Shahham Soleimani sentenced to ten years in prison over alleged cooperation with Israel

Hengaw – Wednesday, November 5, 2025

A 60-year-old Arab citizen from Ahvaz, Shahham Soleimani, has been sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of alleged cooperation with Israel, and is currently held in Sheiban Prison.

According to information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Soleimani received the sentence from Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Ehsan Adebimehr. The court convicted him on the charge of “cooperation with Israel” and issued a ten-year custodial sentence.

Human-rights sources, including the Karoon Human Rights Organization, reported that Soleimani was arrested in Ahvaz during the twelve-day conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was later transferred to the city’s central detention facility, known as Sheiban Prison.

Soleimani’s health condition has reportedly deteriorated following several months of detention in Sheiban Prison, and his situation is described as concerning by sources familiar with his case.