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Three Ahvazi Citizens Arrested by Security Forces

HRANA – On Wednesday, November 19, three Ahvazi citizens, Sajad Gharbavi, Hossein Jalal, and Ali Hamdi, were arrested by security forces. Mr. Jalal and Mr. Hamdi were released after signing a written pledge, but Sajad Gharbavi remains in custody, and his whereabouts are unknown. These individuals were arrested on Wednesday, November 19, by security forces. While Hossein Jalal and Ali Hamdi were later released after providing a written commitment…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

The death of Amir Neysi and the severe deterioration of Ebrahim Parsamehr in Sheiban Prison

In recent weeks, a new wave of preventable deaths and severe medical deterioration has emerged across prisons under the ruling regime in Iran. These incidents share one core pattern: deliberate medical deprivation that leaves prisoners without treatment until they reach irreversible harm. The death of Amir Neysi in Sheiban Prison, the worsening medical condition of attorney Ebrahim Parsamehr, and the hospitalization of Ahmad Naseri—now in a full…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

Ahvaz: Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners Upheld by the Supreme Court

HRANA – The death sentences of Masoud Jamaei, Alireza Mardasi, and Farshad Etemadifar, political prisoners held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, have been upheld by the Supreme Court. These prisoners had previously been sentenced by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court to two death sentences each, plus one year in prison. Earlier this year, Branch 1 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Adibimehr, had sentenced each of them to two death s…Supreme Court · Ahvaz Read Article

Confirmation of Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners in Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz

The death sentences of three political prisoners—Farshad Etemadifar, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi—have been confirmed and officially communicated to them inside Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz. These rulings were issued after prolonged detention, torture, coerced confessions, illness, and denial of a fair trial. Concerns are now rising over the imminent risk of execution. Introduction In recent days, multiple reports have confirmed that these three…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

The Tragedy of Self-Immolation Among Street Vendors in Iran

Ahmad Baledi, a young Ahvazi Arab student, self-immolated after municipal agents violently demolished his family’s kiosk, igniting public outrage, repression, and renewed attention to systemic violence and discrimination against street vendors and marginalized communities. The death of Ahmad Baledi, a 21-year-old student from Ahvaz who set himself on fire in protest at poverty and corruption, is the latest in a chain of self-immolations among Ir…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

Toxic Skies Over Khuzestan: Iran’s Oil Wealth Turns Deadly Amid Regime Negligence

As poisonous gas clouds suffocate southern Iran, the regime’s decades of corruption and neglect have left citizens struggling to breathe. In Khuzestan — a province where the land beneath people’s feet overflows with oil — breathing has become a daily struggle. Air quality in Ahvaz and surrounding areas, including the villages near Gheyzaniyeh, has reached the “very unhealthy” and “purple” levels on the pollution index, the most dangerous categor…Corruption · Ahvaz Read Article

Death of Ahvaz Student Sparks Outrage After Self-Immolation Over Forced Demolition

20-year-old student Ahmad Baladi dies after setting himself on fire to protest the unlawful destruction of his family’s kiosk by municipal and police forces in Ahvaz. Ahmad Baladi, a 20-year-old student from Ahvaz, has died after suffering severe burns from self-immolation. The young man set himself on fire in protest after municipal agents, accompanied by police forces, demolished his family’s small kiosk without a court order. His death has s…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

The first time I encountered Jen Percy’s work she was reading it herself, in Iowa City, in a subterranean venue at a graduate students reading series called Anthology. The essay involved a guinea pig, one I can still picture in my head. Jen is that kind of writer; her prose is indelible. She was finishing an MFA in creative nonfiction at the time, and later finished another in fiction, and later still she reported from Afghanistan and Iraq. She …Ahvaz · Ahvaz See the Story

Outrage in Ahvaz After Young Student’s Self-Immolation in Protest Against Injustice

The tragic act of 20-year-old Ahmad Baladi sparks public anger and condemnation of the regime’s corruption and brutality On Thursday night, November 6, 2025, a wave of grief and outrage swept through the city of Ahvaz after 20-year-old student Ahmad Baladi set himself on fire in protest against the violent demolition of his father’s small kiosk by municipal agents. Dozens of angry citizens gathered outside Taleghani Hospital, where Ahmad is bein…Corruption · Ahvaz Read Article

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Reza Abdali

HRANA – The death sentence and prison term of Reza Abdali, a political prisoner held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, have been upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court, the country’s highest judicial authority. Abdali had previously been sentenced to death and 15 years in prison by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh). According to information obtained by HRANA, the Supreme Court recently confirmed and notified Abdal…Ahvaz · Ahvaz Read Article

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Three Ahvazi Citizens Arrested by Security Forces

The death of Amir Neysi and the severe deterioration of Ebrahim Parsamehr in Sheiban Prison

Ahvaz: Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners Upheld by the Supreme Court

Confirmation of Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners in Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz

The Tragedy of Self-Immolation Among Street Vendors in Iran

Toxic Skies Over Khuzestan: Iran’s Oil Wealth Turns Deadly Amid Regime Negligence

Death of Ahvaz Student Sparks Outrage After Self-Immolation Over Forced Demolition

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Outrage in Ahvaz After Young Student’s Self-Immolation in Protest Against Injustice

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Reza Abdali

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Three Ahvazi Citizens Arrested by Security Forces

The death of Amir Neysi and the severe deterioration of Ebrahim Parsamehr in Sheiban Prison

Ahvaz: Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners Upheld by the Supreme Court

Confirmation of Death Sentences for Three Political Prisoners in Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz

The Tragedy of Self-Immolation Among Street Vendors in Iran

Toxic Skies Over Khuzestan: Iran’s Oil Wealth Turns Deadly Amid Regime Negligence

Death of Ahvaz Student Sparks Outrage After Self-Immolation Over Forced Demolition

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Outrage in Ahvaz After Young Student’s Self-Immolation in Protest Against Injustice

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Reza Abdali

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