Iran steps up crackdown against its Arab minority
No news on young woman, Sahba (Lamia) Hemadi, 21, who was arrested by intelligence agents in early October. She is 7 months pregnant.
Sahba Hemadi, lives in Abuzar Street in Susangerd also known as Dasht-e Azadegan.
She has contacted her family only once since the time of her arrest when she did not even know where she had been jailed. The family of Sahba Hemadi is extremely concerned about her situation.
In addition to Sahba Hemadi, two other women Zoudiyeh Afrawi, 55, and Ghaisiyeh Afrawi, 60, residents of Albou Afri village in Susangerd, have also been arrested along with their sons.
Iran’s intelligence and security forces have rounded up and detained hundreds of Ahvazi Arabs, including several children, in what appears to be an escalating crackdown in Iran’s Khuzestan province.
The authorities appear to be using an attack on an IRGC military parade in Ahvaz on September 22 as a pretext for cracking down on the populace in and around Ahvaz, making dozens of arbitrary arrests. Human Rights activities reported that at least 600 Ahvazi activists have been arrested so far.
Family members said the arrests have been carried out without warrants by agents of Iran’s security and intelligence services, usually following home raids of Ahvazi Arab activists during the late evening or early morning hours in the regional capital city of Ahwaz, as well as in Hamidieh, Khafajieh, and rural areas.
In some cases, security forces abducted detainees from the streets or their workplace.
The authorities have not provided any information about the detainees’ condition and whereabouts despite repeated inquiries by their families.
Ahvazi human rights activities revealed that 180 detainees have been transferred to Shiban prison in the north of Ahvaz.
One of the detained activists, 70-year-old Sadegh Al-Nazari is suffering from variety of diseases, according to Ahvazi human rights activists, with his family extremely concerned for his fragile health.
On September 22, gunmen who fired on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz killed more than two dozen people and wounded more than 50 others. Iranian state media said 25 people, including civilians and members of the IRGC, had been killed while at least 60 others were wounded.
Despite a September 24 statement by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence stating that only 22 people were arrested with links to the attack on the military parade, reports indicate that hundreds of people have been arbitrarily detained.
The names of some of the detainees who have been identified by human rights activists are as follows:
1- Ahmad Amin Ghezi( Ghias Ghezi),writer, researcher and cultural activist from Zowieh Ameri neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
2- Saeed Ali-Raza Nazari 63 years old,from Al-Safi neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
3- Sajad Silawi,25 years old, from Al-Safi neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
4- Jawad Badawi,26 years old, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
5- Shani Shmosi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
6- Khalil Silawi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
7- Jamil Silawi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
8- Sadegh Silawi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
9- Fares Shamosi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
10- Ali Mazrah from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
11- Samir Silawi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
12- Riaz Shamosi from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
13- Ali Heydari ,Shayea’s son, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
14- Yousef Khasrgi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
15- Jawad Hashemi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
16- Ali-Raza Deris ,from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
17- Maher Masodi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
18- Riaz Zahyri, from Shahrak-Aahwaz neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
19- Khaled Silawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
20- Mokhtar Masodi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
21- Ali Albaji, from Albaji village, arrested in Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
22- Mohammad Masodi,from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
23- Jader Afrawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
24- Aghil Shamosi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
25- Saeed Jalil Mosawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
26- Aisa Badawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
27- Hadi Abidawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
28- Saeed Sadgh Mosawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
29- Ahmad Heydari, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
30- Milad Afrawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
31- Aadel Zahyri, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
32- Abdolah Silawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
33- Abas Badawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
34- Mohsan Badawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
35- Farhan Shamosi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
36- Mohamad Amori, 26 years old, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
37- Naeem Heydari 24 years old, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
38- Araf Ghazlawi, Hanon’s son, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
39- Kazam Ghazlawi ,Hanon’s son, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
40- Ali Alhyee, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
41- Shaker Sawari 29 years old, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
42- Saeed Ghasam Mosawi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
43- Fazal Shamosi, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
44- Sohrab Mojadam,27 years old, from Darwishiah, Kot-Abdolah, Ahwaz city
45- Karim Mojadam, from Kot-Abdolah
46- Jafar Hazbawi, 28 years old, Aneed’s son, from Kot-Abdolah
47- Ahmad Hazbawi, 28 years old, from Kot-Abdolah
48- Araf Naseri ,30 years old, Aeedan’s son, from Kot-Abdolah
49- Osameh Temas, 26 years old, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
50- Ahmad Temas,28 years old, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
51- Mohamad- Moamani Temas, 55 years old, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
52- Saeed Jasem Rahmani(Mosawi), 33 years old, from Alawi(Hai-Althawra) neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
53- Majed Kaldawi, Sadon’s son, from from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
54- Saeed Hamod Rahmani(Mosawi), from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
55- Hatam Sawari, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
56- Jasam Kroshat, 45 years old, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
57- Nori Neissi, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
58- Hossein Heydari, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
59- Adnan Sawari, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
60- Mohammad Heydari,25 years old, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
61- Majed Sawari, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
62- Ali Sawari, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
63- Mohammad Sawari, Sabah’s son, from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
64- Ali Mazbani-Nasr(Sawari), from Alawi neighbourhood (Hai-Althawra), Ahwaz city
65- Ahmad Kroshat, Kazam’s son, from Ahwaz city
66- Jafar Aobidawi, from Zahireh(Goldasht) neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
67- Ahmad Bawi, from Zahireh(Goldasht) neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
68- Ali Shejairat (Abo-Farogh), from Amoelha, Ahwaz city
69- Mahmod Dorghy, from Amoelha, Ahwaz city
70- Aziz Hamidawi, from Amoelha, Ahwaz city
71- Amoid Bachari, from Amoelha, Ahwaz city
72- Ramin Bachari, from Amoelha, Ahwaz city
73- Jamil Ahmad-Pour, from Azizeh neighbourhood(Kheshair), Ahwaz city
74- Fahad Neissi , from Shahrak-Ahwaz, Ahwaz city
75- Jamil Heydari, 33 years old, from Kampolo, Ahwaz city
76- Majed Heydari, 25 years old, from Kampolo , Ahwaz city
77- Ahmad Hemri, 29 years old, bachelor , from Mandali neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
78- Ali Sawari, 23 years old, Chaseb’s son , from Azizeh neighbourhood(Kheshair), Ahwaz city
79- Danial Adel Amjad, 43 years old, from Mashali neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
80- Mosa Mazraeh, from Abo-Hmaza , Khafajeh city
81- Abdul-Rahman khasreji, 32 years old, from Kot-Saeed-Naeem,Khafajeh city
82- Mahdi Mazraeh, 22 years old, Aziz’s son ,from Abo-Hmaza , hospital employee, Khafajeh city
83- Ahmad Swedi, from Hajeh village , Khafajeh city
84- Adnaan Mazraeh , from Khafajeh city
85- Mrs Sahba(Lamia) Hamadi, from Koi-Abozar neighbourhood, Khafajeh city
86- Hassan Harbawi, from Khafajeh city
87- Ali Swedi, from Hajeh village Khafajeh city
88- Faiz Afrawi, 30 years old, Married from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh, he arrested with his mother
89- Mohammad-Amin Afrawi, 37 years old, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city, he arrested with his mother
90- Abas Moghinami, 26 years old from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
91- Mortiza Bit-Sheikh-Ahmad,24 years old, Naser’s son, from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
92- Mortiza Moghinami , 22 years old, from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
93- Aref Moghinami, 27 years old, from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
94- Hamdan Afrawi, Abas’s son, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
95- Amir Afrawi, Fazel’s son, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
96- Ali Afrawi, Hamad’s son, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
97- Mohammad Mohamadi( Abiat), 22 years old, from Hamidiyeh city, arrested with plastered feet
98- Ghasem Kabi(Kabawi), 24 years old, from Hamidiyeh city
99- Mahdi Saedi, 27 years old, from Hamidiyeh city
100- Lami Shamosi, from Hamidiyeh city
101- Aadel Afrawi, from Hamidiyeh city
102- Mahdi Koti, from Hamidiyeh city
103- Ali Koti, from Hamidiyeh city
104- Satar Koti, from Hamidiyeh city
105- Ali Mansori, from Hamidiyeh city
106- Ali Saki, Amrawah’s son, from Howeyzeh city
107- Abas Saki, Abad-Ali, from Howeyzeh city
108- Abo-Shalan Saki, from Howeyzeh city
109- Khazal Temimi(Fazeli),30 years old, from Shiban area, Ahwaz city
110- Ali Sawari,30 years old, Sahi’s son, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
111- Mostafa Sawari,25 years old, Sahi’s son, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
112- Khaled Abidawi, 25 years old, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
113- Abas Heydari, 23 years old, from Shakareh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
114- Mortza Amiri, from Darwisheh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
115- Yasin Amiri, 23 years, from Darwisheh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
116- Sadegh Heydari,28 years old, Ghasem’s son, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
117- Jalal Nabhani, from Ameri neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
118- Khaled Hazbawi, 40 years old, married, from Kanteks( Majd) neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
119- Mohammad Hazbawi, 30 years old, Abdul-Karim’s son, from Kanteks( Majd) neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
120- Raza Batrani, 34 years old, from Kanteks( Majd) neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
121- Tareq Amiri, 24 years old, from Darwisheh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
122- Jamal Mojadam , 25 years old, from Darwisheh neighbourhood, Kot-Abdolah
123- Mosa Mazraeh, 25 years old, Studying in university, from Khafajeh city
124- Rashid Kroshat, from Mandely neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
125- Hakim Kroshat , Manan’s son, from Ahwaz city
126- Mrs Zodeh Afrawi, 55 years old, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
127- Mrs Qaisiah Afrawi, 60 years old, from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
128- Jawad Mahnapour(Afrawi), from Al-Boafri village, Khafajeh city
129- Ali Moghinami, from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
130- Hossain Hamodi( Sabhani),25 years old, from Azizeh neighbourhood (Khashair), Ahwaz city
131- Yahiah Borwieh, from Ahwaz city
132- Naji Salimy( Kabi), Salman’s son, from Bit-Mahmed village, Shush city
133- Yahiah Salim, Naji’s son, from Bit-Mahmed village, Shush city
134- Azim Shawerdi, Abed’s son, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
135- Ibrahim Shawerdi, 31 years old, Kanan’s son, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
136- Khaled Albokhanfar, Saed’s son, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
137- Ahmad Shawerdi, 24 years old, Abdoljalil’s son, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
138- Mahdi Shawerdi, 17 years old, Hasan’s son, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
139- Adnan Khanafreh, from Khanafreh village , Falaheh( Shadegan) city
140- Moslem Farajolah, married, from Shushtar city
141- Anwer Ashory, 26 years old, Derchal’s son, from Bit-Ashor village, Falaheh(Shadegan)
142- Mohamad-Raza Jalali,26 years old, Hasan’s son, from Koi-Abozar, Khafajiah city
143- Rahim Amin-Por ( Heydari) ,from Zaheriah( Goldasht), Ahwaz city
144- Mahdi Aobidawi, 25 years old, from Khafajeh city
145- Mostafa Jalali, 29 years old, married, from Khafajeh city
146- Loghman Sharafi( Khasraji), married , from Tasfeh area, Ahwaz city
147- Yousef Marawna , 18 years old, Aasi’s son, from Malashiah neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
148- Abdolah Haiati , Kazam’s son , from Saeed-Khalaf neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
149- Nader Haiati , Kazam’s son , from Saeed-Khalaf neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
150- Mostafa Basirey , Azat-Alah’s son , from Kyan-Abad neighbourhood , Ahwaz city
151- Kazam Sayahi , Faleh’s son , from Hamidiyeh city
152- Mansor Askari , from Koi-Alawi, Ahwaz city
153- Yahia Aobidawi , 28 years old, from Hamidiyeh city
154- Ghasam Aobidawi , 26 years old , from Hamidiyeh city
155- Jafar Aobidawi , 28 years old , from Hamidiyeh city
156- Hassan Bit-Said , 30 years old, from Hamidiyeh city
157- Ali Mazraeh , 29 years old , from Hamidiyeh city
158- Adel Zabi , from Koi-Alawi neighbourhood , Ahwaz city
159- Araf Abiat , from Koi-Alawi neighbourhood , Ahwaz city
160- Nader Sharifi , 50 years old, from Malashiyeh neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
161- Najem Heydari , 30 years old, from Koi-Alawi neighbourhood , Ahwaz city
162- Rasoul Chaldawi , 27 years old, from Koi-Alawi neighbourhood, Ahwaz city
163- Saeed-Fahad Alawi , 24 years old , Abolhail’s son, from Shawoor , Shush city
164- Abdul-Hamid Kanani , 25 years old , from Shawoor, Shush city
165- Amin Solimani , 27 years old, Naser’s son , from Shawoor, Shush city
166- Mohammad Aobidawi , 26 years old, Aisa’s son , from Shawoor , Shush city
167- Walid Haiawi , 28 years old, Mahmod’s son, from Shawoor , Shush city
168- Hassan Berisam ( Kanani), 24 years old, from Shawoor , Shush city
169- Jasem Ghanami Sowidi , 27 years old, Married , from Hajeh village, Khafajeh city
170- Halim Sawari , 46 years old, from Khafajeh city, arrested with two of his children
171- Aghil Sawari, 20 years old, Halim’s son , from Khafajeh city
172- Raza Sawari , 17 years old, Halim’s son , from Khafajeh city