Clashes between convicts and guards occurred at the...

Clashes between convicts and guards occurred at the Karun 4 prison in Ahvaz, where 300 inmates tried to prevent the transfer of a prisoner to the execution site, "Entekhab" newspaper reported on 31 December. The prisoner faced the death penalty for killing a policeman during a robbery. The riot spread as protesters set fires in the prison, but security forces regained control and relocated some of the protesters to a prison in Bandar-i Imam.