Six Arab Political Prisoners in Ahvaz Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution

The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that "six Arab political prisoners from Ahvaz, who have been sentenced to death on security charges, have been transferred to solitary confinement in Shiban Prison in Ahvaz for execution." The names of these six political prisoners are Ali Majdam, Mohammad Reza Moghadam, Adnan Mousavi Ghabishavi, Salem Mousavi Al-Boshoukeh, Moein Khonfari, and Habib Daris. According to this organization, the execution of death sentences has accelerated after the end of Ramadan, and at least 49 individuals have been executed in various prisons across Iran in the past two weeks. The Iran Human Rights Organization once again called for a global response to stop the government's execution machine. An informed source told the Iran Human Rights Organization that "these six prisoners have been sentenced to death for charges such as Moharebeh (waging war against God) or Baghi (rebellion) for corruption on earth." According to this report, these six prisoners were sentenced to death without the right to a fair trial. On Saturday, May 6, the death sentence of Habib Farajollah Chaab, known as Habib Asyoud, an Arab political activist from Ahvaz with Swedish citizenship, was executed in an unknown location. His execution has sparked protests from several countries. The human rights organization "Halvash" also announced that a prisoner in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz has been transferred to one of the solitary confinement cells for execution. The identity of this prisoner is "Younes Reigi Rakhshani, born in 1986, from Zahedan, son of Shahnoor, married with six children." According to this report, this prisoner was previously arrested in 2019 in Shiraz and sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of the city for drug-related charges. Meanwhile, a human rights organization in Iran expressed concern over the transfer of three political prisoners to Ward 4 of Greater Tehran Prison - a facility for violent crime inmates. At the same time, the human rights organization "Halvash" announced that a prisoner in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz has also been transferred to solitary confinement for execution. The news agency Hrana, which is affiliated with human rights activists in Iran, reported on Sunday, May 7, citing Erfan Karamvasi, the lawyer for three political prisoners named Reza Norouzi, Meysam Dehbanzadeh, and Majid Roshannejad, that these three prisoners were transferred from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj to the facility for violent crime inmates in Ward 4 of Greater Tehran Prison on Wednesday, May 2. In past years, there have been repeated reports of the transfer of political prisoners to wards for violent crime inmates, which has led to protests from political prisoners and their families. According to Hrana, Erfan Karamvasi stated: "This action, besides being contrary to the principle of separation of crimes, indicates increasing pressure from the ruling apparatus to inflict physical and psychological harm on the prisoner and their families." This lawyer added: "If the authorities refuse to transfer these prisoners to Evin Prison or Ward 6 of Greater Tehran Prison, which is designated for political prisoners, the responsibility for the lives and safety of my clients falls on the prison organization and the relevant authorities and their orders." The increase in executions in Iran has once again reignited the hashtag "No to Execution." Molavi Abdulhamid: Killing does not solve the problem, listen to the opponents. The widespread execution of Baluch citizens in a security environment and widespread internet disruptions. The European Union condemned the execution of Habib Asyoud "in the strongest terms." Several prominent opponents of the Islamic Republic condemned the execution of Habib Asyoud. Reactions to the execution of Habib Asyoud | Iran Human Rights Organization: "Extrajudicial killing" and "terrorist act."