Ahwaz Human Rights Org - AHRO Ahwaz Human Rights Org

Victims and Witnesses// My Interrogator Said: Neither Imam Ali, Nor Khalif Omar, Not Even God is Here, Your Life is In My Hands

Ahvaz’ Arab population’s protests first began on April 15, 2005 in the Shelangabad neighborhood, which was kind of close to our home. This is a neighborhood where most people are unemployed and where most protests in Ahvaz start. I participated in all the protests. Our problem was that we knew very few human rights activists at the time.

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Last Updated: 29 March 2016

Iran: Sweeping Arrests of Ahwazi Arab Activists

“The reported scale of the arrests against Ahwazi Arab activists in recent weeks is deeply alarming,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Amnesty International. “Instead of relying on arbitrary arrests, Iranian authorities should release those detained for peacefully demonstrating or speaking out and promptly charge any others with a recognizably criminal offense and ensure they receive a fair trial or release them.”