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Arab community in Iran
Death row prisoners in Ahwaz begin hunger strike
The five Iranian-Arab political activists on death row in Ahwaz have gone on hunger strike, according to human rights sources.
Rights groups speak out for condemned Iranian-Arabs
The groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International called on the Iranian judiciary on Thursday January 24 to quash the death sentence against five Iranian-Arab activists, whom the rights groups claim were tortured and denied a fair trial.
Rights group speaks up for Iranian-Arabs on death row
Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to stop the execution of Arab activists within its borders, announcing that five activists are currently in danger of imminent execution.
15 arrested in Ahwaz protests
Fifteen people were arrested in Ahwaz last Thursday during protests against the execution of four political prisoners.
Officials confirm execution of political prisoners
The Ahwaz intelligence office has officially announced the execution of four Iranian-Arab political prisoners to their families, a local source reports.
Group hanging reported in Khuzestan
Human rights groups report that a number of Iranian-Arab political prisoners have been secretly hanged en masse in Khuzestan.
Ahvazi prisoners may soon be executed
Five prisoners of conscience have been transferred from Karoon Prison in Ahvaz to an unspecified location, and activists fear they may be in imminent danger of execution.
“We want to be first-class citizens!”
Thirteen Khuzestani Arabs were put on trial on May 21 in branch two of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Ahwaz, with Judge Seyyed Bagher Mousavi presiding. This is the fourth trial for these defendants, and there was only enough time for the court to process two of their cases: Hadi Rashedi, 38, and Hashem Shaabani, 31.
Trial of Ahwazi Arabs raises concern
Amnesty International reports that six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority will go on trial on May 20 amid fears that they will not receive a fair trial and may face the death penalty for the charge of “enmity against God.”
Iranian-Arab crackdown comes before protest anniversary
Iranian security forces have arrested more Iranian-Arab activists in the Khuzestan Province in the past several days.
