AHRO welcomes the halt of executions of Ahwazi Arabs by Human Watch and Amnesty International
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Posted By Alireza Nader, Robert Stewart Wednesday, April 3, 2013 -
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The role and plight of ethnic minorities in Iranian society tends to receive little attention from Western analysts and policymakers. This may be largely due to the predominance of Tehran as the focal point of Iranian culture, politics, and foreign policy. Moreover, Iran's ethnic minorities h…
Increasing joblessness and rising poverty is creating a humanitarian crisis among Ahwazi Arabs that threatens to lead to widespread unrest, according to activists and a growing number of politicians.
The unemployment crisis prompted one desperate Ahwazi Arab to set himself alight in the provincial governor's office last week, emulating Tunisian martyr Mohammad Bouazizi.
The official unemployment rate in "Khuzestan" province is 12 per cent, the…
Produced by the Ahwazi Arab Solidarity Network in conjunction with Ahwazi Arab rights activists and NGOs, the Ahwaz Human Rights Review 2013 provides an overview of the events and issues concerning the Ahwazi Arabs over the past year, a year that has seen an increase in violent repression, summary killings and executions.
The authorities are attempting to silence the voices of moderate, educated Ahwazi Arab cultural activists, particularly teac…
The Ahwaz Human Rights Organisation (AHRO) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and against injustice of any kind.
AHRO has long reported and advocated against systematic racism against Ahwazi Arabs in Iran. Non-Persian ethnic groups in Iran and black people share a grievance related to state-induced violence on the basis of race.
We acknowledge there is work to be done in our own communities and we…
The Scandinavian International Film Festival (SCIFF), held in Helsinki, Finland, from August 9-14 2019, presented its award of honor to Dr. Karim Abdian, the Executive Director of Ahwaz Human Rights Organization for his tireless and ongoing work for four decades as a human rights defender. Mr. Abdian’s advocacy on behalf of refuges, women, the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran and the Middle East for the realization of their freed…
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