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Joint Resolution by Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran (CNFI), representing Ahwazi Arabs, Azerbaijan Turk, Balochs and Kurds Nation-Members of UNPO
IX General Assembly, UNPO
16 – 17 may 2008, in European Parliament Brussels, Belgium
The UNPO General Assembly;
Underlines that Iran is a multi-ethnic, multinational and multilingual country; composed of Azerbaijani Turks, Ahwazi Arabs, Balochs, Persians, Kurds and Turkmen.
Notes that the 1/3 Persian minority has ruled this country since 1925, the result of which is that today’s Iran faces a cultural and linguistic apartheid;
Notes that in this non-homogenous country, an attempt is being made by Persian ultra nationalist forces who have artificially turned Iran into a nation-state, a decision made by the Persian elite-Shia and the ultra-nationalists, at the exclusion of all other constituent national and ethnic groups;
Notes that successive governments have continued the pursuit of a centralized national-state at the exclusion of others, leaving national minorities (Azerbaijani Turks, Arabs, Balochs Kurds and Turkmen), along with the women of Iran, as the most discriminated segments of society;
Notes the use of Arabic, Azeri, Balochi, Kurdish languages in schools, and publications has been strictly prohibited even in their own regions. No cultural institutions or activities are tolerated among the non-Persians nationalities. Only Persian history is taught as “Iranian’ history, never the history other national groups.
Notes the rights of Iranian Sunnis in general are restricted by the provision of Article 115, which excluded Sunnis from holding the office of the Presidency of the Republic, thus reducing Sunnis to the status of second-class citizens.
Notes that Iran is source of state terrorism in the region or as such it is serious danger to security of the Middles East, Iran has militaries the indigenous and oppressed non-Persian territories.
Emphasising that while the Iranian ruling mullahs are unwilling and incapable of addressing the root causes of instability which is the exclusion on 2/3 non-Persian nationalities, there is the realization that although Azeri Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Baloch, and Turkmen, who are subjected to more or less the same repression and persecution -can not alone change the situations;
Noting that Nationalities hopes for a democratic, peaceful, secular and federal Iran and a responsible member of the International Community; which we think is the alternative and the concerns of the world community for a nuclear Iran;
Therefore, we urge The UNPO General Assembly to:
1. Condemn the repression and persecution of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran;
2. Request the UN General Secretary initiate an investigation and dispatch a fact finding mission to the areas of al-Ahwaz (Khuzestan), Kurdistan, Balochistan and South Azerbaijan to look into the issues of ethnic cleansing and serious human rights violations.
Submitted by Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran, representing Ahwazi, South Azerbaijan, Balochs and Kurds nation-members of UNPO