{"id":4607,"date":"2026-01-11T20:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:20:35","slug":"massive-wave-of-violent-arrests-in-zahedan-over-200-citizens-detained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/massive-wave-of-violent-arrests-in-zahedan-over-200-citizens-detained\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Wave of Violent Arrests in Zahedan: Over 200 Citizens Detained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to a report by the <strong>Balochistan Human Rights Group<\/strong>, as of Sunday, January 11, 2026, and over the past two days, more than 200 protesting citizens\u2014including women, men, children, and university students\u2014have been violently arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city of Zahedan. A significant portion of those detained are Baloch citizens. These arrests occurred during public protests and were characterized by severe physical assault and degrading treatment. Families of the detainees remain in a state of total uncertainty regarding the status of their loved ones, as responsible authorities have failed to provide any clear information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on accounts from several individuals who were recently released, at least 200 protesters were detained, with approximately 40 people held in each cell. Security forces subjected the detainees to verbal abuse, physical beatings, and humiliation, and reportedly issued death threats against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The detainees were held in extremely overcrowded rooms, where they could only sense the presence of others in adjacent cells\u2014a factor that highlights the massive scale of the crackdown. Meanwhile, concerned families have gathered in front of security and judicial institutions, holding photos and identification details of their children to seek information, but no official has addressed their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Identified Detainees Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Omar Rakhshani<\/strong> (approx. 17 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abdul Majid Kharkouhi<\/strong> (approx. 21 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mahmoud Narouyi<\/strong> (approx. 25 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ali Gorgij<\/strong> (approx. 15 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hanzala Brahouyi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amrollah Narouyi<\/strong> (approx. 18 years old)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Behnam Mohammadi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iraj Soltani<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abdul Khaleq Samalzehi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanaullah Hassanzahi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mohammad Gol Ghanbarzehi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to ongoing internet outages, the process of identifying the remaining detainees is still underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, reports indicate that in recent days, Baloch citizens in the cities of <strong>Zahedan, Chabahar, Saravan, and Iranshahr<\/strong> have joined nationwide protests. An unknown number of these individuals have been arrested by repressive forces. No transparent information regarding their identities or current status has been released, and the silence of officials has only intensified the concerns over the humanitarian consequences of this crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4608\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by the Balochistan Human Rights Group, as of Sunday, January 11, 2026, and over the past two days, more than 200 protesting citizens\u2014including women, men, children, and university students\u2014have been violently arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city of Zahedan. A significant portion of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4607","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\/4607","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=4607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4609,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions\/4609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}