{"id":3948,"date":"2025-04-20T21:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=3948"},"modified":"2025-04-20T21:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:19:21","slug":"enforced-disappearance-of-baloch-citizen-idris-rigi-following-arrest-by-intelligence-forces-in-khash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/enforced-disappearance-of-baloch-citizen-idris-rigi-following-arrest-by-intelligence-forces-in-khash\/","title":{"rendered":"Enforced Disappearance of Baloch Citizen Idris Rigi Following Arrest by Intelligence Forces in Khash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April 20, 2025 \u2013 Khash, Iran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 26-year-old Baloch citizen, *Idris Rigi*, remains forcibly disappeared nearly three weeks after being detained by agents of Iran\u2019s Intelligence Department in the southeastern city of Khash, according to a report released today by the Balochistan Human Rights Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arrest Without Warrant or Charges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 26, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., intelligence forces raided the home of Idris Rigi while he was resting and arrested him without presenting a judicial warrant or informing him or his family of any charges. He was subsequently taken to an undisclosed location, and no information about his whereabouts has been made available since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Family Left Without Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 23 days, Rigi\u2019s family has repeatedly contacted various judicial and security institutions in an effort to obtain information regarding his status. However, officials have failed to provide any formal explanation or acknowledge his detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call for Accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Balochistan Human Rights Group has expressed serious concern about the apparent enforced disappearance of Idris Rigi and the broader pattern of arbitrary arrests targeting the Baloch minority in Iran. The organization has urged Iranian authorities to immediately disclose Rigi\u2019s whereabouts, ensure his access to legal counsel and family, and guarantee his safety and rights under national and international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background on the Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sistan and Baluchestan province has long been a hotspot for human rights violations, with Baloch activists and citizens frequently subjected to arbitrary detention, discrimination, and state violence. Human rights defenders have repeatedly warned about the growing use of enforced disappearances as a tool of repression in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End of Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMAGE-2025-04-20-231830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3949\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 20, 2025 \u2013 Khash, Iran A 26-year-old Baloch citizen, *Idris Rigi*, remains forcibly disappeared nearly three weeks after being detained by agents of Iran\u2019s Intelligence Department in the southeastern city of Khash, according to a report released today by the Balochistan Human Rights Group. Arrest Without Warrant or Charges On March 26, 2025, at &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human_rights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3950,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948\/revisions\/3950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}