Habib Chaab

Habib Chaab (Persian: حبیب اسیود; born 1973) is an Iranian-Swedish political activist, founder and former leader of Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz.[1] In October 2020, having lived in exile in Sweden for 14 years,[2] he visited Turkey where he was abducted and smuggled to Iran.[3] Turkish security sources state that Iranian intelligence was behind Chaab's kidnapping.[4]

Habib Chaab
Born1973
Shushtar, Khuzestan Province, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Political activist
Political prisoner

See also

References
  1. Alex Crawford (17 December 2020). "Habib Chaab: Files show how Iranian dissident was kidnapped in Turkey after 'honeytrap by Iran'". Sky News.
    - Rawad Taha (13 December 2020). "Turkey confirms Iran's kidnapping of former ASMLA leader Habib Chaab on its soil". Al Arabiya.
    - Kamil Alboshoka, Irina Tsukerman, Rahim Hamid (20 December 2020). "Turkey's allegations about Habib Chaab's abduction add to the mystery". Dur Untash Studies Centre.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    - Mehdi Jedinia (15 November 2020). "Iran Arrests Arab Opposition Activist Habib Chaab". Voice of America.
  2. "Turkey arrests 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident". Al-Monitor. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident". Al Jazeera. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
    - "Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident - police". Reuters. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Turkey says Iranian intelligence behind kidnapping of dissident Chaab". TRT World. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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