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...
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...
“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...
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...
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 ...
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...
“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 ...
Statement by the “Karun Human Rights Organization” Condemning the Targeted Killing of Protesters in Iran
The Karun Human Rights Organization condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the systematic killing and b...
Human Rights Day: Unprecedented Violations in Ahwaz Following the Twelve-Day War
On a day when the world commemorates Human Rights Day under the United Nations slogan, “Human Rights: Our D...
Ahwaz Prosecutor’s Office Threatens Legal Action Against Those Sharing News of Ahmad Baladi’s Self-Immolation
The Ahwaz Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office, on Friday, November 7, 2025, issued ...
Sara Hossein: After the 12-Day War, Iran Continues Repression and Executions
At the November 8 session of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York, Sara Hossein,...
Statement by 13 Human Rights Organisations Condemning the Execution of Six Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, express our profound sorrow and deep regret over the unlawf...
21,000 Arrested During the “12-Day War” / Harsh Sentences for Dozens of Ahwazi Citizens
Following the recent 12-day war, Saeed Montazerolmahdi, spokesperson for Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, an...
Escalating Repression Under the Shadow of War: Critical Conditions in Ward 5 of Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz and Threat of Hunger Strike
Sources of the Karun Human Rights Organization have reported that following mass arrests in the aftermath o...
Hamzeh Sawari and Several Ghezel Hesar Prisoners Beaten, Transferred to Solitary Confinement, and on Hunger Strike
After few days of complete silence regarding the fate of over 20 political prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison...
Harsh Sentences Issued Against 70 Ahwazi Young Men Following Torture and Forced Confessions
Reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization indicate that the Iranian authorities have exploite...