Karun Human Rights Organization
Karun Human Rights Organization
The Ahwaz Regional Intelligence Directorate announced the arrest of a citizen in Dezful, stating that the arrest was related to what it described as the
Reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that on the evening of Monday, January 12, 2026, coinciding with the beginning of public protests in
According to reports received from human rights sources, on the evening of January 7, 2026, during public protests near the Seh-Rah Sazman area in Bandar
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, in the early hours of Wednesday, January 7, two Arab prisoners from Qanitra (Dezful), Karim
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, amid the ongoing nationwide protests in various cities across Iran, the commander of the Abadan (Abadan)
According to human rights sources, in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, two prisoners were executed at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz. Available information confirms
According to credible sources, Ghasem Mozaffari, a young protester from Ahwaz, was arrested on Tuesday, January 6, by security forces at his residence in the
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Seyed Mostafa Khorsand, a resident of Abadan, who had participated in the recent public protests
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, on the evening of January 3, 2026, Ismail Khanbaba was shot by forces of the Intelligence
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, on Sunday, January 4, seven followers of the spiritual movement known as Erfan-e Halgheh were released
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, a number of protesters arrested in the city of Izeh (Idhaj) were transferred today to the
Following the circulation of a public call for a protest gathering in the city of Bab Hani (Behbahan), at least four citizens were arrested by
Reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization indicate a complete water outage at Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz for the second consecutive day. According to these
According to the Free Union of Iranian Workers, on Tuesday evening, December 30, at approximately 8:00 p.m., five workers from the Susa Middle East Sugar
The death sentence of Nasser Jannatpour, a 48-year-old Ahwazi Arab citizen, was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Sepidar
On Tuesday, December 23, and Saturday, December 27, 2025, two prisoners held at Qanitra Prison (Dezful)—Emad Assef, 38, and Siroos Karami—were executed. Both individuals had
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, five Ahwazi citizens who were arrested several weeks ago by security forces were transferred on Saturday,
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Habib Amouri, son of Abdolhanizl, who had been imprisoned at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz since 2022,
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, security forces simultaneously raided the homes of members of Sepideh Gholian’s family in Qanitra (Dezful) on
According to reports received by Karun Human Rights Organization, Abdullah Heydari, a prisoner of conscience held in Ward 8 of Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz, was
According to human rights reports, a prisoner sentenced to death was executed at dawn on Tuesday at Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz. The individual had previously
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz is facing severe health and psychological challenges due
On Saturday, December 20, 2025, the judiciary-affiliated news agency Mizan reported the execution of an individual convicted of “espionage for Israel.” According to the report,
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Nazem Bereihi, an Arab political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, was transferred on Friday, December
In recent days, the death sentences of four citizens in the Ahwaz region have been carried out in different prisons on charges of intentional murder.
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
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, 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
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),
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
“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
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 reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, three well-known Ahwazi Arab cultural figures — Sajjad Gharbavi (poet), Hossein Jalal (director), and Ali
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
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
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
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
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
Human rights activists reported that a young Ahwazi Arab man in Fallahiyeh (Shadegan), named Mohammad Gharavi (Shavardi), set himself on fire and died due to economic
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Friday, September 4, Arash Zolfaghari, a political prisoner in Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in
Human rights activists reported that on the morning of Sunday, August 31, 2025, the death sentence of Ammar Hosseini, a 27-year-old Ahwazi Arab man from Ahwaz,
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Hassan Sawari, also known as Hussein (Abu Khaled), an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner, has been granted medical
Two Ahwazi contract workers of Razi Petrochemical in Mahshahr (Ma’shour), Ahmad Asakereh and Javad Rashidi, attempted suicide by climbing onto the company’s pipelines in protest against being banned from
According to the Karun Human Rights Organization, Mokhtar Alboushoukeh, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, is facing a new fabricated case. This
According to Karun Human Rights Organisation, following the transfer of several inmates charged with serious crimes, including drug trafficking and theft, to Ward 5 of Sheiban
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Amanollah Jalali-Nejad, a political prisoner held in Ward 5 of Sheyban Prison in Ahwaz, is
Jassem Sawari, an Ahwazi Arab activist living abroad, announced on his page on the “X” platform that his uncle, Hamzeh Sawari, after 16 full days