Four more Ahwazis killed by Iranian forces

Ibrahim Atshani, 20 years old, and Mostafa Hargani, 22 years old, residents of Dvar area of Susa city, were shot directly by the Iranian militia Basij forces in the morning of Friday, April 26, 2021, and died later at hospital.

According to local sources, the two men were riding a motorcycle while crossing a street where the courthouse, Basij Danesh base and several offices were located, where they were shot by the Iranian militia Basij forces. The source added that “Ibrahim Atshani” was shot in the leg and abdomen and “Mostafa Hargani” was shot in the shoulder. After being taken to a hospital in Ahwaz, Ebrahim Atshani died on Saturday afternoon, 27th March. Mustafa Hargani died hours later on Saturday night. Local sources say both young men were alive when they arrived to the hospital.

Ibrahim Atshani was arrested during the protests in November 2017 and was released on bail after several months of detention and imprisonment.

Iranian officials have not yet commented on the killing of the two young men in the city of Susa and instead claim that the two young men were shot and detained by security forces during an attack on the court and Basij base. This claim has been denied by the relatives of these two young men.

On a similar event, a week ago, two Ahwazi youths were killed in Falahia city by the Iranian security agents. Abbas Khodayraie, 17 years old, and Jalal Amiri who have been driving a motorcycle and refused stopping at a checkpoint for the Iranian revolutionary guard, were been hit by the car of IRG agents and fallen in a deep water channel and killed.

Every year several Ahwazi young men are shot at the checkpoints and killed. These victims would have not heard any warning at the checkpoints.