
Ahwazi Citizens Commemorate World Arabic Language Day
On the occasion of World Arabic Language Day, observed on December 18, a number of citizens in Ahwaz marked the day as an opportunity to

On the occasion of World Arabic Language Day, observed on December 18, a number of citizens in Ahwaz marked the day as an opportunity to

According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Bereihi, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner serving a life sentence, is experiencing a serious deterioration

According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, intelligence forces of the IRGC Vali-Asr Unit arrested dozens of Arab citizens in the Ahwaz region

On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Iranian security forces arrested several Sunni citizens in the Malashieh neighborhood of southwestern Ahwaz. According to information received, Aref Shamusi

In the early hours of Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out at Sepidar Prison

On the fourth day of his hunger strike, Nazem Breihi, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner held at Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, was forcibly and violently

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Hassan Afzali, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner and one of those detained in the aftermath

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mohammad Ali Amouri-Nejad was returned to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz on Sunday, December 14, 2025

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, nine individuals recently detained for their affiliation with the “Mahdaviyat”

At dawn on Saturday, December 13, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner was carried out at Dezful Prison, according to reports received by the

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Beraihi, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner serving a life sentence, launched another hunger strike

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Captain “Mansour Dahimi“, an officer of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces (FARAJA), died under suspicious circumstances

Farbod Hassanvand, a 22-year-old resident of Masjed Soleiman and a participant in Iran’s nationwide protests of 2022, is reported to be in serious physical condition

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Zeynab Hezbapour (Hezbeh), the wife of Masoud Jamei, an Arab political prisoner sentenced to death,

t dawn on Thursday, December 11, 2025, the death sentences of two prisoners were carried out in Behbahan Prison and Mahshahr (Ma‘shur) Prison. Both individuals

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Saman and Davood Hormatnejad, two political prisoners from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, were summoned on

On a day when the world commemorates Human Rights Day under the United Nations slogan, “Human Rights: Our Daily Necessities”, the Karun Human Rights Organization

The Appellate Court of Ahwaz on Sunday, December 7, 2025, acquitted four teachers’ union activists—Ali Kroshat, Siamak Sadeghi Chehrazi, Kokab Bedaghi Pegah, and Pirouz Nami—of

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Aria Gholizadeh and Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh, two Ahwazi political prisoners held in Ward 5 of Sheiban

Navid Khoshnegar, a 26-year-old resident of Izeh, was arrested on the morning of Saturday, 15 Azar 1404, after reporting to the city’s Intelligence Office to

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, two Sunni Arab Ahwazi citizens, Reza Batrani and Mohammad Neisi, residents of the Khazami neighborhood

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, the physical condition of Ali Halfy, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner held in Ward 5

Sources close to Hamzeh Savari, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner, report that prison authorities at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have rejected his recent request

More than five months after the end of the twelve-day Iran–Israel war, the security crackdown in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province) not only continues but

Four members of the Teachers’ Trade Union Association in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province), who have faced judicial pressure due to their trade union and

Based on information obtained by the Karun Human Rights Organization the Branch 13 of the Iranian Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Ahwaz presided over

The family of Reza Naseri-Mofrad (Hamidawi), a 21-year-old Ahwazi Arab man who was fatally shot by “Basij forces” on the night of Wednesday, June 25,

Zia Nabavi Released from Evin Prison After Completing His Sentence Political prisoner Zia Nabavi was released from Evin Prison on Monday, December 1 (10 Azar),

In the early hours of Monday, December 1, 2025 (10 Azar 1404), the death sentence of Tayeb Minai, a prisoner convicted of premeditated murder, was

Early on Saturday, November 28, 2025 (8 Azar 1404), another prisoner was executed in Dezful Prison. The individual has been identified as Marwan Jaberi, who

Early this morning, Sunday, November 29, 2025 (9 Azar 1404), a prisoner previously convicted of murder was executed in Dezful Prison. According to HRANA, the

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Mohammad-Ali Amouri-Nejad, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in

In the early hours of Wednesday, 5 Azar 1404 (26 November 2025), Maher Sowari, 23, son of Habib and a resident of Hamzeh Township in

On the evening of Wednesday, 5 Azar 1404 (26 November 2025), an Ahwazi Arab resident of “Grater Ghezawieh” , identified as Zowad Naseri (also known

The Mehr News Agency reported that on the morning of Thursday, 6 Azar 1404 (27 November 2025), air quality levels in 16 cities across Ahwaz

At dawn on Tuesday, 4 Azar 1404 (25 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Behbahan

“Ehsan Afreshteh” and “Mehdi Farid”, two political prisoners sentenced to death on charges of “spying for Israel,” are now facing an increased risk of imminent

“Taher Naqavi” and “Vaddood Asadi”, political prisoners in Evin Prison, are now completing the first month of their hunger strike, while their physical condition has

Rouhollah Zandi, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Abadan County, announced on Tuesday, 4 Azar 1404 (November 25, 2025) that one of the missing girls

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Karun Human Rights Organization expresses deep concern about the spread of

According to HRANA, in the early hours of Sunday, 2 Azar 1404 (Nov 23, 2025), a prisoner was executed in Dezful Prison. The identity of

The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that on the morning of Sunday, 2 Azar 1404 (Nov 23, 2025), two prisoners were executed at Sepidar Prison

Human rights sources reported that Ahmad Nasiri, a 36-year-old prisoner in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, died on Saturday, 1 Azar 1404 (November 22, 2025) at Khomeini

According to information received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Ahmad Al-Khamis, a 45-year-old worker employed for over two decades in the Ahwaz Municipal Terminals

At dawn on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (27 Aban 1404), a prisoner was executed on murder charges in Ma’shour city Prison. The identity of the

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Arvand Petrochemical in Ma’shour has issued a notice informing its employees that beginning on 9

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Friday, 23 Aban 1404 (14 November 2025), intelligence units of the IRGC violently arrested

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that the body of Amir (Abd al-Nour) Nisi, an Ahwazi Arab prisoner of conscience who died

The Karun Human Rights Organization has documented in this special report a series of alarming cases of human rights violations against political and conscience prisoners

According to human rights sources in Ahwaz and close family members, the wife of Ahmad Naseri, a 36-year-old prisoner in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, has been

In the early hours of Monday, 26 Aban 1404 (16 November 2025), the death sentences of two prisoners were carried out at Sepidar Prison in

In the early hours of Wednesday, 28 Aban 1404 (18 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out

In the early hours of Wednesday, 28 Aban (18 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that two prominent Ahwazi Arab cultural figures — Hossein Jalal (director) and Ali Hamedi (artist and

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, three well-known Ahwazi Arab cultural figures — Sajjad Gharbavi (poet), Hossein Jalal (director), and Ali

On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly once again condemned the widespread human rights violations in Iran, adopting a

Amir Nisi, an Ahwazi Arab prisoner of conscience born in 1998, who had spent the past six years in Wards 8 and 5 of Sheiban

Mani Baladi, the mother of Ahmad Baladi, an Arab student from Ahwaz who died by self-immolation on 20 Aban (10 November 2025), was admitted to

Ahmad Naseri, son of Hato, 36 years old, married with three daughters, and a resident of Harsheh neighborhood along Kut Abdullah Road in southeast Ahwaz,

On Monday, 26 Aban (16 November 2025), Etemad newspaper published a report on the mysterious disappearance of two young girls in Abadan—cases that occurred in

Milad Karami, a 39-year-old Kurdish citizen from Sanandaj and father of two, was killed on Sunday, 25 Aban (15 November 2025) at the entrance of

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Wednesday, 21 Aban (11 November 2025), the Supreme Court confirmed the double death sentences

The Karun Human Rights Organization solemnly commemorates the lives lost, the injured, and the survivors of the nationwide November 2019 protests, with special recognition of

Hadiyeh Kimiaei, an independent journalist, announced on her account on the social media platform X that Beeta Shafiei, the teenage daughter of Maryam Abbasi-Nikou, a

According to reports from human rights activists, Hassan Wadaipour (Naseri), an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, was transferred to solitary

At dawn on Tuesday, 20 Aban (10 November), the death sentence of a prisoner named Omid Beqlani was carried out in Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz.

The funeral procession for “Ahmad Baledi” the 20-year-old young man from Ahwaz who died after setting himself on fire in protest against the demolition of

Reza Amini, the mayor of Ahwaz, has submitted his resignation to the Minister of Interior. The announcement came only hours after a call circulated on

A group of Ahwazi farmers gathered on Saturday, November 9, in front of the Ahwaz Water Authority building to protest water cuts and the violation of their agricultural water rights. According to local

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Aziz Abayat, a 56-year-old Arab citizen, died on Friday, November 7, in Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz. According to the report,

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Iranian security forces have launched a wave of arrests among Ahwazi Arab journalists and media activists following the

Following an operation by Ahwaz municipal enforcement officers to demolish a food stand in Zeytoon Park, Ahmad Baldi, a 21-year-old Arab man from Ahwaz, set himself on

The Ahwaz Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office, on Friday, November 7, 2025, issued a statement in response to the self-immolation of Ahmad Baladi, an Ahwazi Arab citizen who set himself on

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, the death sentence of Reza Abdali (Daghagheleh), an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Ward 8 of

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation indicate that on the morning of Sunday, November 2, 2025, forces from the District 3 Municipality of Ahwaz, accompanied by police officers, went to

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, the Revolutionary Court of Ahwaz has sentenced three Ahwazi Arab citizens to a total of

Reports from the Karun Human Rights Organisation indicate that Shaham Soleimani, an Ahwazi citizen currently held in Ward 5 of Sheyban Prison in Ahwaz, was

According to the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Kamal Baledi, an Ahwazi Arab citizen, committed suicide on Monday, November 3, due to psychological pressure and economic difficulties.

According to the Iran Human Rights Organisation, on the morning of Monday, October 20, the death sentence of Sajjad Shokri was carried out in Sepidar

Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher with a Ph.D. in Education from Behbahan, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to 15 years in prison.According

The death sentence of Ali Aghajeri-Peyvand, a 25-year-old prisoner convicted of murder and sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind), was carried out on the morning of Monday, October 20,

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation indicate that Nazem Bureihi, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner, ended his hunger strike on Friday, October 31, after eight

At the November 8 session of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, Sara Hossein, head of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on

Mai Sato, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, has warned in her latest report about the lack of

The Ahwaz region (Khuzestan) is facing a deep crisis in its educational infrastructure—one that extends far beyond the official figures released by the government. Mohammad

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, express our profound sorrow and deep regret over the unlawful and tragic execution of six Ahwazi Arab political prisoners

According to Mizan News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s Judiciary, the death sentences of six Ahwazi Arab political prisoners were carried out early this morning, Saturday, October

Reports from the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Hossein Sahagi, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, was

According to reports by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Khosro Torfi, the warden of Ahwaz Central (Sheiban) Prison, has banned prisoners from in-person visits with

According to human rights activists, on the morning of Wednesday, 24 September, the death sentence of another prisoner, identified as Jahan Houshmand, 36, from Dezful,

Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, issued a statement on Monday, 29 September, warning about the alarming

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, the health condition of Youssef Sawari, an Ahwazi Arab civil activist imprisoned in Ward 5

Since the beginning of 2025, the Islamic regime in Iran has executed at least 1,000 people. Just last week, 64 executions were recorded — an

Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Mokhtar Al-Boshouka, Mostafa Halichi, Reza Hezbavi, Abbas Saedi, and Amer Machasebeh — Ahwazi Arab political

The Deputy of Treatment at Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahwaz announced that air pollution in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan) has become a chronic

The Karun Human Rights Organization has received alarming reports indicating that more than half of the inmates held in Sheiban Central Prison in Ahwaz have

September 15 – The Karun Human Rights Organization has released new information regarding the brutal killing of a 14-year-old girl in the city of Fallahiyeh. According

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, prisoners held in Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz have nicknamed “Ehsan Adibi Mehr” as the “second

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, the electricity in Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz was cut off from 9 PM on Tuesday,

The news outlet Rokna reported that a 16-year-old girl from Fallahiyeh (Shadegan), named Fatemeh, was killed by her uncle, allegedly over “honor-related issues.”According to the report, the