Subjected to Torture and Risk of Execution: 28 Ahwazi Prisoners Suffer in Sheyban Prison
Human rights sources have revealed that 28 Ahwazi prisoners from the city of Shushtar are enduring severe conditions in Sheyban Prison, operated by the Iranian occupation authorities. The prison is notorious for torture and physical executions carried out by the occupying regime’s intelligence forces.
Despite the closure of the case concerning the 28 Ahwazi prisoners from Shushtar, the Revolutionary Court under the occupation’s jurisdiction has not determined their fate. They remain in arbitrary detention, held by the intelligence forces in Sheyban Prison.
The detainees, including 27 men and one woman, were arrested last April during a Ramadan Iftar gathering.
The prisoners are: Bashir Abdullah Zadeh, Jamal Al-Shaab, Jawad Dehwari Jasiba, Hussein Al-Boubladi, Hussein Bouzar, Hussein Hamza, Haidar Al-Shaab, Khalil Abdullah Zadeh, Rashid Dalimi, Rashid Abdullah Zadeh, Zaman Anfaja, Sajad Soleimani Fardi, Sayed Hamed Mousavi, Sayed Jadallah, Sayed Karim Boursadon, Sahib Karasnejadian, Adel Jaberi Shibli, Abbas Dehwari Qasba, Aziz Abdullah Zadeh, Aziz Nasir Fard, Ali Rami, Ali Kaab, Alireza Salman Nejad, Issa Rouezi Dalimi, Mohammad Saadi, Mahmoud Saadi, Mahmoud Ghazlawi, and Hajar Heidari.
The Iranian occupation prosecutor in Shushtar accused them of “gathering and conspiring to commit crimes against internal security.” Their case was transferred to the Qanitra Fortress Court before they were moved to Sheyban Prison.
Although their case has officially been closed, the judicial system has not issued a decision for their release. After the case was closed, their families sought answers from the Qanitra Fortress Court, but the presiding judge refused to provide a resolution.
An informed source stated:
“These prisoners face daily psychological torture through the spread of rumors. One day they are told they will be released on bail, and the next, they are informed of an impending verdict.”
The source added: “These 28 individuals have no connection to the government. Their only ‘crime’ is being Sunni. They were arrested collectively in a single night and subjected to interrogation.”
All of the Sunni detainees are heads of families, and their arrests have caused immense emotional and financial hardships for their loved ones. Their families are struggling under difficult circumstances and cannot afford legal representation to advocate for their release.
