World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,  an alliance of more than 150 NGOs

Four Ahwazi Arab death row prisoners have been transferred to an unknown location and could be executed at any time.

Iran: The indiscriminate executions continue – The UN, EU and the International community must put the situation of the death penalty at the top of the agenda in their dialogue with Iran

While the political climate between Iran and the international community has been improving since the election of President Rouhani, and the P5+1 Group is preparing their second round of nuclear negotiations with Iran, executions continue at a higher rate than before inside the country.

New Arrests in Ahwaz

Iran’s intelligence services and security forces led by Brigadier Hassan Haqiqi have arrested on 12 Janaury several Ahwazi Arabs activists in Zerqan district in Ahwaz City.

EAHRO received the following names of activists who were arrested in Beit Mohareb village and Zerqan distirct:

1.  Yaqub Idizadeh, 28, father of one
2. Saeid Bachei pour, 26
3. Qader Bachaei pour, 22
4. Hussein Hussein Nejadian, 31 Married
5. Sajjad Hussein Nejadian, 29
6. Naser Abufadil, 35, father of two

Also security forces in Shaeibia arrested the following people:

1, Monji Alhari,  26
2. Jawad Alhari , 30
3. Metlab Alhari, 45
4. Farid Kaabi, 55

Current whereabouts of the detainees remain unknown.