South Azerbaijan: 12 Oppressed Nations Defy the Persian Theocratic Chauvinism of the Ayatollahs
In forthcoming articles, I will further expand and analyze the historical background, the ethnic – cultural integrity and identity of the oppressed nations, namely the Azeris, the Laris, the Arabic speaking Aramaeans, the Soranis, the Hewramis and the Goranis (fallaciously regrouped as "Kurds"), the Qashqais, the Luris, the Bakhtiaris, the Lakis, the Baluchis, the Gilakis, the Mazandaranis, and the Turkmen.
Herewith I republish from several websites testimonies about the shameful policies of the Iranian tyranny, revealing the persecution of Ethnic Azeri Türks Bloggers, the widely practiced incommunicado, and the dramatic events that occurred in Qizil Khanaya.
Iran´s Azeris are not the only nation that struggles for ethnic, cultural and linguistic integrity and authenticity in Iran. The Turkmens of Iran, whose language is criminally forbidden by the inhuman Ayatollahs, issued a press release to announce their determination to defend their language against the racist and theocratic administration of Iran – Asia´s most loathed tyranny.
Ethnic Azeri Türks Bloggers Imprisoned In Iran
http://www.gaip.biz/eng/adap/ethnic%20azeri%20turks%20bloggers.htm
February 04, 2009
Baku-- Five ethnic Azeri students running a popular blog have been sentenced to one-year prison terms in Iran, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
The students were charged at a Tabriz court with establishing an illegal organization. The students' lawyer said the blog, azoh.blogsky.net, was singled out for its content and popularity.
The bloggers advocated language rights for Azeris living in Iran and criticized the pressure put on cultural and student activists by the government.
The blog continues to operate, but is often blocked by Iranian officials.
On February 2, five ethnic Azeri activists -- including a journalist and two students -- were sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the northwestern city of Ardebil for supporting Azeri-language schools in Iran.
From: Radio Free Europe
Relatives Say Ethnic Azeri Activist Held Without Charge In Iran
http://www.gaip.biz/eng/adap/ABASI%20CAVAN.htm
Abdullah Abbasi Javan
The family of ethnic Azeri activist Abdullah Abbasi Javan says he has been held incommunicado in Tehran's Evin prison for more than two months without being charged.
Abassi Javan, an architect and university lecturer, was arrested along with nine others in the Iranian city of Rey on November 14 while celebrating the anniversary of an Azerbaijani national hero. The others detainees were later released.
Abassi Javan's brother, Yadulla Abbasi Javan, told RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service that officials will not allow him to see his brother in prison. He says his brother was badly beaten and tortured during his last arrest in 2007, and fears he is undergoing the same abuse this time.
When he was arrested in 2007, Abdullah Abbasi Javan was charged with promoting "pan-Turkism" and spreading propaganda against the regime
We Are Celebrating Mother Language Day on 21 February
http://www.gaip.biz/eng/TURKMAN%20ANADILI.htm
21 February has been declared as Mother Language Day by UNESCO. 21 February, being the day of protecting languages, is the day of rise of the right to receive education in the mother language, multi-culturalism and showing understanding to nations. This day is a day celebrated with the efforts of UNESCO since 2000 for the purpose of supporting languages throughout the world, half of which are almost disappearing.
Everyone knows that the world´s linguistic diversity is decreasing. In fact, today half of 7 thousand existing languages are about to disappear. Various political practices regarding the minorities are one of the significant reasons of this threat.
In general, when policies of various countries are observed, we see two kinds of behavior regarding language diversity. Most of the developed and developing countries consider language and cultural diversity as a part of cultural reality. However, there are also some countries which regard linguistic and cultural diversity as a threat to national security and territorial integrity. These countries have arranged their policies so as to wipe out the languages and cultures of minorities.
A country like Switzerland has recognized German, French, Italian and Romansh as national languages while the first three languages have been declared to be official language. In China, there are at least seven official languages. India uses Hindu and English as the two official languages. As for schools, education is given in 60 languages. Multi official languages in these counties have neither endangered national security nor territorial integrity. Perhaps this has caused countries to come closer to each other, to show mutual respect to human rights and strengthening of ties between the nation and the state. According to some experts; language, state and democracy are in a very close relationship.
In Iran, more than half of the population is composed of minorities
such as Arabs, Baluchis, Kurds, Azaris and Turkmens. The Azerbaijani
Turks take the lead in this sense. To be frank, half of Iran is made
up of Turks. Right and justice require the Turkish language to be
recognized as the second official language in Iran. However, the
Islamic Republic can neither bear the thought of a second official
language nor implement Article 15, clearly stated in the
constitution, which grants minorities the right for education in
their mother language in schools! In governments like the Islamic
Republic, perhaps eradicating minority languages is one of the basic
policies, let alone keeping ethnic languages in existence.
Nevertheless, Iran´s patient minorities are giving a major struggle
to preserve their languages and cultures. The intellectuals of the
ethnic minorities are also giving a huge struggle to keep their
mother languages in existence.
In Turkmensahra, Turkmen writers are trying their best to prevent
cultural and linguistic attacks of Persian chauvinism by publishing
Turkmen books and publications with hopes that there will be a
ground for the development of ethnic minorities´ cultures and
languages and that Turkmens will witness their children receiving
education in the mother language, once the day comes when the
country undergoes big cultural and political changes, and the
strongholds of mullahs´ medieval-minded governments fall.
In hope of those days, we celebrate Mother Language Day on 21
February.
Turkmensahra Azadlyk Guramasy
Turkmensahra Liberation Organization
ADAAP´s Appeal on Recent Bloody Events of Sunni Village of Qizil
Khanaya in Iran
http://www.gaip.biz/eng/adap/adap%20-urmu%20qiz%20xene.htm
Sunday, February 01, 2009
The Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners
in Iran (ADAPP) is concerned about human rights abuses which
occurred on January 14, 2009 in Qizil Khanaya (Khaneghah-e Sorkh)
Village, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran. ADAPP calls on the Iranian
authorities to investigate the recent event and protect the rights
of more than 400,000 Sunni Turks living in West Azerbaijan province,
Iran.
Sunni Muslims are a religious minority in Iran which is a sh´ite
dominated country. Discriminations applied by Iran government toward
Sunni Muslims is observed as limitations on completion of higher
education, preventions on setting up religious schools,
establishment of non-governmental organizations or associations, and
obtaining state positions. Iranian officials impose financial
hardship on Sunni farmers by redirecting water supplies of their
villages and thus exposing their farms to water shortages.
On January 14, 2009 hundreds of farmers of the Qizil Khanaya Village
gathered in hope of preventing the redirection of the underground
water supplies for industrial use. Although gathering was peaceful,
security forces attacked the unarmed farmers using tear gas, and
guns (Klashinkove). They also damaged villagers´ vans and cars and
confiscated their registration plates. More than 30 people were
arrested. Names of the detainees include Barzad Nizami Afshar,
Mighdad Nizami Afshar, Said Jafarpur, Muhammad Samadzada, Bahram
Quluzada, Nadali Quluzada, Nadali Alipur, Meraj Alipur, Heydar
Alipur, Suleyman Ibrahimzada, Nasir Quluzada, Akbar Rustami,
Iskandar Aslani, Allahverdi Aslani, Faramaz Jafari, Muhammed Jafari,
Naqi-A and Davud-Sh.
Some of the detainees were wounded, but no medical treatments were
provided immediately. Accordingly, the injured people were
transferred to Imam Khomeini Hospital (a hospital in Urmia) about
five or six hours later just after bleeding. The detainees also were
interrogated during the detention. Accordingly they have been
tortured or subjected to other ill-treatments. They were released on
bail gradually through ten days after detentions, but they will be
tried later. Charges against the men (yet to be tried in the Nushin
Shahr Court) include rebellion against the government and contempt
of court.
ADAPP urges the Iranian authorities through Judiciary not to
prosecute the village farmers who were attacked and who, already,
have suffered greatly. ADAPP also calls Iranian authorities to
investigate the bloody clash in Qizil Khanaya Village in order to
clarify the true nature of the incident.
Note
Picture: Iran to break down to 13 pieces, as oppressed nations
coordinate their struggle against the cultural – spiritual genocides
performed by the theocratic lunacy of the Persian Ayatollahs. Persia
will be only one of the 13 countries that will emanate from Asia´s
worst Hell, which is called "Iran". Azeris, Laris, Arabic speaking
Aramaeans, Soranis, Hewramis and Goranis (fallaciously regrouped as
"Kurds"), Qashqais, Luris, Bakhtiaris, Lakis, Baluchis, Gilakis,
Mazandaranis, and Turkmen are currently struggling against the
chauvinist Persian supremacists who gave a religious and theocratic
appearance to their basically racist political ideology
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/95965