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Iran: four Ahwazi activists executed

January 14, 2008: four Ahwazi activists were executed in secret last week by the Iranian authorities, the Ahwaz Human Rights Organisation reported.

The Iranian regime executed the following four political activists in Karoon prison in Ahwaz City: Ahmad Marmazi, Abdolhussein Harabii, Hussein Asakereh, and Mehdi Haidari. They were all Arab (Ahwazi) residents of Ma'sur (Mahshar), and were all married with children.

Four more men are slated for execution, possibly next week. They are all members of Iran's ethnic Arab minority in Khuzestan (al-Ahwaz) province.

Source: AHRO, 14/01/2008

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