Ahmad Khaledi

In Khuzestan Province, numerous citizens have been detained by security forces in recent days. On the morning of 8 January 2025, security forces arrested several individuals, including Reza Heidari, Javad Heidari, Ali Savari, Foad Mousavi, Javad Afri, Yasin Silavi, Ali Karoushat, and Mohammad Naseri, in various areas of Ahvaz and transferred them 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 Department and taken to the department's detention centre.

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

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