Fallah Heydari's warning of the international community about the continued forced disappearance

 

Fallah Heydari's warning of the international community about the continued forced disappearance

In a statement, Amnesty International called on the Iranian authorities to release Fallah Heydari, a member of the Ahwazi Arab minority, immediately and unconditionally, while informing him of his whereabouts.

The international human rights group said in a statement that Fallah Heydari had been detained solely for having links with his brother and son, who are active outside Iran.

Fallah Heydari, 5, was summoned to the IRGC's intelligence office in Ahvaz on May 2, after which he was arrested and transferred to an unknown location.

According to Amnesty International, authorities in the Islamic Republic have since kept his whereabouts secret, subjecting him to a "forced disappearance