حزب مردم بلوچستان Balochistan People’s Party بلوچستانءِ اُستمانءِ گــَل
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
REGIME’S ATROCITIES ON OPPRESSED NATIONS IN IRAN
18-01-2008
The societies of Baloch and Al-Ahwazi Arabs of UK call upon every quarter of
oppressed nations of Iran and all freedom-lovers to join the demonstration
against wave of recent executions and arbitary mass arrests in Al-Ahwaz and
in Balochistan, and against killing and oppresive policies of the regime in
Turkmansahra, in Kurdistan,in Azarbaijan and other regions of oppressed
nations; and express condemnation for such barbaric acts of the tyrant
regime.
Place: Opposite Iran’s Embassy in London
Time: 12.30 pm, Sunday 20th January 2008
Al-Ahwazi Arab Society – UK
Baloch Society -UK
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19-01-2008
In a brief interview with Radio Gwank Balochistan - Advocate Shaker Bibi
Baloch - Chairman of Baloch Women Panel - has demanded to Pakistani
Government and the whole world community, that coming election in
Balochistanon should be held on the basis of " right of
self-determination".... as to enbale Balochs to decide their own future
destiny.
To resolve the long-standing rift between Pakistan and Balochistan, she said
that the referendum should be held under the supervision of United Nations,
European Union and other global observers, in which Baloch should be given
the choice to decide whether they accept to join with Pakistan or opt to
vote for an Independent State of Balochistan.
She further informed that Balochs have boycotted the coming fake
selections/elections, and vehemently rejected the controlled democracy of
Pakistan which has not benefited Balochistan for the last 60 years. In
foreseeble future, Balochs can`t see any hope because -- among the beating
of drums for elections -- "Pakistani Military`s attacks (operations) on
Balochs are not ceased, Baloch political activists are, yet , missing in the
number of thousands, hundreds of thousand Balochs, who were displaced by
Pakistani bombardment, are still roaming in other parts Pakistan and -
numerous Baloch Political Activists are behind bars among them Mr. Akhter
Jan Mengal -former Prime Minister of Balochistan - and Mir Heyer Biyar Marri
and Mr. Faiz Baloch, even in London, U.K.
Sheding light on Balochistan, Advocate Shakar Bibi Baloch reminded the world
communiity that Baochs are not Talibans but a seculare force, yearning for
their human rights. Balochs should be excluded from the list of those,
against whom the war on terror is being carried-out. Balochistan was
occupied by Pakistan in Marach, 1948. Those who reject the facts of
"History", are voilating the Charter of United Nations and they should not
forget that history repeats itself.
Further she rejected the charges of Balochs being terrorists. She explained
that Balochs are freightened to be arrested and killed by Pakistan Army`s
attacks. Balochs are facing the State Terrorism of Pro-talibani Pakistani
Army. Balochs, in this scenioro, are only using their "right to life" by
using the "law of nature" to defend themselves, their children, women,
property, their mountains and thier long coast.
Supporting to boycott the fake selections/election in Pakistan arranged by
the retired General Mr. Musharaf - the self-imposed President of Pakistan -
Advocate Shaker Bibi Baloch demanded an immediate referendum in Balochistan,
under United Nation peace keeping forces alongwith their observers, as to
enable Balochs to elect their right path. A path to defeat talibans/al-quida
and establish peace, prosperity and freedom in this part of the world.
http://www.gwank.org/vob/interview/bibi_3.ra
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Ethnic nationalities of Iran protest in front of Iran's Embassy in London
21.01.2008
Balochs, Ahwazis, Kurds and other ethnic nationalities of Iran, held a
protest demonstration in front of the Iran Embassy, London on 20th January,
2008 against the present brutal regime of Iran.
The demonstrators registered their anger, against the fascist regime of Iran
and condemned their barbarous actions against Balochs, Kurds, Ahwazis and
other "ethnic minorities". Demonstrators called the western civil society to
take severe actions against the fascist regime of Iran to mitigate the
suffering of Balochs and other ethnic minorities of Iran.
In their interviews, the demonstrators shed light to the brutal actions of
Irani regime, who is killing and even amputating the legs and arms of
Balochs & others, who are the political opponents of the present Iranian
regime. They further added that Iranian Revolutionary Guards carry-out the
smuggling of Narcotics and commit the crimes against humanity but Balochs
are labeled as trouble makers and smugglers and disobedient to the code of
Shiasm.
Please listen the interviews of the participants of this demonstration, and
their comments in ......"Radio Gwank, Balochistan:"
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8787836236573606468
www.gwank.org
http://www.gwank. org/vob/reports/ london20080120.ra
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20-01-2008
The oppressed people of Balochistan have been suffering immensely from the
oppressive policies of the Iranian regime for the past three decades. The
regime has violated even the basic human rights of Baloch people by means of
execution, use of sever torture, mass arrests and long-term imprisonment,
intimidation and harassment and so on.
In the last year there is hardly any week gone by that the barbaric regime
refrained itself from carrying execution in Balochistan. In the current
month of January in two occasions mass executions were carried out by the
regime in central prison in Zahidan. The regime even resorted to barbaric
and medieval acts of amputation in Balochistan. On the 7th Jan 08, the
regime carried out this barbaric and dreadful act on five Baloch in Zahidan
and cut off their hands and legs. Again in this January in Pahra (Iranshahr
as it is known) a large numbers of Baloch activists and ordinary Baloch were
arrested and put in prison for totally fabricated allegations. Similarly
another large number of Baloch youth were arbitrarily arrested and
imprisoned in Chabar on suspicion of being involved with Baloch resistance
soon after the mass arrest in Pahra.
Last year regimes’ representative in Assembly for Zahidan, Dr Sharyari
unashamedly announced execution of 700 Baloch. The regime’s approach to
Balochistan is of savage invaders and their policies are aimed not only to
marginalise but to annihilate Baloch nation. The regime has recently
embarked in unprecedented level on promoting Shi’ism in the detriment of
Sunnism by dispatching Shia Clergies in hundreds to far-fetched villages of
Balochistan where there is no single Shia person. Hence Baloch people have
been experiencing very harsh treatments from the regime. Baloch people feel
that every aspect of their lives is under direct attack from the regime. The
killing of two innocent Baloch children by regime’s murderer forces (so
called security forces) on 3rd of Jan 08 in Zahidan once again proven to the
Baloch people that the regime recognises no bound and principles when it
concerns Balochistan. In such a deprived environment, Baloch have been
resisting with their full resolve the oppressive regime. Now in Balochistan
various forms of resistance are taking place, from passive resistance to
armed struggle. These movements are adjusting according to their strength
and strategies.
Today in Balochistan the regime has no legitimacy and support among Baloch
nation, and it is a fact.
Balochistan Raji Zrombesh (Balochistan National Movement) as a Baloch
political organisation condemns the regime in strongest terms for its
barbaric acts of amputation on Baloch, executions of Baloch, arbitrary
arrests of Baloch activists and ordinary people, imposition of Shi’ism in
Balochistan and imposition of draconian rule and policies in Balochistan.
Zrombesh calls upon people of Balochistan to resist with resolve the regime
and its policies of annihilation. Let us commend the brave resistance of
Baloch people in Zahidan for their courageous uprising in defence of two
innocent children, killed by regime while carrying water in canisters.
We also call upon the oppressed nations of Iran to solidify their solidarity
and fight together against the barbaric regime in the Congress of
Nationalities for Iran. Let us call upon international community and
defenders of freedom throughout the world to assist Baloch nation and other
oppressed nations in Iran by expressing concern to our human rights.
Baloch nation shall rise and live freely for ever.
Balochistan Raji Zrombesh (Balochistan National Movement)
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6 young
Balochs arrested in Chah-Jamal episode are close to be executed or hung by
Iranian Islamic regime
23.01.2008
To
Amnesty International
International Secretariat,
United Kingdom,
London
Urgent action and attention: 6 young Baloch persons (arrested in Chah-Jamal,
Iranshahr episode) are close to be executed / hung by Iranian Islamic
regime.
As you already are informed, the Islamic regime of Iran have recently killed
several innocent persons, including 2 women, in Chah-Jamal in Iranshahr –
Balochistan. In the wake of current horrible innocent, the regime had
started the most comprehensive arrest action in the entire Balochistan,
namely in Iranshahr area.
Following the regime's own news agencies dated Tuesday 15th january 2008,
the regime’s “justice” system has performed primary step of the
pronouncement of sentence regarding 6 young Baloch persons designated as A.
M, M. S., A. M., M. H., H. B., Y. S. Theses persons were convicted to
participating in illegal political activities such as having strong activity
link to Jondullah.
It is completely obvious that these innocent persons are convicted by false
accusation, and the current judicial process regarding them was performed
unjustly, as it is the common procedure used widely in Balochistan.
Following our sources in Balochistan, neither their families have been
granted permission to visit them nor other individuals, after they were
arrested in connection with Cha-Jamal episode in Iranbshahr.
Following reliable sources in Balochistan with whom we have been in contact,
neither the 9 persons who were killed in the mentioned episode (inclusive 2
women) nor people in neighborhood who were arrested accordingly, had any
link to Jondullah.
As it was expected by the character of Iranian “justice” system, these
persons already were convicted as criminal the moment they were arrested.
Following the regime’s own news agencies, the final step of the
pronouncement of sentence regarding these 6 persons will be accomplished in
next week.
As informed, the Islamic republic of Iran has yet killed and still killing
hundreds / thousands of innocent young Baloch with false allegations such as
participation in drug handling processes and / or participation in armed
groups. As informed also, the accused persons were arrested with no any
right for justice defense against the false allegations. Being aware of
these facts, the risk which threatens all these 6 prisoners to be sentenced
to death or to meet very long imprisonment, is extremely high.
We would like to call international attention, the Amnesty International in
particular, to our concern. Nevertheless we would like the international
community to take the necessary immediate action on saving the life of these
6 young persons.
Thanking you in advance
Yours sincerely
Managing board in Radio Balochi FM - Sweden
www.radiobalochi.org
Related links:
http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-155/8611026079113832.htm
http://www.radiobalochi.org/BH_Rights/letter_to_AI_chahjamal071221english.html
http://sb.isna.ir/mainnews.php?ID=Main-12630
http://www.radiofarda.com/Article/2007/12/13/f8_Sistan_terrorist_killed.html
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The Congress of
Nationalities for a Federal Iran Appeal for International help
London.
24 Jan. 08--The pressure on Iranian religious and ethnic groups is growing.
The public discontent is becoming widespread all over Iran specifically in
the 16 provinces of Iran that are dominated by Iranian nationalities or
Sunnis. We witness every day protests by women, workers, students and
members of religious and ethnic groups which are usually suppressed brutally
by the Iranian government.
Since the Iranian regime has pursued a policy of complete control over the
people in these provinces, the people are reacting vigorously to seek their
basic human rights.
The regime is not allowing any kind of complain or protest against its
brutal policies that sometimes result in death of innocent people.
Hesamoldeen Khadeevar was killed by the security forces on 28 December 07
when the security forces run over his small fishing boat in the Caspian Sea,
Turkmen Sahra in Northern Iran. When the local people protested against his
murder, the security forces beat up the protesters ruthlessly and arrested
several hundred of them. According to Turkmen activists, 300 innocent simple
people who had not been politically active before but were involved only in
protesting against the murder of an innocent fisherman are still in custody.
Those who have been released claimed that they were tortured and those who
are still in custody are not identified yet and nobody knows where they were
and what has happened to them.
Ebrahim lotfollahi, a law student in Kurdistan, was arrested about a month
ago and died after two weeks of severe torture. His body was not delivered
to his family but was buried with concrete so that nobody can have access to
see torture signs that were so much visible. He was a political activist
that campaigned peacefully for the basic human rights of the Kurdish people
in Iran.
In seven days from 28 December to 4 February, 30 Baluch were either executed
or shot dead in Balochistan. The right hands and left legs of 5 Baluch
people were cut off after New Year in Zahedan. Few days later a video film
was leaked that showed the security forces were beating two Baluch young men
ruthlessly while firing around them. The fate of these two young men is not
clear.
Recently the bodies of several Arab political activists in the province of
Khuzistan were found in a river and around the cities. The bodies showed
horrible signs of torture. These were the Arab political activists that had
disappeared some time ago and nobody knew what had happened to them and
suddenly the public found their dead bodies scattered around the city.
At the same, the political activists of Azerbaijan reported that women
activists were facing jail and torture for seeking the right of teaching
their native language and requesting support for the release of political
prisoners.
The Iranian regime is using excessive force against any kind of peaceful
complain or protest by the Iranian religious or ethnic groups. The policies
that Iranian regime is implementing in these 16 provinces are designed to
starve people, impoverish them, hold them backwards deliberately, intimidate
them, deprive them of jobs in civil service, deprive them of commercial
licences, limiting the numbers of their students entering the universities
and forcing them into complete and unconditional submission.
Obviously the people of Iran and especially religious and ethnic groups are
under so much pressure that they cannot take these pressures any more. They
cannot remain any more silent about the atrocities that are carried out
against them every day. These atrocities are so devastating that according
to Iranian officials, the poverty line in Baluchistan is about 76 percent.
This figure is so high that is hardly understandable in a country that had
$120 billion dollars of oil income only in the last two years. To show the
devastation that the regime has caused in Iran, we attach few pictures that
speak for themselves.
We seek the support of all human rights organizations, United Nations,
political activists and leaders, journalists and trade union, think tanks,
researchers and all freedom loving people of the world to show their
concerns about the Iranian regime's policies towards ethnic and religious
groups.
http://iranfederal.org/en/
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Save the
life of a young 23 years old Baloch teacher in Zahedan -Iran
27 Jan 2008
To,
Amnesty International
International Secretariat,
United Kingdom,
London
Appeal for Urgent action
Subject: Save the life of a young 23 years old Baloch teacher in Zahedan
-Iran
Yaser
Setwan, a young teacher from Iranshahr is one of the six persons who in
2001/08 was accused of collaboration with a group called ”Peoples opposition
movement of Jondullah” was put on “trial”. One week after the incident of
“Chah Jamal Iranshahr” Yaser Setwan was by force and savagely taken from his
work place in front of his colleagues and students to an unknown place.
Yaser is the first son of the family, consisting of two younger brothers and
a syster. His father was an employee of education ministry and today he is
retired and in his life he always tries to be a good father.
In Balochestan traditionally, the eldest son is responsible for taking care
of the parents and the parents are used to live with their eldest son .
Therefore the first son is in the Baloch families known as “cane of the old
age”. Yaser`s father sent his “future cane” to school despite financial
problems and in 1384 he received his bachelor degree in accountancy from the
Open University of Zahedan (Azad University of Zahedan). After his education
he was called for his military service where he served as teacher in Mirjawe.
One month before the clashes of Chah Jamal he was dispatched to area of
Iranshahr and he was teaching in one of the schools in this province.
One of Yaser´s acquentences said to our colleague:
“The family of Yaser had no information about their son till some time ago.
The other day they were informed that their son had been arrested and he had
confessed about his cooperation with Jondullah and his video will be
soon shown on TV. His family couldn’t believe, they tried to contact the
court and the military forces asking for permission to visit their son but
they were denied the permission. This acquaintance of Yaser continues:
Yaser was a serious student in the university and he did not even have time
for fun and directly after his studies he joined the military. He didn’t
have time to do any military actions. How do they claim that he cooperated
with Jondullah? If he was involved in “clashes in Chah Jamal” he was not
stupid to go to his work some days later! He could have gone out of the
country because he would have known that he would get arrested! But he was
innocent and he didn’t do anything wrong.. His only crime was that after the
clash of Chah Jamal he had expressed himself in the school that those who
got arrested had been innocent, only this!! I am certain that the other
detainees are like Yaser, they are innocent. They have been harshly tortured
and beaten during their hearings and the regime later has tricked them to
falsely confess.
According to the regime’s news agency (IRNA), the final verdict of these six
persons will be announced during this week.
To Human Rights Watch
As you know the Islamic Republic of Iran tries to create terror in
Baluchistan and they systematically arrest large number of young Balouchis.
Exactly like the way Al-Qaida and other terrorist organisation treat their
prisoners and by threatening and putting gun to their heads the Iranian
regime is forcing this young Balouchis to confess in local TV channels.
Contrary to all conventions of human right, the government is depriving the
right of these detainees to a fair trial and instead are sentencing them to
prison and capital penalty in special courts.
Due to this devilish policy for a while ago five young Balouchi got their
feet chopped of. Two of these were those detainees in the area of Chah Jamal
who had by force confessed in front of the camera to their allegations. The
lives of these young Balouchis have been destroyed and they will be invalid
for their whole lives.
It is worth to mention that despite the fact that the Jondullah has rejected
any kind of cooperation with the detainees in Chahe Jamal the regime is
withholding to their role in Chah Jamal.
It is possible that this young man Yaser Setwan will face the same destiny
as those in Chah Jamal therefore we ask for help from all the organisation
of human right and advocacies of human right to bring pressure on Iran so
stop such inhuman acts.
Thanking you in advance
Yours sincerely
Managing board in Radio Balochi FM - Sweden
www.radiobalochi.org
Related links:
http://www.radiobalochi.org/BH_Rights/fori_6balRaAzKhatareEdamNejat080122.html
http://www2.irna.ir/fa/news/view/menu-155/8611026079113832.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2008/01/080125_dd_baluchistan.shtml
http://sb.isna.ir/mainnews.php?ID=Main-12630
http://www.radiofarda.com/Article/2007/12/13/f8_Sistan_terrorist_killed.html
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Six young Baluch to
be executed or hanged in Iran
27.01.2008
By Reza Hossein Borr; Leadership consultant
London, 25.1.08--The Iranian government
released the identities of six young Baluch men that maybe executed or
hanged in a near future after they were summarily tried without the presence
of lawyers on charges of being members People's Resistance Movement of Iran
(PMRI).
The government initially refused to disclose their identities because of the
fear that the public may know their innocence and protest against the
regime. Under public pressure, the government identified them as:
1. Mowlavi Abdolghodoos Mollazahi, the son in law of Molana Mohamad Omar
Sarbazi, the author of more than 100 books, who was murdered few months ago
by poisoning. He was the headmaster of the girl school that the Iranian
regime claimed that People's Resistance Movement of Iran had planned to
explode it. The contradiction is very clear. If the People's Resistance
Movement of Iran had planned to explode the school, how its headmaster has
become a key member of the Resistance?
2. Mowlavi Mohammad Yousof Mollazahi, another son in law of Molana Mohamad
Omar Sarbazi, a teacher of the school.
The rest were students of the same school.
3. Ebrahim Mollazahi, student
4. Zakaria H, student
5. Habibollah B, student
6. Yaser Sarwan, student
For those who are familiar with Baluchistan, they are confident that these
people had no any kind of relationship or connection with the People's
Resistance Movement of Iran (PMRI). This organization has already
categorically denied any relationship or connection with them and announced
that these were innocent people and the security forces are responsible for
their possible death.
These people were arrested in Chahe Jamal, Iranshar, where the security
forces attacked a base of People's Resistance Movement of Iran (PMRI)
December 13, 2007. The security forces claimed that four top members of this
organization were killed in the incident but PRMI rejected this claim and
said only one member of them was killed and the rest were able to rescue
them and moved to other bases.
The security forces began a clampdown on the area and arrested a few hundred
innocent people that some of them were released later. Some of them are
still in custody. The six of them were tortured to confess on crimes they
have not committed. The families and relatives have been looking for them
but so far they have not received any information about them.
Baluchistan has been a hotbed of resistance against the Iranian regime since
the beginning of the revolution. The people of Baluchistan are Sunnis and
they have been the target of severe discrimination and persecution and yet,
they have continued to fight for establishing democracy in Iran. The Iranian
regime has followed a policy of starving Baluch people by depriving them
from government jobs, imposing severe restrictions on them and closing their
businesses.
Few examples of discrimination of the government's policies in Baluchistan
show clearly how the Iranian regime is determined to keep them backwards and
make them the subject of worse discriminatory policies.
1. The government officials announced that 76 percent of the Baluch people
were living under poverty line.
2. There has not been a president, prime minister, minister, deputy minister, chief executive, ambassador, army general, and any other high ranking officials in the Iranian government since the beginning of the revolution from the Baloch or Sunni community. There are between 15 and 23 million Sunnis in Iran.
3. According to a research by the United
Nations, the Baluch children were found to have the highest IQ in the
country and yet, from 70, 000 students in the universities of Baluchistan
even 1,000 of them are not Baluch.
4. From 700 academic staff of Baluchistan universities only ten of them are
Baluch who have educated themselves using their own means while the rest
have received government scholarships.
5. This is a video film of 2 Baloch young men being beaten by the security
forces.
The Baluch people are among the toughest
people in the region. They have never been defeated by any conqueror or
King. They do not accept surrender and submission. They continue to fight
until they reach their objective which is a federal system in Iran in which
all Iranian people enjoy equal rights regardless of their colour, race,
origin, religion or background.
Reza Hossein Borr is a leadership consultant and the creator of 150 CDs on
self-development, people management, culture change, peak performance,
vision building, change, leadership and team building.
He is also the author of Manual Success, Manual of Coaching and Mentoring,
Motivational Stories that Can Change Your Life, and A New Vision for the
Islamic World.
www.rezaaa.com www.coachingandmentoringonline.com
He can be contacted by email:
sarawani@aol.com
Source : Balochi_Culture YahooGroup
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Top Iranian
commander warns US
JANUARY 27, 2008
The chief commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard or Pasdaran has said it is
his country's "natural right" to retaliate against any attack by the United
States.
However in an interview with Al Jazeera, General Mohammad Ali Jafari sought
to reassure Iran's Arab neighbours in the Gulf they would not be targeted in
any future conflict.
"We realise that there is worry among neighbouring countries - Muslim
countries whose lands host US military stations," Jafari said in an
interview broadcast on Saturday.
"However, if the US launches a war against us, and if it uses these stations
to attack Iran with missiles, then through the strength and precision of our
own missiles, we are capable of targeting only the US military forces who
attack us."
The US military has several bases in Arab countries including Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen.
Bush options
During a recent tour of the Gulf, George Bush, the US president, said Iran
is "the leading state sponsor of terror", and said "all options" against
Tehran remain on the table.
Many countries in the Gulf who maintain ties
with both Washington and Tehran are nervous about the impact of any military
confrontation.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies