On January 5, 2016 Shargh newspaper reported that the principal of a school in Damavand beat five young Afghan students with a hose and left marks on their faces and bodies, telling them, “You Afghans have to leave. 
Mnamo Januari 5, 2016 gazeti la Shargh lilitaarifu kuwa, mkuu wa shule huko Damavand aliwapiga wanafunzi wadogo raia wa Afghanistan kwa kutumia mpira wa kupitishia vitu kama maji na kuacha alama kwenye nyuso na miili yao, huku akiwaambia, "Ninyi raia wa Afghanistani, mnatakiwa kuondoka.