attack was denounced by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) as a violation of fundamental rights, pointing out that mass arrests, the use of heavy weaponry against unarmed migrants, and the delay in providing medical attention were all violations of international law.

“Similar incidents have been reported previously,” Haalvsh said. Numerous Afghan migrants were killed, injured, or reported missing when Iranian border guards opened fire on them in October 2024.

According to HRANA’s yearly monitoring, 484 individuals were shot by Iranian security forces in 2024, resulting in 163 fatalities and 321 injuries.