Arab Citizen Killed by Iranian Security Forces in Dar Khoyn Shooting Incident
Ahmad Mohseni, an Arab citizen, was killed by Iranian security forces in Dar Khoyn after they opened fire o...
Political Prisoner Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh Ends Hunger Strike After 19 Days Amid Health Concerns
Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh, a political prisoner, ended his 19-day hunger strike following promises from authorit...
Iranian Authorities Sentence 23-Year-Old Protester Ilia Ben Rashid to Death Amidst Legal Irregularities
Ilia Ben Rashid, a 23-year-old protester from Shahinshahr, has been sentenced to death by Iranian authoriti...
Arab Citizen Executed in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz
Atieh Jamai, a 40-year-old Arab citizen and father of three, was executed in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, on Octo...
Civil Activist “Mostafa Amir Khanfareh” Arrested Again by Iranian Security Forces in Falahiyeh
Mostafa Amir Khanfareh, a civil activist from Falahiyeh, was arrested again by Iranian security forces duri...
Municipal Authorities in Abadan Violently Dismantle Street Vendors’ Stalls
Municipal authorities in Abadan have violently dismantled the stalls of street vendors, destroying their on...
Critical Condition of “Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh” on Day 11 of Hunger Strike; “Hamzeh Savari” on Day 3 of Supportive Hunger Strike
Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh, a political prisoner on hunger strike for eleven days, is in critical health due to l...
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...
Political Prisoner “Rouhollah Karki” Denounces Death Sentence as Fabricated in Audio Message from Sheiban Prison
Rouhollah Karki, a political prisoner sentenced to death, has condemned the basis of his sentence as fabric...
Ahwazi Arab Citizen Killed by Iranian Security Forces in Ahwaz Shooting
Ali Zaghibi, an Arab citizen, was killed by Iranian security forces in Ahwaz, with other passengers injured...
Critical Condition of “Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh” on Eighth Day of Hunger Strike; Promised Return to Sheiban Prison Remains Unfulfilled
Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh, an Arab political prisoner, is in critical condition on the eighth day of his hunger ...
Sixth Day of Hunger Strike for Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh Amid Illegal Transfer to Arak Prison
Mokhtar Al-Bushoukeh, an Arab political prisoner, is on his sixth day of hunger strike in protest against h...
Political Prisoner Mokhtar Al-Boushokeh Resumes Hunger Strike Over Unfulfilled Promises by Iranian Authorities
Mokhtar Al-Boushokeh, an Arab political prisoner, has resumed his hunger strike in protest against the Iran...
Death Penalty Threat Looms Over 12 Arab Youth in Khuzestan; Charged with ‘Waging War Against God’ and ‘Rebellion’
Twelve Arab youth in Khuzestan face death penalty charges, including 'waging war against God,' following a ...
Execution of Ashraf Faraji, Ahwazi Mother with Mental Illness, in Sari Prison
Ashraf Faraji, a 57-year-old mother from Ahwaz suffering from mental illness, was executed in Sari Prison d...
Iranian Court Sentences Arab Workers in Hoveyzeh to Flogging and Heavy Fines for Labor Rights Advocacy
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced over 10 Arab workers from Petropars in Hoveyzeh to flogging and hefty f...
Execution of Two Prisoners in Qanitar Prison Highlights Iran’s Rising Death Penalty Rates
The execution of Ahmad Nikdel and Mohammad Reza Aziz Haji at Qanitar Prison underscores the alarming rise i...
Family of Hamid Hosseinian Raises Alarm Over Threats to His Life in Detention
The family of Hamid Hosseinian reports severe physical torture and threats to his life in Sheiban Prison, f...
Appointment of Torture Architect Turns Sheiban Prison into a Torture Chamber
The appointment of Khosravi as head of Sheiban Prison has led to alarming reports of systematic violations ...
Continued Heavy Fuel Oil Use at Ramin Power Plant Pollutes Ahwaz’s Air
The Ramin Power Plant's continued use of heavy fuel oil is causing severe air pollution in Ahwaz, raising s...
Seven Months of Silence: Iranian Authorities Withhold Body of Civil Activist Haidar Khayyatipour
The Iranian authorities have withheld the body of civil activist Haidar Khayyatipour for seven months follo...
UN Special Rapporteur Highlights Systemic Barriers to Fair Trials for Minorities in Iran
UN Special Rapporteur Majid Sato's report reveals systemic barriers to fair trials for ethnic and religious...
Iranian Court Sentences Nine Arab Women to 45 Years in Prison
The Revolutionary Court in Ahwaz has sentenced nine Arab women to a total of 45 years in prison, with each ...
Political Prisoner Mokhtar Al-Boushoke Ends Hunger Strike After Promises of Transfer to Sheiban Prison
Mokhtar Al-Boushoke, an Arab political prisoner, ended his hunger strike after receiving promises from secu...
Execution of Emad Mirdooghi Carried Out in Qanitra Prison (Dezful)
Emad Mirdooghi, a 28-year-old prisoner, was executed in Qanitra Prison (Dezful) after being sentenced to de...
Ali Mousavi, November 2019 Protester, Sentenced to 6 Years in Sheiban Prison, Ahwaz
Ali Mousavi, a 29-year-old protester from Ahwaz, has been sentenced to 6 years in Sheiban Prison following ...
Prisoner Killed in Sheiban Prison, Ahwaz; Khalaf Daghaqleh Dies from Stab Wounds
Khalaf Daghaqleh, a 31-year-old prisoner, was fatally stabbed at Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, raising serious c...
Moment of Aref Nasseri’s Arrest by Iranian Security Forces Captured in Exclusive Footage
Footage reveals the arrest of Aref Nasseri, a poet and cultural activist, by Iranian security forces, amids...
Taragh Hosseinian Remains Denied Family Visits After Six Months of Detention and Torture
Taragh Hosseinian, a 42-year-old Arab political prisoner, has been denied family visits for six months amid...
Seven Years of Enforced Disappearance: The Uncertain Fate of Amin Zamani Mohavi in Ahwaz
The fate of Amin Zamani Mohavi, who went missing during the November 2019 protests in Ahwaz, remains unknow...
Cultural Activist Asad Halafi Arrested by Iranian Security Forces in Ahwaz
Asad Halafi, a cultural activist in Ahwaz, was arrested by Iranian security forces during a raid on his hom...
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,...
Execution of Emad Mirdourghi Carried Out at “Fajr Prison” in Qonaitreh (Dezful)
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the death sentence of Emad Mirdourgh...
“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...
New Security Case Filed Against Eight Prisoners in Sheiban Prison, Ahwaz
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization from Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, eight p...
“Novid Khoshneẓar”, Citizen from Izeh, Released from Ahwaz Prison on Bail
Novid Khoshneẓar, a 26-year-old citizen from Izeh, has been released from Ahwaz Prison after posting bail o...
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...
Enforced Disappearance and Complete Lack of Information on the Fate of “Mahmoud Hosseinian” (Naseri) After Six Months
Six months after a violent and armed raid by security forces of the Islamic Republic on the Qal’eh-ye Chena...
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 ...
Narges Heydari, Fitness and Bodybuilding Instructor from Izeh, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
According to a report received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Narges Heydari, a 38-year-old citiz...
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...
Arrest of Najmeh-Sadat Bonyan, Diver from Dezful, and Transfer to Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz
According to information obtained from an informed source by Iran International, Najmeh-Sadat Bonyan, a fem...
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...