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At Least 10 Sunni Citizens Arrested in Ahvaz

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Abdolhadi Asakereh, ahvaz, Hossein Heydari, HRANA, Razi Heydari, Sunni Citizens

HRANA – On Friday, September 4, at least 10 Sunni citizens were arrested after intelligence forces raided a gathering in Ahvaz. Following their arrest, they were transferred to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, ton Friday, September 4, 2026, intelligence forces entered a private residence in the Kuy-e Mashali neighborhood of Ahvaz and arrested at least 10 Sunni Arab citizens.

According to information received by HRANA, the citizens had gathered at the home of a friend for a meeting when intelligence forces surrounded the residence and entered the premises. During the raid, the forces beat several of those present and arrested them. The detainees were subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location.

HRANA has so far confirmed the identities of three of the detainees: Razi Heydari, 50; Hossein Heydari, 29; and Abdolhadi Asakereh, 30. The identities of the other detainees are still being investigated.

These citizens are residents of the Kuy-e Mashali and Akhar Asfalt neighborhoods of Ahvaz.

At the time of this report, despite several days having passed since their arrest, no information has been obtained regarding the detainees’ whereabouts or the charges brought against them.

26 Kurdish Prisoners of Conscience on Hunger Strike in Rajai-Shahr

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Ethnic Minorities
Abdullah Khosrozadeh, Hesam Mohammadi, Heyman Mahmoud Takhti, Hossein Heydari, Mamousta Mohammad Baraie, Sobhan Ahmadzadeh

HRANA News Agency – Twenty six Kurdish prisoners of conscience have gone on hunger strike in Rajai-Shahr Prison located in the city of Karaj.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), twenty six members of Kurdish ethnic minority locked up in Ward 2 of Rajai-Shahr Prison have begun an open-ended hunger strike to protest against violations of their rights and discriminations imposed on them by prison officials.

It has been reported that a few days ago, Ward 2’s warden, Mr. Soltani, encouraged several regular prisoners to instigate a brawl with one of the Kurdish prisoners of conscience, Hesam Mohammadi.After the fight broke out, Hesam Mohammadi was first transferred to the quarantine ward and then to another cell block in Rajai-Shahr Prison.However, no disciplinary action was taken against regular prisoners who initiated the fight.
Since there have been other instances of such discriminations against Kurdish prisoners of conscience in the past, Hesam Mohammadi’s cellmates decided to react this time and protested against repeated acts of bigotry towards Kurds.However, prison officials refused to address inmates’ concerns and remained indifferent and silent.
Amongst Kurdish prisoners locked up in Ward 2 of Rajai-Shahr Prison, there are Sunni prisoners of conscience such as Mamousta Mohammad Baraie, Abdullah Khosrozadeh, Hossein Heydari, Sobhan Ahmadzadeh, Heyman Mahmoud Takhti and a number of other Kurdish Sunni activists.These prisoners have been denied the right to be kept in the cell block allocated to inmates arrested for political reasons.Additionally, they have not been permitted to use furlough, have regular prison visits with their families or meet with Iranian judicial authorities such as a representative from the prosecutor’s office in Tehran