Why Is Iran Executing So Many Prisoners?

By: Giovana Faria

With a long list of crimes punishable by death, Iran put at least 314 prisoners to death last year, second only to China, which recorded more than 1,000 executions. The Iran Human Rights organization actually puts the figure at 333. That’s up from 267 executions in Iran in 2020.

The alarming number of executions – almost all believed to be by hanging – has drawn the attention of much of the international community and of global rights watchdogs, who believe that capital punishment is cruel, degrading, and inhumane. But why have more Iranian prisoners been executed over the past two years? While mandatory death sentences still exist for certain offenses, observed trends raise questions about the real motive behind these sentences.

Overview of UNODC report on Pakistan by Dr. Naguman Baloch

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) in its 2013 report on Pakistan said

The highest prevalence of opiate users was found in Balochistan, where 1.6 percent of the population uses either heroin, opium, or both.

Fifteen thousand youth of Balochistan were annually becoming victims of drug addiction.

Balochistan is confronting with six thousand drug related fatalities annually. 

June 11: Shaheed Abdul Hameed Baloch

TESTAMENT OF FREEDOM

Shaheed Hameed Baloch last will

How Imran Khan Betrayed Pakistan’s Missing Persons

The former prime minister had been outspoken about addressing the issue of enforced disappearances. But even before his ouster, Baloch had long since given up hope that he would take action.

By Somaiyah Hafeez

Imran Khan recently became the first Pakistani prime minister to be ousted from power via a vote of no confidence. The former cricket star turned politician made several promises that he and his government couldn’t live up to in their three-and-a-half years of governance. One such promise was to resolve the missing persons’ issue.

Thought Sana will also come One day – Says Sister of Shaheed Sana Sangat Baloch

Zarina Baloch, Sister of Martyred Baloch leader Sana Sangat didn’t participated in the funeral of his brother and remained in Karachi and prefers to continue her protest against the arbitrary abductions and extra-judicial killings of Baloch political activists by occupying Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

She says she realized to continue the protest to let the world know what is happening in Balochistan and she did not go to the funeral of his brother along with other relatives.

آپریشن گنجل

دشمن کے 195سے زائد فوجی اہلکار ہلاک کرنے کے بعد 72 گھنٹوں میں مکمل ۔ بی ایل اے

بلوچ لبریشن آرمی نے 2 فروری 2022 کو شام 8 بجے آپریشن گنجل کا آغاز کیا، جسے بی ایل اے کے مجید بریگیڈ نے 72 گھنٹوں کی طویل لڑائی کے بعد اپنے تمام مقاصد حاصل کرتے ہوئے کامیابی سے پایہ تکمیل تک پہنچایا۔

آپریشن گنجل میں مجید بریگیڈ کے 16 فدائین نے حصہ لیا، جن میں سے 9 فدائین نوشکی اور 7 پنجگور حملے کا حصہ تھے۔ فدائین نے 72 گھنٹوں کی لڑائی میں مجموعی طور پر دشمن کے دو مختلف کیمپوں پر قبضہ کیا، اس دوران دشمن کے 3 افسران سمیت 195 سے زائد فوجی اہلکار ہلاک کیئے گئے، جن میں سے 90 سے زائد نوشکی میں مارے گئے، نوشکی میں مارے جانے والوں میں تقریباً ایف سی کے 55 اہلکار، کوئٹہ سے بلائے گئے 18 ایس ایس جی کمانڈوز اور 7 فائیو لائٹ کمانڈوز شامل ہیں اور پنجگور میں مجموعی طور پر کم از کم 105 اہلکار ہلاک کیئے گئے، جن میں ایف سی کے 85 اہلکار، 20 ایس ایس جی کمانڈوز شامل ہیں۔ اس دوران ایک فوجی ڈرون مار گرایا گیا، ایک ہیلی کاپٹر کو نشانہ بنایا گیا جسکے گرنے کی تصدیق نہیں ہوسکی، دو بکتربند گاڑیاں تباہ کی گئیں جبکہ دونوں کیمپوں کو جزوی طور پر تباہ کیا گیا۔

دوزاب (زاہدان)، سيستان و بلوچستان میں ایرانی آئی آر جی سی قدس فورس کو مقامی بلوچوں پر حملے پر سخت جوابی کاروائی کا سامنا

تحریر: ظفر بلوچ

ترجمہ: بلوچ سرمچار

ایران کے اسلامی انقلابی گارڈ کور (IRGC) کے سیستان اور بلوچستان کے علاقے دوزاپ (زاہدان) میں 17 نومبر 2021 سے 1 جنوری 2022 کے درمیان متعدد حملے جو ہوئے وہ ساراوان میں فروری 2021 کی باغی بغاوت اور کورن، دوزاپ (زاہدان) میں آئی آر جی سی کے اڈے پر قبضہ ہونے کے خلاف حکومت کی پالیسیوں کے تزویراتی مضمرات تھے۔ ان کے نتیجے کے طور پر، بلوچ ایندھن کے تاجروں اور IRGC کے درمیان لڑائیاں تقریباً ایک سال بعد موجودہ تنازعہ میں تبدیل ہو گئی ہیں۔

Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Attack on Baloch Compatriots in Dozap (Zahedan), Sistan and Baluchestan Face Strong Retaliation

By : Zaffar Baloch

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) multiple attacks in Sistan and Baluchestan’s Dozap (Zahedan) region that took place between November 17, 2021, and January 1, 2022, were strategic implications of the regime’s policies to contain the rebellious uprisings of February 2021 in Saravan and the capture of the IRGC’s base in Korin, Dozap (Zahedan). As a result, the battles between the Baloch fuel traders and IRGC have progressed into the present conflict almost a year later.

دوزاب (زاہدان)، سيستان و بلوچستان میں ایرانی آئی آر جی سی قدس فورس کو مقامی بلوچوں پر حملے پر سخت جوابی کاروائی کا سامنا

Qambar Chakar: A Man and a Myth

by: Baloch Students Action Committee, BUITEMS

Birth of a Leader

In Shahi Tump, a far-flung town of Balochistan in Kech (Turbat) district, the house of Chakar Baloch was overflowed with merriness and gleaming lights over the birth of the first son, Qambar. The boy was to become an inspriational leader for the Baloch people soon after entering his teen ages. One day, some ill-fated soldiers of darkness would walk, take this light away to the shadow of torture and death. His was a story of celebrations in unison. When he was born, the whole family, even the entire town cheered up with uncontrollable delight. When he was killed, the whole of Balochistan wept. His was a song of happiness and a melancholy.

Overview of UNODC report on Pakistan by Dr. Naguman Baloch

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) in its 2013 report on Pakistan said

The highest prevalence of opiate users was found in Balochistan, where 1.6 percent of the population uses either heroin, opium, or both.

Fifteen thousand youth of Balochistan were annually becoming victims of drug addiction.

Balochistan is confronting with six thousand drug related fatalities annually.