Speech of Patriotic Arab Democratic Movement in Ahwaz (PADMAZ) in the 11th UN Forum on Minorities, on 29-30 November 2018 discrimination by the Iranian authorities (according to Jawad Albaji, MP from AHWAZ), moreover they arrested the Arab youth who were working voluntarily to support the affected people. For instance we can name some of the detainee as an example: Shahab Sayahi, Ahman Saedi, Nabi Saedi, Abbas Hojati, Mustafa All-Kathir, Said Manabi, Ahmad Moramadi (32), Sadegh Alboghbeish, Ali Mojadam (38), Salim Deriawi (32), Ali Jawadi (20), Jasem Moghadam (30), Adnan Ghobeisawi (22), Fares Romahi Moghadam, (28), Seyed Salem Albushoka (27), Habib Deris, Ali Mojadam, Although more than 10 months have passed, the government failed to provide support to the devastated farmers and those who have lost all their belonging are still struggling to re-start their life again. In order to find out about the impact of Iranian dam building policy, I refer you to PADMAZ’s speech in 2016 in the 9th Session of UN Forum on Minorities in which it warn of the impact of dam building on Ahwazi environment and the plan behind these projects. 4- The protest of Ahwazi workers (of Steel Complex, Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane, municipals, the underground, Petrochemical Companies,.. ) continued in 2019, although, the Iranian authorities arrested hundreds of the protestors and accused them of being threat to the national security and being spy of western countires including US, UK. The Iranian authorities arrest the workers, representatives including Karim Sayahi, Mohammad Khanafera, Azim Sarkha, Mustafa Abayat, Meitham Ali Ghanawati, Tariq Helfi, and Gharib Howeizawi. 5- There was news of execution of Ghasem Beit-Abdullah (34) and Abdullah Karm-Allah Chaab, two Ahwazi political activists. Also 34 more Ahwazi prisoners facing death sentences. The authorities refuse to give any information about their situation, and the families have no information about the fate of the prisoners. 6- Also the fans of Ahwazi football team were suppressed and arrested by the Iranian oppressed authorities. We can mention here as an example: Ali Sawari, Ibrahim Mogeinemi, Mohammad Sawari, Yousef Sawari, www.padmaz.org Email 1: info@padmaz.org Email 2: padmaz.org@gmail.com Tell: +447446860715 Page 3