Former Baloch Political Prisoner Without Identity Certificate Arrested for Deportation

Hengaw: Saturday, August 10, 2024

A Baloch man without an identity certificate, named Mohammad Parsa Pashdebarahui, also known as Hashem Rudini, has been summoned and arrested by the Iranian intelligence office in Zahedan for deportation to Afghanistan. He has since been transferred to Al-Ghadir camp in the city, and his current situation remains unknown.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 27-year-old Mohammad Parsa Pashdebarahui, a former political prisoner from Zahedan, was summoned to the city's intelligence office. Upon reporting, he was detained and subsequently transferred to Al-Ghadir camp in Zahedan for deportation.

Haal Vash news outlet reported that Parsa Pashdebarahui had been repeatedly summoned and threatened with arrest and deportation by the intelligence office over the past two weeks if he did not comply with their demands. After reporting to the intelligence office, he was arrested, and authorities informed his family that he had been moved to the Al-Ghadir camp in Zahedan for deportation to Afghanistan.

This individual was previously sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison in 2018 on charges of "membership in anti-government groups." He was arrested again in 2020 on charges of "activities against the government" and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison. He was released after serving both sentences.