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Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Nov. 05 – Dozens of people
from the Arab-dominated city of Ahwaz, south-western
Iran, gathered in the city centre on Saturday in protest against the arrest
of their relatives during anti-government protests on Friday, one of the
demonstrators told Iran Focus.
About 70 angry and distraught relatives of those who had been arrested called
for the release of their family members during the day’s protest, but were
violently dispersed by the police.
Many were beaten and several were arrested by agents of Iran’s State
Security Forces. Their whereabouts are unknown, the source said.
On Friday, clashes between people and agents of the SSF erupted in the
oil-rich city as police launched a crackdown on a peaceful demonstration by
close to 1,000 ethnic Arabs.
Ahwaz, the capital of the Arab-dominated province of Khuzestan, has been the scene of
unremitting anti-government protests since the start of the year.
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