Hamze Savari” Begins Hunger Strike in Solidarity with “Mokhtar Al-Boushoke”; Concerns Grow for the Lives of Political Prisoners”
Hamzeh Savari has commenced a hunger strike in solidarity with Mokhtar Al-Boushoke, who is facing severe he...
Exclusive Footage Shows Arrest of “Aref Naseri” by IRGC Intelligence Forces
Exclusive footage obtained by the Karoon Human Rights Organization shows the moment Aref Naseri, also known...
Prisoner Killed in Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz After Being Stabbed
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, a prisoner held at Sheiban Prison in...
“Ali Mousawi”, November 2019 Protester, Transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz to Serve Six-Year Sentence
As part of the ongoing judicial and security crackdown on participants in nationwide protests, Ali Mousawi,...
“Mokhtar Al-Boushoka” Ends Hunger Strike Following Promise of Transfer to Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mokhtar Al-Boushoka, an Ahwazi Arab ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Court Based in “Ahwaz ” Sentences Nine Ahwazi Arab Women to a Total of 45 Years in Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the Iran’s Revolutionary Court...
“Hassan Salemi”, an Ahwazi Arab Civil Activist, Released After One Year in Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Hassan Salemi, an Ahwazi Arab civil ...
Man from Khalafieh (Ramshir) Executed on Murder Charge at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Seiyed Sadegh Mousavi, a resident of...
“Jassem Touriat” Turns Himself In Following IRGC Intelligence Threats; Nine Ahwazi Arab Sunni Citizens Remain Unaccounted For
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Jassem Touriat, an Ahwazi Arab citiz...
17-Year-Old Ahwazi Arab Teenager “Abbas Shawerdi” Arrested in Fallahieh (Shadegan)
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, a 17-year-old Ahwazi Arab teenager, ...
Mohammad-Jaafar Armishi Transferred to Hospital Due to Critical Health Condition
Mohammad-Jaafar Armishi, also known as “Hamid Jaderi” and “Abu Tariq,” an Ahwazi Arab civil activist, was t...
13-Year-Old Child Released from “Fajr” Prison in Ahwaz
According to new reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Ali Chaldawi, a 13-year-old sixt...
Ahwazi Arab Man Executed on Murder Charge in Sepidar Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Jalil Salamat, an Ahwazi Arab man, w...
Execution of an Ahwazi Arab Man After 11 Years in Sepidar Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Hossein Ghazlavi, an Ahwazi Arab man...
Voice Message from Detention: Aref Naseri: “Even in detention, we remain committed to the peaceful demands of the people of Ahwaz”
The Karoon Human Rights Organization has obtained a previously recorded voice message from Aref Naseri, an ...
Two Ahwazi Arab Citizens Executed at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Karim Mojaddam, an Ahwazi Arab citiz...
Third Day of Hunger Strike by Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoner “Mokhtar Al-Boushoka” Over Transfer to “Arak” Prison
According to information received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mokhtar Al-Boushoka, an Ahwazi A...
Ahwazi Arab Citizen “Ahmad Heydari” Arrested After Returning from Iraqi Kurdistan
According to reports published by Ahwazi human rights activists, Ahmad Heydari, 37, married and father of o...
Ahwazi Arab Civil Rights Activist “Hossein Al-Boushoka” Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Hossein Al-Boushoka, an Ahwazi Arab ...
20th Day of Protest by Job-Seeking Youth at “Daabel Khazaei” Sugarcane Company: “Officials Have Yet to Respond to Us”
According to images and reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Ahwazi Arab job-seeking y...
Children of Dismissed Steelworkers: “We Cannot Afford the Cost of School Registration”
The protest by dismissed workers of the Fallahieh (Shadegan) Steel Company, together with their families an...
Job-Seeking Youth in Qonaitreh (Dezful) Protest Outside Beheshti Agro-Industrial Company
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, on September 18, 2026, a group of jo...
Wave of Mass Arrests of Ahwazi Arab Sunni Activists: At Least 18 Citizens Detained in Ahwaz and Hamidiyeh
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, at least 18 Ahwazi Arab Sunni citize...
Ahwazi Arab Citizen Killed in Jarahi After Being Shot by Police
Hakim Vahidi, an Ahwazi Arab citizen from Jarahi (Chamran), died in hospital after being shot during a purs...
Amnesty International Calls for Prosecution of 87 Iranian Officials for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity
On the fourth anniversary of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, Amnesty International has published a det...
Protest Gathering by Security and Guarding Workers of Marun Oil and Gas Company in Ahwaz
A group of security and guarding workers employed by Marun Oil and Gas Company staged a protest outside the...
Ahwazi Arab Worker Dies at Fajr Energy Complex in Sarbandar Due to Lack of Workplace Safety
Failure to comply with safety standards and the lack of personal protective equipment have once again resul...
Participant in “From the Karoon to the Olive Tree”: They Asked Us to Sing for Palestine; When We Sang for Ahwaz, We Were Suppressed
One of the participants in the performance of the anthem “From the Karoon to the Olive Tree” told the Karoo...
Ahwazi Arab Civil Rights Activist “Jassem Saadi ” Arrested by Iran’s Intelligence Department in Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Jassem Saadi (Sawaedi), a civil righ...
Ahwazi Arab Filmmaker and Cultural Activist “Mehdi Khaledi” Arrested
Amid a widespread wave of arrests targeting Arab cultural and civil rights activists and artists across the...
Ahwazi Arab Poet and Cultural Activist “Mohammad Kaabi” Arrested by IRGC Intelligence
Amid a continuing wave of widespread arrests targeting Ahwazi Arab poets and cultural and civil rights acti...
Two Arab Cultural and Religious Activists Arrested in Majd District, Ahwaz
According to a report received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Moj Eisa (Hossein) Marmadhi, 36, ma...
Continued Pretrial Detention of Ahwazi Arab Civil Rights Activist “Hossein Al-Boushoka” in Sheiban Prison
According to a report received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Hossein Al-Boushoka, a civil rights...
Ahwazi Arab Cultural Activist “Aref Naseri” Arrested by IRGC Intelligence
According to a report received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Aref Naseri, also known as “Abu Nay...
Identities of 9 Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested in Aboudeh Village, Ahwaz, Confirmed
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (19 ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Court Based in Ahwaz Summons 11 Arab Citizens, Including 9 Women
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Iran’s Criminal and Revolutionary Co...
Ten Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested in Ahwaz by IRGC Intelligence
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, on Thursday, September 10, 2026, for...
Security Forces Raid “Mash’ali Neighborhood”; Teenager and Several Arab Citizens Arrested
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, on the evening of Friday, September ...
Former Political Prisoner Seriously Injured in Explosion of Wartime Remnants in Malashieh,Ahwaz
According to reports received, Mehdi Heydari, a married father of five and resident of the Malashieh neighb...
Missile Casing Explosion in Ahwaz, Leaves One Dead and One Seriously Injured
According to reports received, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, the explosion of a missile casing at a scrap...
“Shaker Bouri”, Dissident Satirist from Abadan, Sentenced to 13 Months and 20 Days in Prison
Shaker Bouri, a satirist and social media activist from Abadan, announced on Monday, September 7, 2026, in ...
Mehdi Naseri, Arab Poet and Civil Rights Activist, Arrested by IRGC Intelligence
According to reports received, Mehdi Naseri, an Arab poet and civil and cultural rights activist, has been ...
Self-Immolation by Dismissed Ahwaz Urban Railway Worker After Five Months Without Pay
According to reports received, a worker employed on the Ahwaz Urban Railway project set himself on fire on ...
More Than 10 Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested in Ahwaz and Transferred to an Unknown Location
Security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested more than 10 Sunni Arab citizens on Friday, Septem...
“Mai Sato”: Iranians’ Contact with the Outside World Must Not Be Controlled by Intelligence Agencies
Mai Sato, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, has expressed suppor...
Yousef Sadehnejad Transferred to Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison; Concern Over the Situation of Arab Ahwazi Poet
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Yousef Sadehnejad (Maiiahi), an Arab...
Shooting and Beating of Young Protesters Demonstrating Against Unemployment in Ahwaz
Law enforcement forces used beatings and gunfire to disperse young people protesting the discriminatory emp...
Family Seeks Justice for Self-Immolation Victim in Fallahieh (Shadegan), Demanding Accountability for the Death of “Mohammad Gharavi”
Images and reports published from the city of Fallahieh (Shadegan) in the Ahwaz region indicate that the fa...
Seizure of Arab Citizens’ Land in Ghizaniyeh by the Oil Company
Local sources in Ahwaz have reported that Iran’s Ministry of Oil has launched a new round of seizures of la...
Unsuccessful Suicide Attempt by a Young Arab Man from Ma’shour Following Job Loss and Economic Hardship
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Adnan Shanavi (Al-Bousbaih), a young...
More Than 600 Political and Religious Prisoners Held in Sheiban Prison ; Widespread Arrests of Young People and Mass Trials
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, following a widespread wave of arres...
Continued Detention of Arab Citizens in Ahwaz: Jassem Khasreji Transferred to Sheiban Prison
Jassem Khasreji (Chenani), a 38-year-old Arab citizen from the Seyed Karim (Ain Do) area of Ahwaz Central D...
Arrest of a Sunni Arab Citizen in Ahwaz by Intelligence Forces
According to reports received from human rights activists in Ahwaz, Milad Heydari, a 27-year-old married ma...
Three Arab Brothers from Fallahieh Arrested by IRGC Intelligence
According to reports published by Ahwazi human rights activists, in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 20...
Life Sentences of Three Arab Ahwazi Political Prisoners Reduced to 25 Years
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the life sentences imposed on three ...
Four Arab Detainees from Mendeli Neighborhood Transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz
According to Ahwazi human rights activists, four Arab citizens who were arrested in the early hours of July...
Mohammad-Jafar Aramishi Transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz After Months in Ministry of Intelligence Detention
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mohammad-Jafar Aramishi (Hamid Jader...
Continued Denial of Leave for Jalil Bani-Khaled in Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Jalil Bani-Khaled, an Arab political...
Continued Denial of Medical Leave: Deteriorating Physical Condition of Hossein Sobhan Nasari in Sheiban Prison
Hossein Sobhan Nasari, a religious prisoner held in Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, is currently serving the fifth...
Mandaeans Celebrate the New Year; A Look at the Continued Survival of the Ancient Religious Minority in the Ahwaz Region
As the final days of Tir approached, members of the Mandaean community in the Ahwaz Region held ceremonies ...
Ahwazi Arab Civilian Killed by Direct Gunfire from IRGC Forces
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on the morning of Monday, 27 July 202...
Several Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested During Intelligence Raid on Mandali District of Ahwaz
According to reports from Ahwazi human rights activists, in the early hours of 20 July 2026,intelligence fo...
14 Qaleh-Chanaan Detainees Transferred to Sheiban Prison After 4 Months and 15 Days in Solitary Confinement
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, 14 Arab citizens arrested during the ...
Seven Sunni Arab Citizens Arrested in Hamidiyeh as Crackdown Continues Across the Ahwaz Region
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, intelligence forces in Hamidiyeh arre...
Repeated Power Outages at Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz Expose 4,000 Prisoners to Extreme Heat
According to reports received by the Karoun Human Rights Organization (KHRO), amid escalating regional tens...
Start of Summer Brings Renewed Hardship for Wetland Communities as “Hoor Al-Azim” Is Once Again Deprived of Its Water Rights
With the arrival of summer, field reports and growing public appeals indicate that the drought crisis in th...
Arab Ahwazi Man Executed in “Gorgan” Central Prison After Five Years in Detention
According to the Karoun Human Rights Organization (KHRO), citing a report by Iran Human Rights, “Khal...
Fresh Wave of Arrests Targets Sunni Arab Residents in Ahwaz Amid Escalating Regional Tensions
According to reports received by the Karoun Human Rights Organization (KHRO), Iranian security forces arres...
“Abdolimam Zaeri” Returned to Sheiban Prison Before Completing Medical Treatment
According to reports received by the Karoun Human Rights Organization (KHRO), “Abdolimam Zaeri”...
“From the Podium to Prison”: Poet and Cultural Activist Mostafa Jamal Details Torture and Repression in Sheiban Prison
According to documents obtained by the Karoun Human Rights Organization (KHRO), “Mostafa Halichi̶...
Allegations of Systematic Torture at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz: “Sepideh Gholian” Describes Conditions Facing Detainees
Civil activist Sepideh Gholian has published an account describing the worsening treatment of detainees hel...
23-Year-Old Ahwazi Arab Poet from Fallahiyeh (Shadegan) Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the judiciary of the Islamic Republi...
61-Year-Old Sunni Arab Citizen Arrested in Ahwaz; Concerns Over His Health Condition
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Ahwaz Intelligence Department forces...
Ahwazi Arab Civil Activist “Mojahid Sawari” Arrested
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mojahid Sawari, a 37-year-old Ahwazi...
Ahwaz Civil Activist “Nabil Khaldi” Arrested in Asaluyeh After Summons by the Ministry of Intelligence
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Nabil Khaldi, a civil activist from ...
Sentences of Four Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners Reduced After 21 Years of Imprisonment
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the life sentences of four Ahwazi Ar...
Arrest of 29 Ahwazi Arab Sunni Citizens in Night Raid by Security Forces on “Kut Abdallah”
According to reports received from local sources and human rights activists, officers of the Intelligence D...
Repression Under the Shadow of War: At Least Two Civilians Killed and 14 Arrested in Security Forces Raid on “Qala-e-Chenan”in Ahwaz
Ahwazi human rights activists report that following a violent raid by Iran’s intelligence forces on the Qal...
Return of “Yahya Nasseri” to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz Before Completion of Medical Treatment
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, “Yahya Nasseri”, an Ahwa...
Execution of “Ebrahim Mawadatzadeh” in Ma’shour Prison After Two Years in Detention
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Ebrahim Mawadatzadeh (Othmani), a ma...
Execution of 27-Year-Old Ahwazi Arab Man on Murder Conviction in Sepidar Prison
14:452:45 PM According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the death sentence of M...
Two-Year Prison Sentence Upheld for Political Prisoner “Mohammad Asadi” Held in Sheiban Prison
According to Ahwazi human rights activists, Branch 16 of the Ahwaz Court of Appeals has upheld the two-year...
Five Political Prisoners in Sheiban Prison,Face Imminent Risk of Execution
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Iran’s Supreme Court has uphel...
Death Sentence Against Ahwazi Arab Civil Activist Hassan Musallawi Upheld and Officially Communicated at Sheyban Prison
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the death sentence of Hassan Musalla...
Return of “Mohammad Ali Amouri” to Sheyban Prison After 10 Days of Incommunicado Detention Raises Continuing Concerns
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mohammad Ali Amouri, an Ahwazi Arab ...
Executions in Iran: From Criminal Punishment to a Tool of Social Intimidation
Introduction and Overview The execution machinery of the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to operate ...
Mass Arrests of Sunni Muslims in Ahwaz Amid Internet Blackout
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, coinciding with the internet blackou...
Deteriorating condition of “Ali Soweidi” in Sheiban Prison; concerns over continued denial of medical care for prisoners of conscience in Ahwaz
According to reports by Ahwazi human rights activists, the physical condition of “Ali Soweidi”,...
Suspicious death of “Abbas Yavari” following transfer to an undisclosed detention facility; Karun Human Rights Organization calls for independent investigation
Human rights organizations reported on Thursday, 16 April 2026, the suspicious death of Abbas Yavari, an Ah...
Arrest of 22 citizens in the Ahwaz region on charges of “contact with media and sending news”
The Information Center of the Law Enforcement Command (police) in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province) has...
Claim by the Ministry of Intelligence: Arrest of the leader of an Ahwazi “separatist” group in Isfahan
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced the arrest of the leader of an A...
Transfer of Several Political Prisoners from Ward 5 of Sheyban Prison to Medical Leave on Heavy Bail Conditions
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, a number of Ahwazi Arab political pr...
Death of Five Individuals in the Ahwaz Region; Concerns Over Continued Use of Security Charges to Justify Lethal Force
Reports published by Iranian state media indicate the death of five individuals in the Ahwaz region (Khuzes...
Shooting at Ahwaz Checkpoint Kills Ahwazi Arab Youth; Heightened Security Amid Ongoing Conflict
Amid increasing security tensions alongside ongoing military confrontations, reports indicate that a young ...
Death of Ahwazi Youth “Hossein Ghawi” Under Torture in IRGC Detention
According to reports from Ahwazi human rights sources, Hossein Ghawi (Silawi), a 28-year-old resident of th...
Arrest of Esmail Bawi in Ahwaz; Continued Lack of Information on His Status and Charges After Two Weeks
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Esmail Bawi,a 20-year-old resident o...
Violent Arrest of an Ahwazi Arab Citizen in Ahwaz
Reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization indicate the arrest of Jassim Nabgani, a 36-year-o...
Arrest of Six Individuals in the Ahwaz Region on Charges of “Links with Foreign Entities”
Iranian state media have reported that the Intelligence Department in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province)...
Self-Immolation of a 27-Year-Old Man in Ahwaz; Victim of Economic Pressure and Unemployment
Reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization indicate that “Sajjad Savari“, a 27-ye...
Risk of Execution for Dana Motouri, Ahwazi Arab Rapper from Abadan
According to reports from human rights sources, Dana Motouri, a 26-year-old Arab Ahwazi rapper from the cit...