Mohammad Ayyashi

In Khuzestan Province, several citizens have been detained by security forces over recent days. Reports indicate that in the early hours of 8 January 2025, several individuals, including Reza Heidari, Javad Heidari, Ali Savari, Fouad Mousavi, Javad Afari, Yasin Silavi, Ali Karoushat, and Mohammad Naseri, were arrested in Ahvaz and transferred to an undisclosed location. On the same day, Khaled Amouri, Ali Amouri, and Mohammad Amouri were detained in Ramshir by agents from the Ramhormoz Intelligence Office and taken to the office's detention centre.

On the evening of 6 January 2025, five Sunni citizens, including Younes Gharbavi and Reza Zeheiri, were arrested in Ahvaz. Prior to this, on 5 January 2025, Hashem Mousavi Hermosi was detained by security forces in the Sheyban area of Ahvaz. As part of this wave of arrests, other individuals, including Sadegh Mansouri, Mansour Jasemi, Ahmad Jalali, Hossein Saeedi, Saeed Fallahi, Ahmad Khaledi, Ayoub Tarafi, Yousef Saedi, Mohammad Ayashi, and Ali Savari, son of Jabbar, have also been detained.

These arrests were accompanied by the confiscation of personal belongings, such as mobile phones and computers, from the detainees. Local reports indicate that the families of these individuals are concerned about their condition and whereabouts. So far, there is no information available regarding the reasons for the arrests or the location of many of these citizens.