Iran: Investigate Reported Killings of Demonstrators
Humans Rights Watch / Humans Rights Watch
01-May-2011 (one comment)

Khuzestan province, where much of Iran's oil and gas reserves are located, has a large ethnic Arab population believed to number more than 2 million. Despite Khuzestan's natural resource wealth, its ethnic Arab population, which is believed to constitute a majority in the province, has long complained about the lack of socio-economic development in the region. They also allege that the Iranian government has engaged in systematic discrimination against them, particularly in the areas of employment, housing, and civil and political rights.

The crackdown against protesters and rights activists began after Iranian-Arab activists called for a "day of anger" protest on April 15 to mark the anniversary of demonstrations in Ahvaz in 2005. The April 2011 demonstration, organized via social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter, spread from Ahvaz to other cities in Khuzestan such as Hamidieh, Mahshahr, Shadegan, Abadan, and Khorramshahr, according to the International Minorities Human Rights Organization (IMHRO), a London-based group that focuses on the rights of minorities in Iran.  >>>
Simorgh5555

Iranians worse than Zionists!

by Simorgh5555 on Sun May 01, 2011 04:15 PM PDT

The Arab population of Arabestan in Iran  is the largest Arab land under occupation. Arabestan (Khuzestan to the Iranians) has been part of the Umayid Caliphate since the 7th century and we have been forced to assimilate into Iranian society and just like the Zionists we have had our land expropriated. We were run by our own local rulers and Farsi is now the first language spoken at schools. 

We have been under occupation by Iran for the last 70 years (much longer than the creation of the Zionist regime!)  and we have an inalienable right to self determination.

Screw Persia and Iran.

From Gaza to Arabestan in Iran the Arab people will be free!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 



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