Eight Family Members were Arrested in Ahwaz

Security forces arrested 8 members of a family in Shoibiyah, a suburb of Shooshtar, in Khuzestan province.

According to the Campaign for Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners, eight citizens were arrested by security forces on Tuesday, October 29^th, 2019. Their status remains unknown after nearly a week of arrest.

The citizens are said to be close friends of Ahmed Mullah Abounahez, known as Ahmad Nisi, a leader of a group called the Al-Ahwaz Liberation Movement who was shot dead near his home in The Laheh city on Wednesday November 8^th, 2017.

Local sources say: “The arrests were made by the security forces by attacking the house of Ahmad Nisi and his brothers after two sound-bombs were exploded in Ahwaz, but it is unclear why they were detained.”

On Tuesday, October 29^th, 2019, two sound-bombs were exploded in the Zand intersection and Mali Rah highways of Ahwaz city, which according to media reports, had no casualties.

According to Nisi’s relatives and family, so far 8 members of the family have been arrested by security forces and their fate is unknown.

The names of those arrested include:

1. Hamad Mullah Nisi
2. Hasan Mullah Nisi
3. Tariq Saddam Nisi
4. Hatem Kaaba
5. Satar Kaaba
6. Emad Hamad
7. Emmar Hamad
8. Aghil Hamad

Although a week has passed since their arrest, no information is available on them and their relatives do not know why they were detained and where they are being held.