12 November 2008

Iran: Nearly 3,000 students gathered in Sistan and Baluchistan University

Wednesday, 12 November 2008
NCRI – Nearly 3,000 students gathered on campus of Sistan and Baluchistan University in the southeastern city of Zahedan, on Tuesday. Protesting students chanted anti-government slogans such as: "The incompetent university chancellor must resign," "The incompetent chancellor must be fired."

Angry demonstrators protested to an earlier attack by the school security guards on students which left two casualties among their classmates.

The striking students gathered outside Examinations Hall on the university grounds and called for an end to student harassments by the university officials.

According to last reports, a graduate student was stabbed by the mullahs' agents and is in critical condition at a nearby hospital.

Sistan and Baluchistan province is the most deprived part of Iran. Mullahs' regime pays no attention to the problems of the local residents and utilizes extreme measures in suppressing popular protests in the region.
Religious beliefs play an important role in Sistan and Baluchistan region. The majority of the people are Sunnis and that alone is considered a big crime in the eyes of the ruling clerics in Iran.

In September, an entire theology school belonging to Sunni denomination was completely leveled by the State Security Forces (SSF) – mullahs' suppressive police in Sistan and Baluchestan. The mullahs' inhuman regime leveled Abu Hanifa Sunni School of Theology on August 27, using bulldozers and other heavy building machinery in Azimabad, a suburb of the city of Zabol.The school belonged to Sunni Muslims who are brutally suppressed by the Iranian regime since the early days of the clerical rule. The SSF demolition units arrived at the school in the early morning hours and leveled all the buildings including a few mobile homes used by the summer students as sleeping quarters. The SSF units also brought down a few donated houses by local residents providing much needed class rooms. Despite the mullahs hypocritical claim that they respect the Sunni followers of Islam when it comes

Sunni cleric gunned down in southeastern Iran

Washington, 11 November (IranVNC)—An Iranian Sunni prayer leader was gunned down yesterday in front of a mosque in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province, the Tabnak news website reports.

CLERIC – ASSASSINATION – SISTAN-BALUCHISTANWashington, 11 November (IranVNC)—An Iranian Sunni prayer leader was gunned down yesterday in front of a mosque in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province, the Tabnak news website reports.Molawi Sheikh Ali Dehvari, who was also the director of a local Sunni seminary, was killed by two bikers last night after finishing prayers in the town of Saravan.While the motives behind the killing are not yet known, the report cites informed sources as saying that the attackers wanted to sow discord between Shiites and the local Sunni population.According to the semi-official ISNA news agency, security forces in Saravan have begun their investigation of the attack.There is a large Sunni population in Sistan-Baluchistan Province, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sunnis compromise about 10 percent of Iran’s population, and are concentrated in parts of southern and southwestern Iran.In August, Iranian security agents demolished a Sunni seminary in Sistan-Baluchistan. The semi-official Fars News Agency reported at the time that the school premise was the subject of a hereditary dispute.Following that action, the 15-member Sunni caucus of Sunni deputies in Iran’s Majlis [parliament] called on the president to intervene and punish those responsible for destroying the seminary.

10 November 2008

Balochistan Human Rights Watch: Death Sentence Against 2 Brother

Balochistan Human Rights Watch:
Death Sentence against two brothers belonging to ‘’Rigi’’ tribe in Balochistan as part of Iranian Regime’s policy for ‘’ deleberately making conflict’’ among baloch tribes.


According to reports from the activists from ‘’Balochistan Human Rights Watch’’, two young baloh, brothers, ‘’ Jamshid Rigi’’ and Hamid rigi’’ sons of Chakar belonging to ‘’Rigi’’ tribe have been sentenced to death in Zahedan.
Friday evening 6th july 2007, Haji Ghafour Rigi (1)belonging to ‘’Rigi’’ tribe (Sindzahi family) was shot and killed by unknown gun men. However, it is well documented and as well as commonly well known that Islamic Republic of Iran deleberately conducts the policy of spreading and making conflicts between different baloch tribes and even between different family sections within the same tribe, the regime consequently started to spread rumours among the Sindzahi family section that Haji Ghafour was shot and killed by ‘’Jeri zahi’’ family section of ‘’Rigi’’ tribe. The regime, furtherly, started to incite the youngest son of Haji Ghafour to rebel against the Sindzahi Family section of ‘’Rigi’’ tribe, while, as it is said, he was armed by the regime for this purpose.
The youngest son of Haji Ghafour accompanied by Jamshid Rigi and two other , after a while, Monday evening 14th July 2008 attacked a house suited in Ahmad Abad Boulevard in Zahedan where an assembly was taking place with participation of several highly ranged persons from ‘’Jeri Zahi’’ family section of ‘’Rigi’’ tribe. During the attack some persons were killed while several were injured(2). ‘’Jamshid Rigi’’ who was accompanying the youngest son of ‘’Haji Ghafour’’ during this armed attack was arrested while the youngest son of ‘’Haji Ghafour’’ and two other involved persons were able to run away after the attack.
The security authorities of Islamic Republic of Iran in Zahedan, a few days later in order to furtherly escalate the episode, attack the home of ‘’Chakar Rigi’’, the father of Jamshid. During this attack, the security forces arrested ‘’Hamid Rigi’’ the 26 year old brother of Jamshid who never was involved in the latter attack where Jamishid had participated. The father of Jamshid, ‘’Chakar Rigi’’ was arrested later on.
Chakar, the father of Jamishid and Hamid, was subjected to such a sever torture procedure in the jail by security forces which has resulted in a sever spinal disability that has been followed by a movement disabilty on the lower part of his body. As if it was not enough for him, both his sons have just been sentenced to death few weeks ago.

As mentioned earlier, we all know by now that Islamic Republic of Iran deleberately contributes to making conflicts between different baloch tribes and even between different family sections within the same tribe. In order to highlight the issue and emphesize the role of regime on this fatal policy, we draw your attention to following examples:
1. The terror act of security forces commited against ‘’Delawar and Haibatullah Narouni’’ two persons from ‘’Naroui’’ tribe in1993 in Karachi – Pakistan. After committing this crime, the regime spread rumours among the Naroui tribe that ‘’Delawar and Haibatullah’’ had been killed by pople belonging to ‘’Shahbakhsh’’ tribe. This led to unfortunately several armed conflicts between the two mentioned tribes. These conflicts resulted in killing of Haji Jahangir Shahbakhsh and Mohammd Naroui, son of Malek Shah Khan and several other persons.
2. The armed conflict between ‘’Naroui’’ tribe and ‘’Rigi’’ tribe in 1997 was initiated and escalated by Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran in Zahedan and Bam. During this particular conflict, the Revolutionary Guard in Zahedan was cooperating with ‘’Rigi’’ tribe, while the Revolutionary Guard in Bam supporting ‘’Naroui’’ Tribe. During this conflict, Haji Saeed Naroui, Mansour Naroui and several persons from both tribes were killed.
3. The almost ‘’ever’’ lasting conflict between ‘’Gamshadzahi’’ tribe and ‘’Yar Mohammd Zahi’’ tribe which started by killing of ‘’Sardar Mohammad Sharif’’, the Clan leader of Gamshadzahi. He was killed by people belonging to ‘’Yar Mohammad Zahi’’ tribe supported by the Islamic Regime. Approximately, 9 years ago, ten persons belonging to ‘’Yar Mohammad Zahi’’ tribe had been killed by people from ‘’Gamshadzahi’’ tribe in the area of Dalbandein’’ in Pakistan which was the initiating factor for whole conflict.
4. Killing of Haji Baloch Khan Shahbakhsh in 1990 by Abdoul Rahman Shahuzahi who was strongly supported by the security forces of Iranian Islamic Regime. This led to a very gory conflict between these two tribes.
5. Killing of ‘’Ali Mohammad Azizi’’ (3)one of the highly ranged person in the ‘’Azizi’’ tribe in Ghasr Ghand – Nikshahr. He was killed by the security forces in 2007 for making and intiating conflict amnog different branches withing ‘’Azizi’’ tribe.
6. Killing of Haji Mohammad Omar Barakzahi, the sardar of ‘’Barakzahi’’ tribe in 2003. He was killed near Bazman – Iranshahr by the security forces of Islamic regime, and afterwards they made a huge propaganda procedure in order to blame two persons belonging to ‘’Zardkouhi’’ tribe for the killing of ‘’Mohammad Omar Barakzahi’’.
7. Killing of ‘’Haji Jalal Irandoust’’ a well known person in ‘’Meinan’’ area – Sarbaz. He was killed in 2005 by the security forces with cooperation with some of his close relatives , purely in order to make conflicts among different persons within the ‘’tribe’’. For further escalation of conflict, the security forces incited some of the close relatives to ‘’Haji Jalal’’ to fight against the other relatives and persons by giving them arms. They, unfortunately, 2-3 years later in februray 2008, killed 4 persons (Haji Moula Bakhsh Hossein Zahi, Taj Bakhsh Irandoust, Cheragh Mollazahi and Rostam Mollazahi) in the area between Sarbaz – Iranshahr.
Furthermore, there are hundreds of examples which document the fatal role of Islamic Regime in dissolving the historical solidarity between all tribes and nevertheless the very strong link among different family fractions within one tribe.

We in ‘’Balochistan Human Rights Watch’’, strongly, condemn the systematic fatal role and policy of Islamic Regime in order to make the conflicts between the tribes and and escalate the conflicts between them. In our point of view, it is a policy that the regime deleberately conducts for weakening the solidarity that historically has been a major important factor for the baloch nation in its entirely. Furthermore we urge you to call the regime for unconditional cancellation of death penalty of ‘’Jamshid and Hamid Rigi’’

9 November 2008

Balochistan University reopens after three weeks

QUETTA: Balochistan University was reopened today after suspension of classes for three weeks wherein the political parties and students organizations in consultation with the vice chancellor of university agreed on 24 point code of ethic to respect discipline and abide by the rules to maintain peaceful atmosphere in the campus.
The university was closed on October 15 following clash between the two factions of the students’ organization as one group supported merit for admissions and tests whereas other group wanted the quota system.
The vice chancellor Dr. Masoom Khan Yasinzai chaired a meeting that was attended by the Habib Jalib Baloch of BNP-Mengal, Usman Kakar of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Khudadad Khan of Awami National Party, Mir Tahir Bizenjo of National Party, Shahzeb Baloch of Baloch Students Organization (Azad), Ahmed Jan of Pakhtunkhwa Students Organization, Javed Baloch of Baloch Students Organization (Mohinuddin), Jehanzeb Tareen of Pakhtun Students Federation, Abdullah Baloch of BSO (Pujar) Ataullah Kakar of Jamait Tulba Islam and Zakir Hussain of Hazara Students Federation.
The representatives of the student bodies that signed the agreement assured the meeting to honour the accord and major points of the code of ethic. Students organizations would use university notice board for activities and no organization could write wall-chalking, university administration would have full authority to take action against the candidate involved in cheating in tests, students in the hostels would strictly abide by the code of ethics, 75 percent attendance in classes would be necessary for submission of examination forms, no outsiders could reside in hostels and allotment for rooms in hostels would be on merit basis and the heads of the educational institutions would be bound to implement the code of ethic.
Vice Chancellor thanked the representatives of the political groups and the student organizations for extending cooperation to the university administration to run the academic affairs peacefully to promote congenial atmosphere in the campus.

Balochistan: Ceasefire against occupying enemy holds on, brother killing and self destruction continues undebated

Abdullah Marri and his son killed in Quetta, Bomb blast in Sui kills one
QUETTA: Unidentified armed men on Saturday gunned down a provincial information officer and his father in Satellite Town, police said.
According to police, Murtaza Marri, an information officer from the Balochistan Directorate of Public Relations (DPR), and his father Abdullah Marri, a senior banker, were going to the market in their car when motorcyclists intercepted them at Khatm-e-Nabuwat chowk at around 9am and opened fire on them.
As a result, both received multiple bullet injuries and died before reaching the hospital. The attackers managed to escape from the scene. The reasons for the murder could not be ascertained.
Police have registered a case against the unknown assailants. No group has accepted responsibility for the murder of the Marri tribesmen. BLA is the main suspect according to some influential people in Balochistan Govt.
Bomb blast in Sui kills one
QUETTA: A remote-controlled bomb planted on a motorcycle killed a passer-by and wounded five others Sunday in a market in Sui, police said. An ethnic Baloch nationalist group claimed responsibility.
The blast occurred in the town of Sui in Balochistan province, police officer Abdul Majid Dasti said. Two of the wounded were in serious condition, he said.
In a phone call to reporters, Balochistan Republican Army spokesman Sarbaz Baloch said the group was behind the attack. He claimed the explosion killed an opponent of the movement, but police would not confirm that.
The Balochistan Republican Army is part of a low-level insurgency that has long rattled the province. The insurgents are seeking greater provincial autonomy and more control over the area's natural resources.
The Balochistan violence is just part of the militant threat facing Pakistan's US-allied government. The Muslim nation's northwestern regions bordering Afghanistan have been bedeviled by Taliban- and al-Qaeda-linked extremists involved in attacks throughout the country.