بلوچستانءِ اُستمانءِ گــَلBalochistan People’s Party
حزب مردم بلوچستان
| Condemn suppression of Baloch people by Iran |
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Iran is a multination country where Baloch is one of the nations. However, Baloch nation is suffering from national, political, religious, cultural and economical discrimination exerted by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). Baloch people is deprived of it’s national identity, self-determination and basic human rights. The IRI has denied Baloch people the right of being a “nation” under the slogan of “Iran is a single Islamic nation”. In the past 2 years the regime has further tightened its control over all aspects of the life in the province of Balochistan and Sistan. During the year 2006 and first quarter of 2007 nearly 600 persons have been hanged publicly or executed in multiple prisons of the regime in the province. Furthermore, the political leadership and security forces of the province have publicly declared a list of 700 more prisoners who have been sentenced to death and await hanging or execution in Balochistan. Among these, there is a 17 year old boy namely Saeed Kambarzahi who, last month, along with 7 other arrestees were forced, under torture, to confess and appear on the local TV in Zahedan, the capital of Balochistan province. Entire Balochistan and Sistan province has been converted into a military zone by deploying hundreds of thousands of military, paramilitary and security forces and establishment of multiple military bases. The regime has started to isolate the province from Baloch people living in Balochistan provinces in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has started building of a wall along borders between Balochistan in Iran and Balochistan provinces in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In some areas they have closed border passes by spreading land mines or digging out the land to prevent crossings by local people who have been traveling across the borders for centuries. The IRI suppresses any voice raised to claim a national and cultural identity for Baloch people. In recent years several groups have commenced activities to protest against the extensive national and political discrimination. These groups have been active in the framework of the present constitution. However, the IRI has never had a good-standing record of respecting human rights nor it had respected the individual freedoms. Few days ago a group of 6 Baloch intellectuals led by Mr. Yaqoob Mehrnehad met with the authorities of the province to discuss issues related to various aspects of national discrimination and political oppression of the Baloch people. After end of the meeting all of these individuals were kidnapped by security forces. As today, the reasons for their detention is held secret and their families have not been informed. This kind of action by Iran’s security forces reminds us about death squads.
On the occasion of the visit of Irans
foreign minister to Oslo, Balochistan Peoples Party (BPP) would like
to request foreign minister Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre to:
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Balochistan People’s Party, P.O.Box
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