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Child Recycler

Submitted by Ali on Wed, 2006-11-01 15:42
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Abdulreza, 12, digs through garbage for recyclable plastics, in front of the exclusive Carat store, northern Tehran.
Abdulreza, 12, digs through garbage for recyclable plastics, in front of the exclusive Carat store, northern Tehran.

Q: Why are you not in school?

“I am Afghani!”

The government of Iran does not allow children of the undocumented Afghani refugees to attend the public school system.

Abdulreza, 12, digs through garbage for recyclable plastics, in front of the exclusive Carat store, northern Tehran.

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