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People's
Resistance Movement of Iran letter to UN Security Council to stop Iranian
regime's missile testing in Balochistan
17-03-2007
To:
The United Nations Security Council,
Human Rights Organisations and International Community
Subject: Seeking diplomatic help to stop missile testing of the Iranian
regime in Balochistan province, Iran.
People's Resistance Movement of Iran requests international community to
take an immediate measure to prevent the massive testing missiles (Shahab2 &
Shahab3 ) by the Iranian regime in the eastern and southern parts of
Balochistan (Iran) , Ziarat and Kooh-espit (Kooh-sefid) areas in Saravan
City devision and Dashtiari and Baho-kalat areas in Chabahar City division .
Since 2004 the Iranian regime has been engaged in testing of various types
of missiles in this region . During the last few months approximately more
than twenty missiles dropped in to the areas that had been fired from
unknown locations.
The Iranian regime attempts to evacuate and displace the villagers , but due
to its inability to identify the exact point, all of its identifications
have gone wrong. Therefore it has become a routine that authorities evacuate
village A while the missile hit the village B. In some cases it has caused
casualties too.
The majority of the people in these areas are farmers in profession. They
are very disturbed , and the situation is so that they keep their baggage
packed all the time.
Recently this suspicion is circulating that some of these missiles have been
equipped with dangerous material heads . However the illiterate and in the
dark people of the areas are not in a position to confirm and protest
against that , as it would be considered as an act against the security of
the country.
The region has deliberately been selected for these kinds of wrongdoings
because of lack of awareness among the people . Keeping in mind that, there
are vast deserts in the other parts of Iran , no logical and rational
reasons could be found why the regime has chosen these specific areas ,
which are fertile and populated areas except as an attempt of genocide of
Baloch people.
In the light of the above, we request your respected institutions to put
diplomatic pressure on the Iranian regime to stop these destructive
operations and establish a board of inquiry to assess what kind of weapons
which have been testing in the areas since last three years. We are making
this request with the hope that human rights and related international laws
are still existed and being respected in the human society.
We look for urgent intervention into this matter .
People's Resistance Movement of Iran
(Former Jondollah of Iran)
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Baloch and Sindhi
Activist Expressed Concern over the Pakistan-UK Secret deal to extradite
Baloch Nationalist leaders to Pakistan
Press Release
LONDON: April 13, 2007 A joint meeting of Baloch and Sindhi activists was
held on Monday in London. The
representatives of Baloch and Sindhi communities in UK deliberated on
various issues facing the Baloch and
Sindhis in Pakistan.
The leaders of Balochistan Action Committee, World Sindhi Congress, and
Sindhi Baloch Forum expressed their
concern on the secret negotiations between the Pakistani Intelligence agency
and the British officials for the
extradition of Baloch human right activists from UK. It was decided in the
meeting that the representatives of
Baloch and Sindhi communities would contact the British government and the
other relevant institutions in UK to
express their deep anguish on the reports appeared in the Guardian newspaper
for the extradition of Baloch in
exchange of a Pakistani terrorist Mr. Abdul Rauf. It was decided to write
protest letters to Prime Minister, Foreign
minister and leaders of various political parties in UK to explain the
Baloch point of view on this matter and update
them with the current situation prevailing in Balochistan and Sindh.
The participants condemned in strongest words the human right violations
committed by the state security
agencies in Balochistan and Sindh. The decided that the representatives of
Baloch and Sindhi communities
would high light the issue of kidnapping of Baloch and Sindhi political
activists, torture and extrajudicial killings in
Balochistan and Sindh to relevant international organizations.
The meeting expressed concern over the continued detention of Sardar Akhtar
Mengal and other Baloch and
Sindhi leaders. The participant condemned the inhuman treatment of Sardar
Akhtar Mengal in a Karachi prison.
The meeting also condemned the summary execution of innocent Baloch by the
Iranian authorities in western
Balochistan. The meeting termed the construction of a border wall in
Balochistan, violation of international law and
conventions. The meeting demanded from international communities to exert
pressure on Iranian authorities to
abandon the idea of dividing the Baloch by the construction of barriers on
the controversial border.
Released by:
Balochistan Action Committee, UK
http://www.bso-na.org/London/04132007.html
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Press release from
demonstration in Oslo Norway, by the Baloch community in Norway against
Pakistani-Irani regime....
15-04-2007
The fifth operation against the
Baloch by the Pakistani security forces has already been launched with
fighter jets, gunship helicopters, heavy artillery and military hard wares.
During the military operation, the Baloch people have been subjected to
severe human rights violations ranging from enforced disappearances,
torture, mass killings, target killings, illegal detention of civil and
political activists
In March 2007, a full-fledged
military operation was launched in Tump-Mand and Mashkay areas of
Balochistan. Only during the month of March, more than 50 Baloch were killed
and about 100 were disappeared or are being detained by the security
agencies. Furthermore, more than 20000 people have been displaced. During
the last five years of military operation, according to human rights
organizations, more than 6000 people have been disappeared, 10000 killed and
about 140000 displaced. On the other hand, Iranian regime has also started a
military operation against the Baloch of the Iranian Occupied Balochistan.
After the bomb blast in Zahidan, reportedly by a shadowy organization known
as Jundullah, which killed more than 40 personnel of the Revolutionary
guards, hundreds of Baloch have been arrested. Some of them were later
publicly hanged by the Iranian regime. According to reports, some 850 Baloch
are in the custody of Iranian security agencies who have already been
condemned to be hanged. Furthermore, Iranian regime has built a wall on its
border with Pakistan dividing the Baloch people.
Pakistan and Iran have joined
hands to suppress the Baloch. Military campaign at Tump-Mand area was
launched by both the regimes in collaboration. Both the regimes have also
started a search operation in Makkuran area and have arrested several
innocent Baloch. Baloch Unity Conference Norway shows its grave concern over
the excesses of Pakistani and Iranian regimes against the Baloch nation. BUC
Norway appeals to the United Nations and the civilized countries of the
world to immediately intervene into the matter and stop the acts of state
terrorism by both the aforementioned regimes against the Baloch people.
Baloch Unity Conference Norway strongly proposes that a fact finding mission
should be established by the United Nations to visit the restive region of
Balochistan.
Baloch Unity Conference Norway
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IRAN: CONCERN AS
ITALY BLOCKS BANK'S ASSETS
Rome, 30 March (AKI) - The decision by Italy's central bank to take
effective control of the Rome branch of Sepah, an Iranian bank linked to
Tehran's armed forces, has been greeted with indifference by Iranian
authorities but concern in the country's business circles. For the economy
minister Davoud Danesh Jaafari "everything was taken into account" and
"these resolutions (UN Security Council resolutions 1737 and 1747) will not
impact on the economy."
"Already after the approval of 1737 in December we found ourselves in very
difficult circumstances due to the growing restrictions of European
financial institutions" merchant Parwiz N., who has commercial ties with
Italy, told Adnkronos International (AKI).
"The Italian banks have for some time now not accepted bank guarantees from
the financial institutions of Iran and more and more often we have to use
third country banks for our dealings with Italian companies" he complained.
"Using a bank from a third country not only takes more time but involves a
significant increase in costs which vary from five to ten percent of the
global value of the transaction."
"In recent months my relations with Italian firms and businessmen have
become more complex and even people I have been dealing with for years are
now reluctant to clinch deals with we Iranians:" he said.
Parwiz N. explained that to get around the difficulties caused by the
international isolation of the Islamic Republic and the diffidence which has
arisen since the United Nations Security Council resolution was passed, they
have had to set up companies in neighbouring Dubai, involving a businessman
from the United Arab Emirates.
Like many other Iranian entrepreneurs, Parwiz N. does not endorse the
nuclear policy of the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and hopes in a
change, though doubts this will happen in the short term.
The Sepah Bank whose Italian branch's assets have been frozen Italy's
Central Bank was founded in 1925 as the cooperative bank of the Iranian
armed forces. Today it boasts 1,700 branches in Iran and a dozen abroad, has
become one of the most powerful financial institutions in the Islamic
Republic. It also has a related group Sepah International, based in London.
It is particularly active in international transactions and for this reason
was included in the list of Iranian companies subject to sanctions.
Most institutions in the Islamic Republic, especially military ones for
their historic connection with this bank, have used Sepah's services for
international transactions.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Business&loid=8.0.400688780&par=0
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TURKMEN TERRITORIES
CONTINUE TO BE SEIZED
TURKMENSAHRA LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
23-04-2007
The Islamic Republic has been attempting to change the national identity of
Turkmensahra for many years. Turkmen nation have understood that it cannot
come to terms with the regime of the Islamic Republic throughout the
history, due to its inhuman and reactionary identity. This regime have
chosen the way of preventing the advance of Turkmen people by way of
forcefully seizing their lands.
Turkmen people opposed to the Islamic Republic right from the outset and
fought this regime. And the Islamic Republic resorted to a variety of
methods to suppress this nation and seized their most important rights. The
regime has been showing its antagonism against this nation through its
aggressions directed against Turkmen culture and civilization and by
changing Turkmen names with Farsi ones of geographical places. Azeri Turks
also have their share of the same practices.
The prohibition on giving Turkish names to Turkmen children, sectarian
limitations, lack of education in Turkmen language and restrictions on
publication of books in Turkmen language constitutes some of the practices
aiming to decimate Turkmens carried out by this regime which is an adversary
of human rights.
Furthermore, the Islamic Republic maintain another perilous policy in
Turkmensahra. This policy is to change demographic structure of Turkmensahra
and to seize the lands of Turkmen nation. A nation which has a settlement
history longer than a thousand years…A nation whose existence in this region
cannot be denied…
Also, finding a job in Turkmensahra has become impossible for Turkmens. Many
Turkmens entered universities to gird themselves with scientific studies and
to raise their level of knowledge. But, finding a reasonable job has become
a dream for local people in Turkmensahra. The same situation has also arisen
as an issue concerning Baluchs, Arabs and lastly Azeri Turks.
Lots of jobs are occupied by migrant Persian and Sistani people who have no
connection with Turkmens neither in terms of language nor religion.
Therefore, lots of educated Turkmens leave their homeland just for a
mouthful of food and they pursue jobs in other cities or even countries.
These individuals work in the farthest cities of Iran and even in foreign
countries like Turkey and Greece with the worst working conditions.
Additionally, the Islamic Republic has been taking a great part of
agricultural lands and pastures from Turkmens by force of arms and it has
been offering these lands to Sistani (Zabouli) people to be used by them for
free, with an aim to annihilate Turkmen people. The lands of the ancestors
of Turkmen people are forcefully being taken from their hands and every
lamentation is being suppressed at the moment it is uttered. Since the
inception of the regime of the Islamic Republic, about 200 Zabouli villages
have been established in the lands of the ancestors of Turkmens. The rulers
are trying to upset the demographic structure of Turkmensahra by encouraging
the increase of Zabouli population. Public protest in Okhi Tappeh village in
Gonbad-e Kavoos was held to prevent the seizure of 50 hectares of land
belonging to this village and this event is the illustration of the latest
murders of the regime. A lot of Turkmen women and children were injured with
the bullets of regime officers. The officers of the Islamic Republic who
refer to Islam and Koran did not even show mercy for the Imam of Friday
Sermons and for muezzins and injured them with bullets. The Islamic Republic
demonstrated its enmity to Turkmen nation clearly also after these murders
and it astonishingly imposed penalties of imprisonment, corporal punishment
– whipping – and fines on 30 villagers. These convicts even include members
of village council.
On the other hand, we receive news that the regime is laying the foundations
of bigger treacheries. The lands on the frontier are given to institutions
such as Revolutionary Guards, Moustazaphun Foundation and Alewite Foundation
and in this way the connection between Turkmensahra and the Republic of
Turkmenistan are being tried to completely cut off.
This project has been carried out for 8 years. In the first phase,
agricultural lands of 15 km. width extending from the north of Gomishan to
the Turkmenistan border were seized under the pretext of shrimp production
and these lands were given to those who are not of Turkmen origin. Later,
The Agency of Natural Resources announced that 50 thousand hectares of land
extending from Gomishan village to Aq Qala were nationalized and it removed
the right of ownership from Turkmen farmers. These lands are legal
inheritances of these farmers from their ancestors.
Regime officers who were afraid that Turkmens would show reaction started to
banish these farmers. However, they announced to farmers from Bandar-e
Turkmen, Gomishan, Grand Qalachek, Little Qalachek, Qallapost, Altin Tokhmaq,
Golmas and other districts that these lands were the property of Alewite
Foundation.
The regime is trying to divide Turkmens of the North (Turkmenistan) from
Turkmens of the South (Turkmensahra) by seizing the lands of Turkmensahra.
Later, certainly it will be the turn of the lands to the north of Gonbad-e
Kavoos, Kalaleh and Maraveh Tappeh.
We demand all fighter and liberalistic institutions to condemn these racist
and tyrannical attitudes of the Islamic Republic and give support to Turkmen
people.
The Islamic Republic regime should know that Turkmens will under no
condition surrender their ancestors’ lands to foreigners and they will
resist the oppression of the rulers at the price of their lives.
The day will come when this nation will question the rulers and take back
the extorted Turkmen lands. The day will come when Turkmen people will reply
to murders of the reactionary Islamic Republic regime. That day will
absolutely come. Because, a country can be ruled by unbelievers, but never
by tyrants.
سازمان آزادیبخش ترکمن صحرا – تورکمن صحرا آزادلیق قوراماسی
TURKMENSAHRA AZADLYK GURAMASY
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