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Arrest and Disappearance of a Baloch Citizen by Security Forces in Sarakhs

On August 27, 2024, Harith Bordbar, a 23-year-old Baloch citizen, was arrested by plainclothes IRGC intelligence agents in the city of Sarakhs, located in Razavi Khorasan province, without a judicial warrant. He was immediately transferred to an IRGC detention center in Mashhad. Harith Bordbar, son of Nader, is a resident...

UN Experts Express Concern: Over 400 Executions Reported This Year

UN Experts Express Concern: Over 400 Executions Reported This Year Human Rights Group Balochistan/ On Monday, September 2, 2024, UN experts expressed concern over the increase in executions in Iran in the past month and called on the Iranian government to immediately halt the executions of those facing such penalties. In...

Killing of Two Baloch Citizens Following Military Forces’ Shooting in Yazd

On Friday, September 1, 2024, two Baloch brothers were killed following a direct shooting by the Tactical Unit and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force in the Saghand desert area of Yazd province. The victims were identified as Mohsen Tootazahi, 25 years old, married with one child, and Hamid (Abdulrahman) Tootazahi,...

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Kahnuj Prison

On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the execution of a Baloch prisoner named Parviz Mirbaluchzehi (Narouei) was carried out in Kahnuj prison. Parviz, 46 years old, was married with three children, and originally from Dehpabid and a resident of Zahedan. He had been arrested earlier on drug-related charges and sentenced...

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Zahedan Central Prison

At dawn on Monday, August 26, 2024, the execution of Barakat Ali Sanjarani, a Baloch prisoner convicted of murder, was carried out in Zahedan Central Prison. Sanjarani, approximately 25 years old, was sentenced to death four years ago for his alleged involvement in a fatal group fight in Zahedan. On...

A Baloch Citizen Killed by Military Forces

On Wednesday, August 21, 2023, a blatant violation of human rights occurred in Khash County. Anti-Narcotics Task Force personnel, during the pursuit of a vehicle in the village of Tohidabad, illegally and without observing humane protocols, opened fire. This violent action resulted in a bullet striking a fruit vendor...

UN Human Rights Committee Expresses Concern Over Violations Against Minorities in Iran According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, the UN Human Rights Committee has expressed serious concerns about widespread human rights violations by Iranian security forces during the protests of November 2019, July 2021, and September 2022. These violations...

One-Year Prison Sentence for Baloch Woman Arrested During 2022 Protests

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Elham Ostadi, a 30-year-old Baloch woman from Iranshahr, who was arrested during the public protests in Balochistan in response to the rape of a 15-year-old girl by the police commander in Chabahar, was sentenced to one year...

Arrest of Two Baloch Citizens in Khash

Today, Thursday, August 22, 2024, IRGC intelligence forces raided two herbal and auto parts shops on Enqelab Street in Khash. During the raid, Molawi Mohammad Amin Muradzahi, a Sunni cleric, and his 17-year-old nephew Tariq Muradzahi were violently arrested and taken to an unknown location. Molawi Mohammad Amin Muradzahi, the...

Execution of Five Prisoners, Including Two Baloch, in Yazd Central Prison

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Monday, August 19, 2024, the execution of five prisoners, including two Baloch prisoners, two Afghan nationals, and one individual with unknown identity, was carried out in Yazd Central Prison. The identities of the executed Baloch prisoners were "Abdulrahman Damani (Gorgij)," 34 years...