No News of Samanah Tajik; Purple Saturdays Movement Calls for Accountability from Iranian Government

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The Purple Saturdays Movement, expressing deep concern over the disappearance of Samanah Tajik, a 15-year-old Afghan refugee girl in Iran, has called for the immediate intervention of international human rights organizations and accountability from the Iranian government regarding this case.

This movement, in a statement issued today, Sunday (August 3), said that the abduction of Samanah Tajik and the numerous suspicious killings of Afghan refugee women, along with the widespread process of forced deportation of migrants from Iran, have intensified an atmosphere of fear and despair among refugee girls, especially teenagers.

The statement, referring to similar cases of the killings of Afghan refugee women in Iran, including the murder of Kobra Rezai, warned about the possibility of such tragedies recurring and called on international organizations to take action to save Samaneh’s life before it is too late.

It is worth noting that Samanah Tajik, a 15-year-old Afghan refugee girl, disappeared on July 15, 2025, in the Chahardangeh Hasanabad area of Tehran, and there has been no news about her fate since then.

According to this movement, Samanah’s father is currently in prison and her mother passed away about two years ago. Samanah has been left completely alone and unprotected and is living in total abandonment.

The movement emphasized that the Iranian government has so far taken no serious action to investigate and follow up on her situation.

The statement adds that Samanah is just one example among thousands of Afghan refugee girls in Iran who are exposed to dangers such as sexual violence, racial discrimination, abduction, forced deportation, and homelessness.

This movement, emphasizing the urgent need for legal, psychological, and social support for unaccompanied refugee girls, has called for the immediate halt of the process of arresting and forcibly deporting Afghan migrants from Iran.

In this statement, international organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International have been called upon to pressure the Iranian government to expedite the handling of Samanah’s case and establish more effective support mechanisms for Afghan refugees in Iran.