Sources in Tehran report that Fareeda Mohammadi, a 15-year-old Afghan migrant, has been missing for the past seven days, and there is still no information about her whereabouts.
At least two of Fareeda Mohammadi’s relatives told Goharshad media that she disappeared around noon on Wednesday last week (July 8), from the “Chaharrah Dah-Metri” area located in Salehabad district of Eslamshahr, Tehran.
According to these sources, Fareeda worked at a tailoring workshop in the area. She left the workshop around noon and has not been heard from since.
The embassy of the caretaker government of Afghanistan in Tehran confirmed the incident and stated that a young Afghan girl named Fareeda Mohammadi disappeared in the Eslamshahr area of Tehran, and there is still no news about her.
The embassy issued a statement saying that, based on the mother’s account, Fareeda was working at a tailoring workshop in Salehabad, Eslamshahr, near the Chaharrah Dah-Metri intersection. She left her workplace on July 8 but has been missing since then.
According to the Afghan embassy in Tehran, her family says they have had no news of their daughter for nearly ten days and are living in a state of confusion and deep concern.
The embassy also called on the relevant authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran to cooperate with the family if they seek help or provide any information, and to facilitate efforts to investigate the case.
It is worth noting that in recent months, there have been several reports of murders and disappearances involving Afghan migrants in Iran.
In mid-June of this year, the mutilated body of Kobra Rezai, a young Afghan migrant woman, was found among garbage after being missing for 50 days.
Following that, Iranian media reported that her remains were discovered in the home of an Iranian man who was subsequently arrested in connection with the murder.
More recently, the disappearance of 18-year-old Afghan youth Amir Taha Rezai was reported. According to the latest updates, his body was discovered in a garden in Absard, Damavand, near Tehran.
Iran has hosted a large number of Afghan migrants for decades. According to Iranian officials, about six million Afghan migrants currently live in the country. In recent months, alongside the intensified deportation of migrants, reports of mistreatment by civilians, security forces, and anti-immigrant violence have also surfaced.
