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widespreadAccording to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, during the violent suppression of widespread protests in Ahwaz, the number of injured individuals has
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
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 the Karun Human Rights Organization, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, an Arab Ahwazi political prisoner currently held in Ward 5 of Ahwaz
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
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
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
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, Aria Gholizadeh and Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh, two Ahwazi political prisoners held in Ward 5 of Sheiban
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
More than five months after the end of the twelve-day Iran–Israel war, the security crackdown in the Ahwaz region (Khuzestan Province) not only continues but
Based on information obtained by the Karun Human Rights Organization the Branch 13 of the Iranian Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Ahwaz presided over
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),
In the early hours of Monday, December 1, 2025 (10 Azar 1404), the death sentence of Tayeb Minai, a prisoner convicted of premeditated murder, was
Early on Saturday, November 28, 2025 (8 Azar 1404), another prisoner was executed in Dezful Prison. The individual has been identified as Marwan Jaberi, who
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
At dawn on Tuesday, 4 Azar 1404 (25 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Behbahan
“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
According to HRANA, in the early hours of Sunday, 2 Azar 1404 (Nov 23, 2025), a prisoner was executed in Dezful Prison. The identity of
The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that on the morning of Sunday, 2 Azar 1404 (Nov 23, 2025), two prisoners were executed at Sepidar Prison
Human rights sources reported that Ahmad Nasiri, a 36-year-old prisoner in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, died on Saturday, 1 Azar 1404 (November 22, 2025) at Khomeini
At dawn on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (27 Aban 1404), a prisoner was executed on murder charges in Ma’shour city Prison. The identity of the
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Friday, 23 Aban 1404 (14 November 2025), intelligence units of the IRGC violently arrested
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that the body of Amir (Abd al-Nour) Nisi, an Ahwazi Arab prisoner of conscience who died
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 human rights sources in Ahwaz and close family members, the wife of Ahmad Naseri, a 36-year-old prisoner in Sepidar Prison, Ahwaz, has been
In the early hours of Monday, 26 Aban 1404 (16 November 2025), the death sentences of two prisoners were carried out at Sepidar Prison in
In the early hours of Wednesday, 28 Aban 1404 (18 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out
In the early hours of Wednesday, 28 Aban (18 November 2025), the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly once again condemned the widespread human rights violations in Iran, adopting a
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
Ahmad Naseri, son of Hato, 36 years old, married with three daughters, and a resident of Harsheh neighborhood along Kut Abdullah Road in southeast Ahwaz,
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, on Wednesday, 21 Aban (11 November 2025), the Supreme Court confirmed the double death sentences
Hadiyeh Kimiaei, an independent journalist, announced on her account on the social media platform X that Beeta Shafiei, the teenage daughter of Maryam Abbasi-Nikou, a
According to reports from human rights activists, Hassan Wadaipour (Naseri), an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, was transferred to solitary
At dawn on Tuesday, 20 Aban (10 November), the death sentence of a prisoner named Omid Beqlani was carried out in Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz.
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Aziz Abayat, a 56-year-old Arab citizen, died on Friday, November 7, in Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz. According to the report,
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, Iranian security forces have launched a wave of arrests among Ahwazi Arab journalists and media activists following the
According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organisation, the death sentence of Reza Abdali (Daghagheleh), an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner held in Ward 8 of
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 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
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 Karun Human Rights Organization has received alarming reports indicating that more than half of the inmates held in Sheiban Central Prison in Ahwaz have
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,
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
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