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At Least Twelve Baloch Fuel Carriers Killed, Injured, and Arrested by IRGC Forces on Saravan Border

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, IRGC forces opened fire directly and without warning on Baloch fuel carriers from Mashkel, eastern Balochistan, in the border areas of Jodr and Kalagan, Saravan County. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least four fuel...

Amnesty International: 74% of 2023 Executions in Iran / Most Executions Among Baloch

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, Amnesty International's annual report on executions worldwide, released on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, stated that the increase in executions in Iran led to the highest number of executions in a decade in 2023, with the majority of those executed being Baloch...

Transport of Patient on Hospital Bed by Pickup Truck Due to Lack of Ambulance in Bent City

A video circulating on social media shows the situation of a patient being transported from the clinic in Bent City to Nikshahr Hospital in Balochistan on a hospital bed using a pickup truck due to the unavailability of an ambulance. Based on this video, the patient is being transported to...

Medical Neglect Leads to Death of Young Thalassemia Patient

Last Friday, Mukhtar Balochzehi (Jedgal), a social media activist and comedian from Chabahar, passed away due to thalassemia. Mukhtar was 22 years old and originally from Zirakabad village in Nikshahr. Despite medical advancements that can enable a normal life for thalassemia patients, Mukhtar died due to inadequate treatment and the...

Prolonged Detention and Uncertainty of Saad Dinarzehi for Over 30 Da

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, Today Thursday, May 23, 2024, a 20-year-old Baloch citizen named Saad Dinarzehi, who was arrested on April 21, 2024, following a raid by IRGC intelligence forces on the village of Getan in Minan district, Sarbaz County, remains in detention and uncertain status...

Death of a Baloch Teenager Due to Medical Negligence

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, a 15-year-old Baloch teenager who had been severely injured by a bullet and transferred to Khatam al-Anbiya Hospital in Iranshahr was mistakenly declared dead by the medical staff while he was still alive and was sent to...

At Least 12 Baloch Children Drown in Water Reservoirs and Rivers Within 30 Days

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, at least 12 Baloch children have drowned in water reservoirs and rivers within a 30-day period. The water reservoirs, known locally as "hootags," are natural rainwater ponds in Balochistan. They pose numerous dangers to children, including contaminated water and the presence of other...

Detained Baloch Citizen Missing for Forty Days

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, a Baloch citizen named Umar Dorostaran, 25, from Chiraghan village, was detained by plainclothes security forces in Rask on the evening of April 8, 2024. Forty days later, there is still no information on his whereabouts or condition. Umar, a student at a...

Execution of Baloch Prisoner Saman Malekzehi in Bam Prison

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on May 11, 2024, Saman Malekzehi, a 28-year-old Baloch prisoner, was executed in Bam Prison on charges related to drug offenses. Saman had been arrested four years ago and sentenced to death. Bam security forces had previously demanded a weapon from his...

Shootings by Iranian Security Forces: 4 Killed, 5 Injured

On May 12, 2024, a Baloch citizen named Saeed Sohrabi, son of Kamal and a resident of the village of Ziri in Kahnuj County, was killed by intelligence forces' gunfire. The following day, on the evening of May 13, 2024, military and security forces in Saravan opened fire without...