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ZAHEDAN:  At dawn today 2nd October 2018, four Baloch prisoners accused of “weapons and drug possession” were executed in the central prison of Birjand. The victims of Iran latest unjust repression have been named as Shah Mohammad Miranzahi, Ahmad Shah Essazahi, Mohammad Miranzahi and his brother Eid Mohammad Miranzahi. All our men had denied charges against […]

  Iranian Kurdish militants who were targeted by Iranian missile strikes earlier this month at a headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan have declared intentions to step up their activities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The rocket strikes, claimed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), hit the Iranian Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP) offices in the […]

India and US-based security experts tracking developments in Pakistan have said that the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, is continuing its support to both Taliban and Al Qaeda and that Pakistan is trying to sell a false image that these terror groups are acting on their own. The evidence gathered by the agencies working in the […]

President Trump blasted former Secretary of State John Kerry for meeting with foreign diplomats after he left the State Department. “John Kerry had illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime, which can only serve to undercut our great work to the detriment of the American people. He told them to wait out the Trump Administration! Was he […]

For some reasons there is a sector called hospitality even if it´s nowadays more about doing business than real hospitality. I always have felt attracted by the bad reputation of the wild east region of Iran: called Sistan Baluchistan. Apparently it was a frontier land, full of cold-blooded smugglers, outlaws, land mines, human trafficants, barren, […]

Muslim countries have been silent over China’s crackdown on its Uighurs, a Muslim-majority ethnic minority in the country’s west. Experts and activists say it is because countries fear economic retribution from China. Many also say it’s because many Arab states also have poor human rights records, and don’t want to draw attention to themselves. Turkey […]

  The battles come amidst a rise in tensions in Iran with US sanctions kicking in and after six months of protests in various parts of the country, including the Kurdish region. Sensing the regime is strained and the Kurdish groups are now trying to carry out more public attacks on Iran’s IRGC. On Sunday, […]

Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are at “the top of the list,” U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday after arriving in Israel, where he plans to holds talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two held a working dinner Sunday and will continue their talks Monday. “We’ve got great challenges […]

Donald Trump has warned America’s trading partners that anyone who does business with Iran will not be doing business with the US, after his administration reimposed blanket sanctions. The US president described the new sanctions, which hit Iran’s access to dollars, gold and precious metals, as “the most biting ever imposed”. “In November they ratchet up […]

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Arash Sadeghi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Karaj’s notorious Rajai Shahr Prison, has written an open letter following the assassination of Eqbal Moradi, a political activist in Iraqi Kurdistan and the father of political prisoner Zanyar Moradi. Mr Sadeghi points out the history of the Islamic Republic’s assassination […]

  The importance of a VOA Baluchi program becomes more apparent when placed in the context of the US strategic interests in Asia. Baluchistan is already a focal point of geo-political rivalry between the US and China and between India and China in Asia. A Baluch-language program will definitely attract millions of new viewers to […]

One of the factors which makes a strong impression and creates what is called the “defence of nationalism” by ethnic minorities in Iran is the sense of deprivation. Almost all the ethnic minorities are denied their rights compared to the dominant Persian group. This denial of rights comes in many forms; they [ethnic minorities] are […]

Your Excellency, António Guterres, Secretary-General of United Nation Recent UN General Assembly Debate on R2P and perversive discrimination with Baloch. Pakistan security forces have been seriously breaching and committing with mens rea as part of a widespread or systematic attack direct against baloch innocent civilian population,committing unimaginable atrocities namely substantive international crimes like genocide, crime […]

The US State Department has spelled out a campaign of “maximum economic and diplomatic pressure” to drive Iran towards negotiating a “better” deal to replace the Iran nuclear deal. State Department Director of Policy Planning Brian Hook told reporters on Monday that Iran is not a “normal” country and must meet 12 demands in order to be relieved […]

  Protests began in Iran’s capital on Sunday, sparked by shop owners — or bazaaris — shutting their doors to voice their anger at the plummeting Iranian rial. As the country’s economic picture worsens, the movement looks likely to pick up strength. But a toppling of the government is far from likely, according to analysts […]

  INU – The Iranian Regime has now banned Kurdish people from wearing their traditional dress or speaking the Kurdish language in public places. The clothing ban announcement came from the Security Council of Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province in north-western Iran, on Monday June 11, just prior to the traditional Cherry Feast in Kurdistan. During the Cherry […]

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LONDON: The Baloch pro-freedom leader Hyrbyair Marri has said the United States of America’s decision about Iran’s nuclear deal is a positive step. He stated that ‘the previous US administration and rest of the Western countries have made a grave mistake by trusting Iran. They didn’t understand the grave consequences of this deal, but president […]

Politicians in Iran have set a US flag ablaze in parliament and shouted “Death to America” after Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal. Politicians held the impromptu demonstration the day after Mr Trump’s decision. As well as the paper flag, they also burned a piece of paper representing the nuclear deal.

Iran attacks Israel directly for the first time as it fires 20 rockets from Syria at military bases and Israeli jets respond by bombing Damascus amid fears of war a day after Trump tore up nuclear deal Iranian forces fired 20 rockets at Israeli front-line military positions, Israel said It triggered an Israeli reprisal and […]

Unabated “Shoot to Kill Policy” of the Iranian regime in Baluchistan. In the last two weeks alone, 4 innocent Baluch were unlawfully shot dead Systematic ongoing arbitrary arrests, torture and unjust sentences/ executions on unfounded allegations in Baluchistan Systematic and institutionalised discrimination of the Iranian regime in Baluchistan in terms of employment, education, culture & […]

“We have certain differences of opinion with European countries and the European Union,” foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said at a press conference. “That is due in part to differing values between our region and the Islamic republic of Iran and the European Union, notably as concerns human rights,” he said.

Balochistan was a loosely knit tribal confederacy for centuries with major political activity and discussion being centered in and around Kalat or emanating from it. The very word Kalat was synonymous with Balochistan. The Balochistan Parliament with its Upper and Lower Houses akin to the British Parliamentary System were located there and as such it […]

DUBAI: Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who famously forecast the “end of history,” told the World Government Summit in Dubai that Iran was heading toward a crisis caused by social tensions between generations within the country. “In Iran. there has been a social revolution going on beneath the surface. 

Based upon this model, both the US and Israel should be reaching out to the Kurds, Druze, Beduin and moderate Sunni Arabs in Syria; the Christians and Druze in Lebanon; the Balochis, Kurds, Azeris, Ahwazi Arabs and young Persians opposed to the Iranian regime in Iran; and of course, the Kurds who have autonomy in […]

whose independence would be most beneficial to them. And so, as we Baloch stand in this market of human rights activism, displaying pictures of our dead brothers alongside tens of other ethnics from all around the world, it becomes clear that speaking to the morals of the West won’t be enough for us Baloch to […]

Iran’s leaders observed and internalized American weakness. In response, they intensified their pursuit of a regional hegemony with the money and diplomatic cover from the flawed nuclear deal to spread terror and missiles throughout the Middle East. And while President Trump entered office wielding aggressive rhetoric toward Iran and vowing to tear up the nuke […]

But could the U.S. and Israel more aggressively promote regime change in Iran through supporting dissident minority groups, including by arming them? That was the recommendation put forth by Prof. Hillel Frisch, an expert on Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East, in a report published this week for Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.

UNITED NATIONS –  U.N. experts say Iran violated a U.N. arms embargo by directly or indirectly providing missiles and drones to Shiite rebels in Yemen in a report that also criticizes the rebels and Saudi-led coalition for attacks on civilians.

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday supporting the Iranian people’s right to free expression while condemning the country’s leadership for crackdowns on recent protests. The 415-2 vote comes just days ahead of the beginning of a congressionally mandated 60-day window for lawmakers to address U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision […]

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#1.  Ali Khamenei – $95 billion Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, controls a financial empire worth an estimated US$95 billion (£60 billion) – far greater than the wealth accumulated by the late shah, the deposed pro-Western monarch. Plus it is the largest amount of wealth controlled by any world leader by far!

The collective punishment of Baloch people by Pakistani forces has begun with the occupation of Balochistan in 1948 when Pakistani forces attacked Kalat and detained the Khan of Kalat along with his family. later the Pakistani army did same with the leader of Balochistan’s first guerrilla movement Prince Abdul Karim Khan and followed the same […]

They wine and dine members of Congress at monthly dinners. Their members serve on the boards of successful, well-respected organizations run by Iranian-Americans. They claim to be the voice of moderation and friendship. In reality, NIAC is the propaganda arm of Iran, strengthening its position inside the United States through outreach, propaganda, disinformation articles, character […]

Israel won’t allow Iran to establish a military base in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he called on the world to halt Iran’s development of ballistic missiles, nuclear power and its support of global terrorism. “We have to act now against Iran,” Netanyahu said on Wednesday afternoon at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference. These […]

It may be what Americans call a double whammy for Pakistan Army generals. To the delight of the Baloch and the anguish of Pakistan, Islamabad’s nightmare about a Yehud o Hunood sazish or “Jewish-Hindu Plot” to undo the Islamic Republic may finally be taking shape – not as a sinister cloak-and-dagger plot but as state […]

“Our neighborhood is not that friendly with us.  The Kurdistan region does not have access to the sea. Geography is our number one adversary, but still, we managed because we had the will, and we had the determination, we had the people with us,” he continued.

A sea of glittering torches lined a central avenue from the Sagrada Familia down to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Saturday, in a demonstration attended by up to a million, calling for the release of the political prisoners – eight Catalan government ministers and two civil independence leaders – and proclaiming “We are Republic”.

In response to Pakistani government requests, Transport for London has ordered the adverts to be pulled from taxis on the grounds that they violate its advertising policy but it has not said which specific rule has been violated. The Baloch campaigners plan to appeal the decision of the transport authorities.

The distinguished Ahwazi Arab political activist, Ahmad Mola, was brutally murdered outside his home in the Netherlands on Wednesday. Indications suggest that the killers, who killed him instantly with three shots in the head and twice in the chest, were Iranian regime assassins. Although some reports claim that the killers were apprehended, there has been no official […]

The abduction of Baluch leader Dr Allah Nizar’s wife and children and sister of Sangat Aslam Baloch by Pakistan is a cowardice act and must be condemned by all who believe in liberty and justice. Baluchistan National Movement(Zrombesh) condemns abduction of all innocent people and the abduction of Baluch leader Dr Allah Nizar’s wife and […]

After weeks of brinkmanship, it’s finally happened: On Friday the Catalan Parliament voted in favor of Catalonia declaring independence from the rest of Spain, with a view to breaking off as a sovereign republic. The vote, which delivered 70 votes for independence against 10 against and two blank ballots.

London, 25 Oct – There is one clear winner in the Syrian Civil War, the Iran-backed Lebanese terror cell Hezbollah, which has made significant advances in its military capabilities.

The situation in the Kurdistan Region such as stability, a political process, freedom of movement and trade is what the UN is striving to achieve in other conflict zones around the world. Brining rival parties to the negotiating table has been one of the main missions of the UN. Those qualities exist in the Kurdistan […]

The electoral commission said 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds who cast their ballots supported secession. The announcement came despite a last-minute appeal for the result to be “cancelled” from Iraq’s prime minister.

Speaking at the United Nations in Geneva today, British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, condemned “Pakistan’s intensified repression in annexed and occupied Balochistan” and outlined an eight-point action plan to halt Pakistan’s human rights abuses against the Baloch ethnic minority. 

“The Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” Mr. Trump said. “Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it, believe me.”

London, 12 Sep – Donald Trump is currently considering a more aggressive US policy towards Iran and its proxies groups across the Middle East, according to six current and former US officials.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says nations in the Middle East must confront parties “such as the Iranian regime” as part of efforts to defeat “murderous” terror groups and radical militias in the region.

London, 8 Sep – Iranian—backed Hezbollah militias have threatened to start attacking US troops once the so-called Islamic State has been driven out of Iraq. The message to America: Leave Iraq or face war with Iran.

Tehran provides the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist group, with the weapons it procures from Pyongyang. It is also reasonable to conclude that these weapons eventually pass on to Hezbollah, Houthis and the sectarian militias in Iraq.

Former Republican Senator Larry Pressler has said that the US must declare Pakistan a terrorist state The US must declare Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, a former top senator who was instrumental in imposing tough sanctions on Pakistan in 1990s has said as he welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to elevate ties with India.

“We can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organizations, the Taliban, and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond,” said Trump, laying out his “condition-based approach” to defeating terrorism in Afghanistan.

London, 30 Aug – The Iranian Regime is building advanced weapons factories in Lebanon and Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres. Netanyahu insists that he is very concerned about Iran’s efforts to produce advanced, precision weapons in Lebanon and Syria.

Provide assistance to Balochis, Khuzestan Arabs, Kurds, and others — also to internal resistance among labor unions, students, and women’s groups; We must explain the grave threat to the U.S. and our allies, particularly Israel. The JCPOA’s vague and ambiguous wording; its manifest imbalance in Iran’s direction; Iran’s significant violations; and its continued, indeed, increasingly, […]

With the formation of Rouhani’s new cabinet – exclusively from Persian-speaking Shiites and with the total exclusion of Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Turks, Kurds, Balochis, Bakhtiaris and other ethnic and religious minorities from the 12th government – Iran eventually became the land of Persia.

Pakistan will seek to replay that cycle under the Trump administration, but the president can take effective countermeasures. The United States should impose sanctions against senior officials in the Pakistani military and intelligence services who play a direct role in supporting terrorists and extremists.

At the cross-roads of Asia and the Middle East, detaining both the world’s second largest natural gas reserves and the fourth largest oil supplies, Iran’s strategic location is both its strength and weakness. And within this Persian giant, no other region better embodies such challenges as that of Baluchistan overlapping South-Eastern Iran, Western Pakistan and […]

Trump said Pakistan will pay for harboring terrorists. Trump said US aid is at stake if Pakistan does not clamp down on extremism. Trump opened the door to an increase in US troops in Afghanistan.

A number of senior Iraqi Kurd officials have visited Israel over the last several weeks urging Jerusalem to both support its independence and send a message to Washington to do the same, Zionist Union MK Ksenia Svetlova said on Monday. The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of US […]

The U.S. cannot win in Afghanistan as long as Pakistan controls the resupply of our troops and regulates the battle tempo through its support of the Taliban, the Haqqani network and the other Islamic terrorist groups it nurtures. And make no mistake, Pakistan does not want the U.S. to win because it views Afghanistan as […]

Report showing construction is ‘significant development’ that poses dilemma for Israel’s response. “Iran has found a strategy that puts Israel in check for the moment.” The report of the Iranian missile factory in Syria comes in the context of Israel’s recent warnings in June and July that Iran was attempting to establish bases in Lebanon […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that his country preferred abiding by the 2015 international agreement on its nuclear program, but that if the United States continued “threats and sanctions,” then Iran could quickly revitalize its nuclear activity to a level even higher than it was before the deal went into effect. Speaking to members […]

Pakistan could end up as a version of China’s North Korea exercise in South Asia, kind of like screen villain Ajit’s ‘liquid oxygen’ punishment: its nuclear weapons would keep it ‘alive’, but its economy

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364).  The bipartisan bill sanctions Iran, Russia, and North Korea for their dangerous and belligerent actions that undermine the United States and our allies. On the House floor prior to the vote, Chairman Royce delivered the following remarks (as prepared […]

Iran, Russia, and North Korea are threatening U.S. national security and undermining global stability with a range of aggressive acts – including ICBM tests, support for terrorist organizations, and interventions in neighboring countries.  That’s why the House will vote tomorrow on the bipartisan Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364) to use political and economic […]

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  NEW DELHI: The US on Wednesday for the first time in recent years came down heavily on Pakistan for aiding terror groups JeM and LeT including providing safe havens to terrorists, an action described by India as a vindication of its long-standing position on the menace of cross-border terrorism in the region.

Mullah regime has executed four Baluchi Sunni civilians, including a child, in Zahedan and Zabol cities in Baluchistan province, a report by a human rights organization revealed on Sunday. The child, who has been arrested by the Iranian forces while accompanying another man was allegedly accused of drug trafficking, is only 10 years old. Iran Human Rights, […]

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