Suicide of an 18-Year-Old Youth in Ahwaz Due to Economic Hardships and Psychological Pressure
According to reports from human rights sources, on the afternoon of Friday, February 20, 2026, “Khali...
Femicide in Ahwaz; 40-Year-Old Teacher Killed with 39 Knife Stab Wounds
On the morning of Friday, February 13, 2026, a 40-year-old woman named “Sara Alizadeh“, a teach...
Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of an 18-Year-Old Arab Youth in Ahwaz
“Ahmad Hazbawi”, an 18-year-old Arab youth from Ahwaz, was arrested by security forces on Febru...
Instagram Pages of Karoon Human Rights Organization Blocked Following Coordinated Reporting Attacks by the Iranian Regime
The Karoon Human Rights Organization has expressed serious concern after all of its official Instagram page...
Arrest of “Hassan Batrani”, an Ahwazi Arab Citizen, by Security Forces
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, “Hassan Batrani”, a 32-ye...
Self-Immolation of North Azadegan Oil Security Employee in Howeyzeh Following Job Suspension
According to human rights sources, Karim Bouazar, an Arab Ahwazi employee in the security (Harasat) departm...
Arrest of “Zahed Obaidawi” in Ahwaz; Continued Lack of Information on the Fate of This Arab Citizen
According to human rights sources, Zahed Obaidawi, a 30-year-old Ahwazi Arab citizen and resident of the Go...
Two Ahwazi Arab Citizens Killed During January 2026 Protests; Accounts of Direct Gunfire and Execution-Style Shooting
During the continued crackdown on the January 2026 protests, two Ahwazi Arab citizens were killed in two di...
Ahwazi Kickboxing Athlete Arrested by Iranian Regime Forces
Mehdi Ramzdan, an Ahwazi kickboxing athlete, was arrested last week by forces of the Iranian regime’s Islam...
Fate Unknown of 15-Year-Old Ahwazi Teenager After Arrest by Iranian Regime Forces
Emad Hamidi, a 15-year-old teenager from Ahwaz, was arrested by Iranian regime security forces three weeks ...
New Sentence Issued for “Mokhtar Alboushoukeh”: 10 Additional Years Added to Life Imprisonment
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mokhtar Alboushoukeh, an Ahwazi Arab ...
“Seyed Meysam Mousavi”, Ahwazi Arab Resident of Parand, Killed by Security Forces’ Gunfire
ccording to received reports, Seyed Meysam Mousavi, a 31-year-old Ahwazi Arab and a resident of Parand city...
Transfer of 310 Citizens Arrested During Protests to “Sheiban Prison” in Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, 310 citizens arrested during the rece...
Karun Human Rights Organization: Iranian Regime Storing Weapons Inside Schools in the Ahwaz Region (Khuzestan)
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, security forces of the Iranian regime...
Several Ahwazi Arab Activists Arrested Amid Nationwide Protests in January 2026
According to reports from human rights activists in Ahwaz, during widespread arrests carried out by securit...
Two Ahwazi Arab Students from “Abadan” Arrested in “Varamin”; Serious Concerns Over Hossein Odeh’s Health
ccording to reports by human rights activists, Ali Albuhalaf and Hossein Odeh, two Arab students from the c...
Five Killed in Urban Gas Explosion in Ahwaz
Babak Rabiei, Head of the Ahwaz Fire Department and Municipal Safety Services, reported a city gas explosio...
Ahwazi Arab Poet Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
Mostafa Helichi, an Ahwazi Arab poet and cultural activist currently held in Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in Ah...
Exile of Two Ahwazi Arab Prisoners of Conscience from Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz to Yasuj Prison
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Towfiq Baledi and Khalil Marwani, two...
Paria Qalavand, a Student Protester from Salehiyeh (Andimeshk) Killed in Parand
According to received reports, Paria Qalavand, a 23-year-old university student from Salehiyeh (Andimeshk),...
“Naji Sawari”, a 55-Year-Old Ahwazi Arab Civilian Killed by Iranian Security Forces’ Gunfire
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Naji Sawari, a 55-year-old Ahwazi Ara...
Two Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Exiled to “Arak” Prison
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mokhtar Alboshoukeh and Nazem Breihi,...
Sahand Naseri, 15-Year-Old Protester from Tostar (Shushtar), Killed in Karaj
According to received reports, Sahand Naseri, a 15-year-old Bakhtiari teenager born on April 24, 2010, and ...
Hossein Pooshneh, 19-Year-Old Youth Killed in Ahwaz
According to received reports, Hossein Pooshneh, a 19-year-old young man from the city of Baghmalek, was ki...
Hussein Hosseini, a 33-Year-Old Ahwazi Arab Protester, Killed in Tehran
According to reports received by the “Karun Human Rights Organization”, Hussein Hosseini, 33 ye...
Mohammad Matouri, Ahwazi Arab Blogger, Arrested in Bandar Abbas
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mohammad Matouri, an Arab blogger and...
“UN Human Rights Council” Adopts Emergency Resolution for Immediate Investigation into Iran’s Protest Crackdown
On Friday, January 22, 2026, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) convened an emergency session ...
Hamid Koutiani, Ahwai Arab Artist, Killed by Security Forces in Qanitra (Dezful) Protests
Hamid Kuchak-Koutiani, 45, an Arab artist from Qanitra (Dezful), who had been severely injured by gunfire f...
Identity Confirmed of One of the Victims of Recent Protests in Mahshahr (Ma‘shur)
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, more than nine people have been kille...
Islamic Republic Security Forces Acknowledge the Arrest of 86 Individuals in Amidieh
January 20, 202600:30 According to Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionar...
At Least 300 Injured After Live Fire by Islamic Republic Security Forces in Ahwaz
widespreadAccording to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, during the violent suppress...
At Least 2 Citizens Killed by Security Forces in Ahwaz Protests; Arrests Spread Nationwide
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, during peaceful protests in Ahwaz tha...
Ahwaz Streets Blocked with Concrete Barriers; Teachers Detained in Mohammerah
Reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that on the evening of Monday, January 12, 202...
Execution of Five Arab Prisoners in “Dezful” and “Sepidar” Ahwaz Prisons
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, in the early hours of Wednesday, Janu...
Heavy Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces Near Ahwaz Intelligence Office
On the evening of Friday, January 9, 2026, reports from Ahwaz indicate intense clashes and continuous gunfi...
Abadan Police Commander Confirms Arrest of 20 Protesters
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, amid the ongoing nationwide protests in v...
Execution of Two Prisoners in Sepidar Prison
According to human rights sources, in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, two prisoners were executed at...
Young Protester Arrested in Ahwaz
According to credible sources, Ghasem Mozaffari, a young protester from Ahwaz, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan...
“Seyed Mohammad Mousavi” Sentenced to Death on Charges of Killing a Basij Commander in Darkhovein
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, an Arab Ahwaz...
Complete Water Cutoff at “Sheiban” Prison in Ahwaz Enters Second Consecutive Day
Reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization indicate a complete water outage at Sheiban Prison in A...
Release of Five Detained Sugar Factory Workers on Bail as Strike Enters Tenth Day
According to the Free Union of Iranian Workers, on Tuesday evening, December 30, at approximately 8:00 p.m....
Execution of “Nasser Jannatpour” at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
The death sentence of Nasser Jannatpour, a 48-year-old Ahwazi Arab citizen, was carried out in the early ho...
Five Detained Ahwazi Citizens Transferred to Sheiban Prison on Charges of Links to the “Restart” Program Host
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, five Ahwazi citizens who were arrested se...
Execution of a Prisoner Convicted of Murder Carried Out at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Habib Amouri, son of Abdolhanizl, who had...
“Abdollah Heydari” Transferred to Hospital Following Deterioration of Health at Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Abdullah Heydari, a prisoner of conscienc...
Critical Conditions in Ward 5 of “Sheiban Prison” in Ahwaz Amid Disease Outbreak and Severe Overcrowding
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz is ...
“Nazem Bereihi” Transferred from Solitary Confinement to Quarantine Ward on Eighth Day of Hunger Strike
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Bereihi, an Arab political pris...
Execution of Four Citizens on Murder Charges in the Ahwaz Region
In recent days, the death sentences of four citizens in the Ahwaz region have been carried out in different...
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...
Critical Deterioration of Nazem Bereihi’s Health in Sheiban Prison, on the Seventh Day of His Hunger Strike
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Bereihi, an Ahwazi Arab political p...
Dozens Arrested in Ahwaz Region on Charges of Cooperation with “Hostile States”
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, intelligence forces of the IRGC Vali-Asr ...
Sunni Citizens Arrested in Malashieh, Ahwaz; Transferred to an Undisclosed Location
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Iranian security forces arrested several Sunni citizens in the Malashieh nei...
“Nazem Breihi” Violently Transferred to Solitary Confinement on Fourth Day of Hunger Strike
On the fourth day of his hunger strike, Nazem Breihi, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner held at Sheiban Pri...
“Hassan Afzali” Released on Bail from Sheiban Prison Following Hunger Strike
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Hassan Afzali, an Arab Ahwazi politic...
“Mohammad Ali Amouri-Nejad” Returned to Sheiban Prison Before Completion of Medical Treatment
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mohammad Ali Amouri-Nejad was returne...
Transfer of Nine Detainees Associated with the “Mahdaviyat” Belief to Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison Sparks Protest by Political Prisoners
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, nine in...
“Nazem Beraihi”, Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoner, Launches Hunger Strike Again
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Beraihi, an Ahwazi Arab politic...
Suspicious Death of Law Enforcement Officer in Ahwaz Following 20 Days in Custody
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Captain “Mansour Dahimi“,...
Zeynab Hezbapour Transferred to Prison to Serve 15-Year Sentence; Her Daughter Nahid Jamei Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Zeynab Hezbapour (Hezbeh), the wife o...
Human Rights Day: Unprecedented Violations in Ahwaz Following the Twelve-Day War
On a day when the world commemorates Human Rights Day under the United Nations slogan, “Human Rights: Our D...
Two Ahwazi Political Prisoners Released on Bail from Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Aria Gholizadeh and Abolfazl Hosseinz...
Two Sunni Arab Ahwazi Arrested in the “Kut Abdullah” Area of Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, two Sunni Arab Ahwazi citizens, Reza ...
Serious Health Deterioration of Arab Ahwazi Political Prisoner “Ali Helfi” in Sheiban Prison
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, the physical condition of Ali Halfy, ...
Hamzeh Savari, Arab Ahwazi Political Prisoner, Again Denied Prison Leave
Sources close to Hamzeh Savari, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner, report that prison authorities at Ghezel...
Continued Security Crackdown in Ahwaz: Seven More Political Prisoners Transferred to Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison
More than five months after the end of the twelve-day Iran–Israel war, the security crackdown in the Ahwaz ...
Four Teachers’ Union Activists in the Ahwaz Region Summoned to Appeals Court
Four members of the Teachers’ Trade Union Association in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province), who have fa...
Family of “Reza Naseri-Mofrad” (Hamidawi) Demands Prosecution of Those Responsible for His Killing
The family of Reza Naseri-Mofrad (Hamidawi), a 21-year-old Ahwazi Arab man who was fatally shot by “B...
Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoner “Mohammad-Ali Amouri” Granted Medical Furlough After 15 Years Without Leave
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that Mohammad-Ali Amouri-Nejad, an Ahwazi ...
Severe Air Pollution in the Ahwaz Region; 16 Cities Placed Under Red and Orange Alerts
The Mehr News Agency reported that on the morning of Thursday, 6 Azar 1404 (27 November 2025), air quality ...
One of the missing girls found in Abadan; search for other missing persons continues
Rouhollah Zandi, the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Abadan County, announced on Tuesday, 4 Azar 140...
From Child Marriage to “Honor Killings” in Ahwaz: Violence Legitimized by Law
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Karun Human Rights ...
Death of “Ahmad Nasiri”; Ahwazi Arab Prisoner Dies Following Medical Neglect in “Sepidar” Prison
Human rights sources reported that Ahmad Nasiri, a 36-year-old prisoner in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, died on S...
Suicide of a Dismissed Municipal Worker in Ahwaz After 22 Years of Service
According to information received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Ahmad Al-Khamis, a 45-year-old wo...
Execution of a Prisoner in Ma’shour( Mahshahr) Prison
At dawn on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (27 Aban 1404), a prisoner was executed on murder charges in Ma’...
Smartphones Banned for Employees of Arvand Petrochemical in Ma’shour City (Mahshahr)
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Arvand Petrochemical in Ma’shou...
Violent Arrest of a Sunni Citizen in Malashiyeh, Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Friday, 23 Aban 1404 (14 November ...
Forced Burial of Ahwazi Arab Prisoner of Conscience; Family of “Amir Nisi” Denied Final Farewell
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that the body of Amir (Abd al-Nour) Nisi, ...
Deliberate Denial of Medical Care” as a Tool of Repression in Ahwaz’s “Sheiban” and “Sepidar” Prisons
The Karun Human Rights Organization has documented in this special report a series of alarming cases of hum...
Threats Against the Wife of “Ahmad Naseri” Following Disclosure of His Medical Neglect and Coma in “Sepidar” Prison
According to human rights sources in Ahwaz and close family members, the wife of Ahmad Naseri, a 36-year-ol...
Two Ahwazi Arab Artists Released After Forced Apology
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that two prominent Ahwazi Arab cultural fi...
Three Prominent Ahwazi Arab Cultural Figures Arrested Following Music Video Release
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, three well-known Ahwazi Arab cultural...
UN General Assembly Third Committee Adopts Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly once again condemned the wid...
Death of an Ahwazi Arab Prisoner of Conscience in “Sheiban” Prison Due to Denial of Medical Care
Amir Nisi, an Ahwazi Arab prisoner of conscience born in 1998, who had spent the past six years in Wards...
Ahmad Baladi’s Mother Hospitalized in Intensive Care; Physical and Mental Condition Critical
Mani Baladi, the mother of Ahmad Baladi, an Arab student from Ahwaz who died by self-immolation on 20 Aban ...
Critical Condition of an Ahwazi Arab Prisoner in “Sepidar” Prison, Ahwaz; Family Rejects Officials’ Claims
Ahmad Naseri, son of Hato, 36 years old, married with three daughters, and a resident of Harsheh neighborho...
Disappearance of Two Young Girls in “Abadan” Raises Concerns About a Possible Serial Case
On Monday, 26 Aban (16 November 2025), Etemad newspaper published a report on the mysterious disappearance ...
Supreme Court Confirms Double Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners in Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Wednesday, 21 Aban (11 November 20...
Statement by the “Karun Human Rights Organization” on the Sixth Anniversary of the Bloody November 2019 Crackdown and the Mahshour Marsh Massacre
The Karun Human Rights Organization solemnly commemorates the lives lost, the injured, and the survivors of...
“Hassan Wadaipour” Transferred to Solitary Confinement After Inquiring About the Case of “Ahmad Baledi”
According to reports from human rights activists, Hassan Wadaipour (Naseri), an Ahwazi Arab political priso...
A Prisoner Executed in “Sepidar” Prison Without Official Notification
At dawn on Tuesday, 20 Aban (10 November), the death sentence of a prisoner named Omid Beqlani was carried ...
The funeral of Ahmad Baledi was held under heavy security measures.
The funeral procession for “Ahmad Baledi” the 20-year-old young man from Ahwaz who died after s...
Resignation of Ahwaz Mayor Following Call for Protest at the Site of “Ahmad Baledi”’s Self-Immolation
Reza Amini, the mayor of Ahwaz, has submitted his resignation to the Minister of Interior. The announcement...
Ahwazi Farmers Protest Water Shortages and Demand Their Water Rights
A group of Ahwazi farmers gathered on Saturday, November 9, in front of the Ahwaz Water Authority building ...
Death of an Ahwazi Arab Prisoner Accused of Murder in Sepidar Prison
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Aziz Abayat, a 56-year-old ...
Wave of Arrests of Ahwazi Arab Activists Following Ahmad Baldi’s Self-Immolation
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Iranian security forces have lau...
Mojahid Baldi, father of Ahmad: “They told my son, ‘Set yourself on fire — let’s see how you burn.’”
Following an operation by Ahwaz municipal enforcement officers to demolish a food stand in Zeytoon Park,&nb...
Ahwaz Prosecutor’s Office Threatens Legal Action Against Those Sharing News of Ahmad Baladi’s Self-Immolation
The Ahwaz Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office, on Friday, November 7, 2025, issued ...
Confirmation of the Death Sentence for Reza Abdali (Daghagheleh), Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoner in Sheiban Prison, Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, the death sentence of Reza Abdal...
Self-Immolation of an Ahwazi Arab Citizen in Protest Against the Demolition of His Kiosk by Ahwaz District 3 Municipality
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation indicate that on the morning of Sund...
Ahwaz Revolutionary Court Sentences 3 Ahwazi Prisoners to 40 Years in Prison and Exile
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, the Revolutionary Court of Ahwaz has ...