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...
31-Year-Old Woman Murdered by Former Suitor in Masjed Soleyman in Front of Her Daughter
According to published reports, “Parvin Allahdini“, a 31-year-old woman from Masjed Soleyman, w...
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...
“Mehran Qarehbaghi” Returned to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz After Months of Interrogation
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Mehran Qarehbaghi, a political priso...
Execution of Death Sentence for Prisoner Convicted of Murder in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz
According to a report received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the death sentence of Saman Rashidi...
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...
“Ariya Sheikhi-Nasab” Released on Leave After Posting 10 Billion Toman Bail
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Ariya Sheikhi-Nasab, a civil rights ...
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...
“Kokab Badaghi Pegah”, a Teacher from Izeh, Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Kokab Badaghi Pegah, a teacher residing in the city of Izeh (Izej), has been sentenced by Branch 101 of the...
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...
Court of Appeals Upholds Two-Year and One-Day Prison Sentence for “Arman Soleimani”
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, the Ahwaz Court of Appeals has uphel...
Heavy Sentence for Maryam Babajani: More Than 32 Years in Prison for Woman Arrested During January Protests in “Izeh”
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, Maryam Babajani, who was arrested du...
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...
Iranian Government Allegedly Uses Deceptive Practices to Seize Ahwazi Farmers’ Produce and Truck Drivers’ Livelihoods
According to reports received by the Karoon Human Rights Organization, agricultural communities and the tra...
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...
Iranian Regime Executes Another Protester
Mizan News Agency, the media outlet affiliated with the judiciary of the Iranian regime, announced early to...
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)...
Raham Seif; 31-Year-Old Victim of the January 2026 Protests in Ahwaz
“Raham Seif“, a 31-year-old resident of Ahwaz who lived in Golestan neighborhood (Kuy Saadi), w...
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...
Mai Sato: Arrest of Lawyers in Iran Is an Attempt to Silence Civil Society
“Mai Sato“, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, stated...
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...
Hossein Zamanpour, 20-Year-Old Youth, Arrested by IRGC Intelligence in Ahwaz
Hossein Zamanpour, a 20-year-old man, has been arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Rev...
Mai Sato: Risk of Executions and Widespread Human Rights Violations in Iran Continues
Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur, announced on Thursday, February 12, 2026, that in the weeks leading up...
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 ...
“Fouad Safi”, an Ahwazi Arab Citizen, Killed by Direct Fire from Iranian Regime Security Forces During “Fooladshahr” Protests
Fouad Safi, an Ahwazi Arab citizen originally from Abadan and a resident of Fooladshahr in Isfahan Province...
“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...
Direct Shooting by Security Forces at an Ahwazi Arab Citizen in Tostar (Shushtar)
According to reports from human rights sources, Hossein Karm allah chaab, a 37-year-old Arab citizen, marri...
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...
Civil Activist “Aria Sheikhi-Nasab” Rearrested in Masjed Soleyman
According to information published by IranWire, Aria Sheikhi-Nasab, a civil activist and former political p...
Arrest and Torture of “Amir Mehdi Rajabi”, Iranian Turkish Rapper from “Astara”; Pressure for Forced Confessions
Amir Mehdi Rajabi, a 21-year-old Turkish rapper from Astara, known by his stage name “Bangard,” was arreste...
Arrest of Houman Jalil, 22-Year-Old Student at Chamran University of Ahwaz
Houman Jalil, a 22-year-old professional doctorate student at Chamran University of Ahwaz, was arrested on ...
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...
Shargh News Agency Reports Arrest of Nine Licensed Lawyers Following January 2026 Protests
Shargh News Agency has reported that following the January 2026 protests, at least nine licensed attorneys ...
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...
HRANA Reports Identification of 6,373 Individuals Killed During Iran’s Protests
According to updated data released by the Human Rights Activists in Iran Organization (HRANA), the identiti...
Mehdi Karimi, Protester Killed in Gotvand
According to received reports, Mehdi Karimi, a resident of Gotvand in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan province)...
Sepehr Esmaili, Protester Killed on Qeys Island (Kish)
According to received reports, Sepehr Esmaili, a resident of Qeys Island (Kish), was killed on January 18 a...
Diako Mohammadi, an 18-Year-Old Youth Killed in Qeshm Island
According to received reports, Diako Mohammadi, an 18-year-old young man from Salas-e Babajani and a reside...
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,...
Mojtaba Shahpari, Protester from Masjed Soleyman, Killed in Isfahan
According to received reports, Mojtaba (Shah-Morad) Shahpari, a resident of Masjed Soleyman in the Ahwaz re...
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 ...
Ehsan Toofan, Protester Killed by Security Forces’ Gunfire in Bandar Abbas
According to received reports, Ehsan Toofan, born in 1985 and the father of a three-year-old daughter, was ...
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...
Seyed Alireza Mousavi, Protester Killed by IRGC Gunfire in Fooladshahr, Isfahan
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Seyed Alireza Mousavi, a 23-year-old ...
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...
Sougand Amani, 22-Year-Old Protester Killed on Qeys (Kish) Island
According to reports received, Sougand Amani, a 22-year-old young woman and nail technician, was shot direc...
20-Year-Old Woman Disappears After Arrest During Protests in Khormousa (Bandar Imam)
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate the disappearance of Mehrsa Maleki, a 20-y...
Faridoun Karimi, Protester from Masjed Soleiman, Killed by IRGC Gunfire
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Faridoun Karimi Babaahmadi, 34 years ...
Iranian Security Forces Arrest Individuals for Buying Bandages and First Aid Supplies
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, between January 10 and January 18, se...
Karim Heydari, Protester and Father, Killed by Security Forces in Bandar Genabeh (Ganaveh)
According to received reports, Karim Heydari, a resident of Bandar Ganaveh, was killed by direct gunfire fr...
Zohreh Fazeli, 38-Year-Old Protester, Killed by Security Forces in Bushehr
Zohreh Fazeli, a 38-year-old woman, was killed after being shot directly by the security forces of the Isla...
Killing of “Danial Sabzikar”, Citizen from Ramez (Ramhormoz) in Qazvin
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Danial Sabzikar, a citizen who owned ...
“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 ...
Armin Jashninejad, Petrochemical Worker, Killed in Ma’shoor (Mahshahr) Protests
According to received reports and eyewitness accounts, Armin Jashninejad, 23, a petrochemical worker from M...
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...
“Saeed Tarvand” Killed by Security Forces During Abadan Protests
According to received reports and eyewitness testimony, Saeed Tarvand, a Kurdish citizen from Mehran County...