{"id":4434,"date":"2025-11-18T21:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2025-11-18T21:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:03:05","slug":"report-on-the-ongoing-detention-of-twelve-baloch-sailors-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/report-on-the-ongoing-detention-of-twelve-baloch-sailors-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on the Ongoing Detention of Twelve Baloch Sailors in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than a year has passed since the detention of twelve Baloch sailors in Yemeni waters, and these individuals remain in custody without effective action or support from relevant Iranian authorities. The sailors, originating from various cities across Balochistan and a few from Karachi, were arrested by Yemeni maritime and military forces, with the support of the Saudi\u2013Emirati coalition, during a commercial voyage transporting urea fertilizer\u2014 a petrochemical product\u2014on a cargo dhow. The shipment\u2019s manifest listed Mogadishu, Somalia, as the official destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the sailors\u2019 statements, after encountering a severe storm they altered course toward the port of Al-Salif in Yemen, where they discovered that the shipping documents issued from Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar were forged. They reported that they only knew the cargo company through the name on the manifest and an individual identified by the surname \u201cSheikhi.\u201d During their route, coalition maritime forces intercepted the vessel, detained the crew, and later transferred them to a detention facility in the port of Mokha. The sailors have stated that they have been treated humanely while in custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coalition forces allege that the cargo originated in Iran and was intended for Houthi forces, calling for accountability from Iranian authorities and the Tehran-based company responsible for the shipment. Despite repeated attempts by the dhow\u2019s owner to contact the cargo company, the company has not provided any explanation nor taken any steps to secure the release of the crew or the seized vessel. Families of the detainees have approached multiple governmental bodies, including the governor\u2019s office, judiciary, officials at Shahid Beheshti Port, and the management of the shipping company in Tehran, but no action has been taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Names of the Detained Crew Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Abdulghani Rasani, 52, from Konarak (captain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morteza Ayan, 31, from Konarak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abdullah Opra, 39, from Konarak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aslam Aroon, 44, from Chabahar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amin Iranpanah, 36, from Chabahar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anis Ariyanzhad, 34, from Konarak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abdullah Melkereysi, 27, from Sarbaz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mohsen Aroon, 43, from Chabahar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Farhan, 26, from Karachi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uzair Dada, 25, from Karachi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abdulaziz Dada, 54, from Karachi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amin Ali Darzadeh, son of Elhdad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Violations of Citizen Rights Under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The absence of meaningful action by Iranian state institutions regarding these detainees stands in conflict with several constitutional provisions intended to protect citizens\u2019 rights. Relevant articles include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dignity, life, property, rights, and security of individuals are inviolable except as provided by law.<br>Failure to protect the sailors\u2019 safety and rights represents a violation of this principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 34<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every citizen has the right to seek justice.<br>Lack of legal support and absence of institutional advocacy constitute a breach of this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forced confessions are prohibited.<br>Broadcasting confessions recorded under detention without legal counsel raises concerns under this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No person may use their rights in a manner harmful to others.<br>Negligence by the cargo company in failing to pursue the crew\u2019s release has directly harmed these individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles 151 &amp; 152<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These articles mandate the state to safeguard the nation\u2019s security and protect Iranian citizens abroad.<br>The lack of effective consular action violates this constitutional obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommendations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immediate intervention by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to secure the release and repatriation of the sailors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigation into the Tehran-based company responsible for the forged documents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provision of legal assistance and compensation for affected families<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transparency regarding how forged shipping documents were used to load cargo at Chabahar Port<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementation of safeguards to protect Iranian seafarers working in high-risk maritime zones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report highlights the urgent need for state authorities to fulfill their legal and constitutional responsibilities toward citizens who have been placed in danger outside the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4435\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a year has passed since the detention of twelve Baloch sailors in Yemeni waters, and these individuals remain in custody without effective action or support from relevant Iranian authorities. The sailors, originating from various cities across Balochistan and a few from Karachi, were arrested by Yemeni maritime and military forces, with the support &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4434","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\/4434","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=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4436,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/4436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}