"A distress message from an Ahwazi detainee"

In a letter sent from behind bars in the notorious Sheiban prison in the Ahwazi capital, detainee Mukhtar al-Bushka, who was sentenced to life in prison on charges related to teaching Arabic and political activism, said:
Fifteen years ago, Al-Boushka was a political activist and defender of the rights of his fellow citizens, the oppressed Arab Ahwazi people. However, the Iranian occupation denied him the opportunity to see the light of day, to enjoy all the pleasures of life, or at least to live freely among humankind.

Al-Bushka says in a letter he sent as a plea to the head of the judiciary or anyone with an ounce of mercy in his heart to take pity on him and look at him with compassion.

In his letter, Al-Bushka says that he was subjected to clear and obvious injustice, and that he was sentenced to death on flimsy charges that he had never committed during his life, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Al-Bushka views all of these things with satisfaction, but what pains him is the continued torture he endures inside his prison cell. He says that the torture and psychological abuse have caused him numerous illnesses that the prison hospital is no longer able to treat.
He stresses that he must visit the doctor several times a week, but the Persian occupation authorities prevent him from doing so, in addition to the shortage of medication, which makes him feel as if he is slowly dying.
Save us from this human slaughterhouse, a distress message sent by Al-Bushka and the tongue of God saying I am not alone, but with me are thousands of oppressed Ahwazis who are suffering severe suffering and cruel treatment worse than what the media reported about Sednaya prison in Syria.
His family says they have repeatedly requested the prison administration to reconsider his release due to his good conduct, as well as to complete his treatment outside the prison walls, but their requests have been completely rejected.
They also confirmed that they may be prevented from visiting him several times due to the security measures imposed by the Persian occupation authorities in the prison, which exacerbates his psychological condition even more than before.
Many human rights platforms and international Ahwazi organizations denounced his continued detention, in addition to the deterioration of his health condition and the failure of officials to respond to the need to transfer him to an external hospital to monitor his health condition.

6/5/2025
media center of the Ahwazi Democratic Front (ADF)

translated by: Abdolreza Savari