Ahwazi Arabs
Ahwazi Arabs
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Witness Statement of Shaykh Mohammad Kazem Khaqani
Shaykh Mohammad Kazem Khaqani is an Ahwazi Arab Shi’a cleric and religious scholar and the son of Ayatollah Mohammad al-Shobeir…
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Witness Statement of Isa Savari
In this witness statement, Isa Savari, an Ahwazi Arab civic and political activist, discusses his years as target of government…
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A Framework of Violence: Repression of the Arab Ethnic Minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014) –The Arab ethnic minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has been subjected to a…
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Witness Statement of Ahmad Khalili
In this witness statement, Ahmad Khalili—a member of the Ahwazi Arab ethnic minority in Iran—recalls his father’s imprisonment on political…
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Report Indicates Execution of Two Ahwazi Arab Men May Be Imminent
Ali Chobayshat and Yasin (Khaled) Musavi could be executed as early as Thursday.
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Witness Statement of Masumeh Ka’abi
In this witness statement, Masumeh Ka’abi—an Ahwazi Arab housewife—recounts her arbitrary arrest, interrogation and imprisonment by intelligence agents of the…
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Special Rapporteur’s March 2014 report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN…
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Joint Letter from 27 NGOs to UN Human Rights Council
(March 12, 2014) - NGOs call on UN member states to support resolution to renew the mandate of the Special…
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IRI Executes Two Ahwazi Arab Men
For Immediate Release January 31, 2014 (New Haven, USA) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned further…
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Death Sentences for Ahwazi Arab Cultural Activists
Two more Ahwazi Arab cultural activists have been sentenced to death on national security charges.
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