Karun Human Rights Organization

Karim Bouazar, an Arab Ahwazi employee in the Azadegan Oil and Gas Operating Company, attempted self-immolation on the morning of Sunday, February 15, 2026 in front of the company’s facilities building in the city of Howeyzeh. en.khro.org/?p=6421

Zahed Obaidawi, a 30-year-old Ahwazi Arab citizen and resident of the Goldasht neighborhood in Ahwaz, was arrested on Thursday, February 11, 2026 on the main street of the area by security forces. en.khro.org/?p=6418

Two Ahwazi Arab citizens were killed in two different cities in Iran as a result of direct gunfire by security forces. These incidents have raised serious concerns about the use of lethal force against unarmed protesters and civilians. en.khro.org/?p=6415

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Hossein Zamanpour, a 20-year-old man, has been arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and is currently being held at Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz. en.khro.org/?p=6412

Mai Sato: Risk of Executions and Widespread Human Rights Violations in Iran Continues; en.khro.org/?p=6409

Mehdi Ramzdan, an Ahwazi kickboxing athlete, was arrested last week by forces of the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Since his arrest, no information has been released regarding his whereabouts or condition. en.khro.org/?p=6406

Emad Hamidi, a 15-year-old teenager from Ahwaz, was arrested by Iranian regime security forces three weeks ago, and there has been no information about his condition or whereabouts since then. en.khro.org/?p=6403

Mokhtar Alboushoukeh, an Ahwazi Arab political prisoner currently serving a life sentence, has been sentenced to an additional 10 years and one day of discretionary imprisonment following his exile from Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz to Arak prison; en.khro.org/?p=6399

Fouad Safi, an Ahwazi Arab citizen originally from Abadan and a resident of Fooladshahr in Isfahan Province, was killed on the evening of January 8, 2026, during nationwide protests, after being directly shot by Iranian regime security forces. en.khro.org/?p=6395

Seyed Meysam Mousavi, a 31-year-old Ahwazi Arab and a resident of Parand city, Tehran Province, was shot directly by the Iranian regime’s security forces around midnight on Thursday, 8 January 2026, while returning home near the Parand shopping center. en.khro.org/?p=6392

Hossein Karm allah chaab (37) a resident of the Tafkir (Andisheh) area in Tostar County (Shushtar), was directly shot by security forces of the Iranian regime on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, while passing through a checkpoint on a motorcycle. en.khro.org/?p=6389

According to reports received by the Karun Human Rights Organization, 310 citizens arrested during the recent protests have been transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahwaz. en.khro.org/?p=6385

Karun Human Rights Organization: Iranian Regime Storing Weapons Inside Schools in the Ahwaz Region (Khuzestan); en.khro.org/?p=6381

Several Ahwazi Arab activists arrested amid nationwide protests in January 2026 including two brothers Rasoul Jalizi (30) and Majed Jalizi (38) from Alavi Neighborhood (Hay al-Thawra), Ahwaz, were arrested. en.khro.org/?p=6378

Ali Albuhalaf and Hossein Odeh, two Ahwazi Arab from the city of Abadan and microbiology students at the Islamic Azad University, Varamin Branch, have been arrested by security forces since January 8, 2026, and remain in detention. en.khro.org/?p=6375

Aria Sheikhi-Nasab, a civil activist and former political prisoner previously arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests, was rearrested on January 25, 2026, at his father’s home in Masjed Soleyman. en.khro.org/?p=6372

Amir Mehdi Rajabi, a 21-year-old Turkish rapper from Astara, known by his stage name “Bangard,” was arrested on January 20, 2026 after being summoned by phone to the local Office of Intelligence. en.khro.org/?p=6369

Houman Jalil, a 22-year-old professional doctorate student at Chamran University of Ahwaz, was arrested on January 18 in the Hayy al-Khalidiyah (Kianpars) district of Ahwaz by Iranian security forces. en.khro.org/?p=6366