1- On Thursday, April 3, a Balouch citizen was driving a Nissan Padra when plainclothes intelligence officers chased him in a Toyota with a private number plate. The pursuit took place on the roads of Saravan, where the officers ultimately stopped the car, arrested the driver, and physically assaulted him.
The identity of the arrested individual remains unknown as the reason for the confrontation and arrest. Arrests without warrants, public humiliation, and extrajudicial killings of Balouch people are standard practices employed by Iranian security forces in Balouchistan.
2- Witnesses and visitors to medical facilities in Balouchistan report that Balouchistan hospitals face shortages of medicine, hospital technicians, and specialist doctors.
3- Sea-based projects are ethnic cleansing.
“The Solution to Iran’s Water Crisis”
Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, the Deputy Minister of the Marine Environment and Wetlands Department at the Ministry of Environmental Protection, stated that due to the limited water resources in various regions of the country and the growth of population and industry in areas with scarce water, “development should be focused on sea-based resources and population growth in these regions.”
According to Tasnim News Agency, Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, Deputy of Marine Environment and Wetlands, commented on the activities and performance of this deputy in the second half of last year.
He continued: In recent years, sea-based development has become one of the central policies of the system in upstream documents. Due to water shortages in different state regions and the development of population and industry in areas with few water resources, they have proposed this approach.
Lahijan Zadeh stated, “We have swiftly completed zoning studies to establish industries along the southern coast, and we will not permit any industry in inappropriate zones.” In particular, we have identified and designated suitable locations to install desalination plants. Additionally, we have finalised the standards for discharging wastewater into the sea and wetlands, and these studies are included in the plans for 2025.
The Balouch Perspective:
These projects do not benefit historical nations that have inhabited this land. The southern coast, the Arabic Gulf, is populated by Arab and non-Persian ethnic groups, and the Arabian coast( Makoran coast) by the Balouch, who are against these projects. In 1925, Persian forces occupied Arab land, and in 1927, Baluchistan. For years, the Islamic Republic has confiscated Balouch land, nationalised it, and sold it to Persian and foreign investors.
Tehran lacks the money and expertise to implement these projects. Many believe that the Iranian Southern Coast projects are Chinese-driven projects. The Al-Ahwazi Arabs and Balouch regard these projects as ethnic cleansing. These settlements on the Southern coast would turn the Balouch into a minority, deny their cultural and linguistic rights and violate their right to national self-determination.
4- Economic
Investment has consistently been a key topic in discussions about economic development and is a critical consideration in formulating development strategies and policies. Theoretically, capital infusion into the economy is considered one of the most crucial factors driving economic growth and development.
The decline in domestic investment and the outflow of capital from Iran indicate that, despite having a significant potential of around $100 billion, the country’s economy has struggled to use its domestic financial resources to enhance production effectively.