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 ...
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...
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...
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 Filmmaker and Cultural Activist “Mehdi Khaledi” Arrested
Amid a widespread wave of arrests targeting Arab cultural and civil rights activists and artists across the...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...