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Iran – Call to save lives of 5 minority Arab political prisoners on death row

NCRI – The Iranian Resistance movement, NCRI, today called on the international community for urgent action to help save the lives of five political prisoners from the Arab minority in Ahwaz, Iran.

The five have been sentenced to death on the pretext of “Moharebeh (waging war against God) ,” “conspiring against state security” and “propaganda against the regime” the statement from NCRI stated.

According to sources reporting to the Iranian Resistance, the political prisoners have been transferred from Karoon Prison in Ahwaz to an unknown location in order to obtain forced confessions under torture.
On January 24, Amnesty International also called on Iran’s judiciary to cancel the death sentences of the five men.

On June 18, another four political prisoners from the Arab minority in Ahwaz, including three brothers were executed. All of the said prisoners were arrested during popular demonstrations in Ahwaz in April 2011.