AHWAZ, — Pressure on political and civil activists has reached its peak in Iran. Mohammad Herdani an Arab activist was sentenced to 10 years imprisonments.
Mr. Herdani was a cultural activist arrested by the Intelligent Service several months ago. He has been subjected to extreme torture while detained. In the last few days he was sentenced to 10 years internment by the Ahwaz Revolutionary Court.
Ahwaz an Arab city is located in south west of Iran. It is one of the deprived areas in the coutry.
Each year many people from this region are executed or given long imprisonments on various grounds.