آزار و اذیت اقلیتها در ایرانگفتار صدای آمریکا ترجمه: ائلخان تورک اوغلو اقلیتهای قومی و مذهبی در ایران اغلب به وسیله حکومت ایران تحت آزار و اذیت قرار گرفته اند. [ترکهای] آذری که تقریبا یک چهارم جمعیت ایران را تشکیل می دهند نمونه ای از این مورد می باشد. آنها به دفعات ومکررا در مورد مسائل قومی و زبانی مورد تبعیض قرار گرفته اند، این مساله شامل منع تدریس زبان[ ترکی] آذری در مدارس، آزار و اذیت فعالین و سازمان دهنده های آنها و همچنین تغییر نامهای جغرافیائی آنها می باشد. تعدادی از[ترکهای] آذری به خاطر دفاع از حقوق زبانی و فرهنگی برای آذربایجانیهای ایران به زندان افتاده اند، رضا عباسی یک نمونه از این مورد است. ایشان عضو کمیته دفاه از زندانیان سیاسی آذربایجان و عضو انجمن دانش آموختگان[ادوار تحکیم وحدت] ایران که یک سازمانی است برای بسط و گسترش حقوق بشر و دموکراسی در ایران، می باشد آقای عباسی در تاریخ 22 ژوئن در شهر زنجان که در شمال غرب ایران قرار دارد به خاطر عدم تمکین و رد احضاریه وزارت اطلاعات جهت حاظر شدن در آن اداره، توسط نیروهای امنیتی بازداشت شده است. سازمان عفو بین الملل گزارش داده است که آقای عباسی در خطر شکنجه شدن قرار دارد. پیشتر از آن دادگاه ایشان تحت استانداردهای بین المللی صورت نگرفته است. بالاخره یک محاکمه صوری صورت گرفته که ایشان حق داشتن وکیل مدافع برای دفاع از اتهامات خود را نداشته است. در ضمن وزارت اطلاعات ایران خانواده آقای عباسی را تحت فشار قرار داده است که شامل احضار مکررا والدین پیر ایشان برای بازجوئی می باشد. خانواده فعالین سیاسی ایران اغلب تهدید می شوند یکی از اعضای انجمن دفاع از زندانیان آذربایجان خانم فاخته زمانی می گوید: "بسیاری از خانواده فعالین سیاسی[آذربایجان] خصوصا اعضای مونث آنها مورد تهدید قرار می گیرند آنها به صورت مداوم تحت فشار هستند و بسیاری از آنها(اعضای مونث) به خاطر ترس به تنهائی نمی توانند از خانه خارج شوند و باید یک نفر دیگر آنها را همراهی کند. یا به تنهائی نمی توانند در خانه بمانند زیرا می ترسند که نیروهای امنیتی ایران به خانه آنها حمله کنند آنها را دستگیر کرده یا به آنها صدمه بزنند." شان مک کورمک سخنگوی وزارت خارجه ایالات متحده آمریکا سرکوب شدید مخالفان و مبارزه آنها برای آزادیهای فردی در ایران را که توسط حکومت ایران صورت می گیرد را محکوم کرده است او حکومت تهران را به" احترام به حقوق بشر برای همه شهروندان ایران… و آزادی همه دستگیر شدگان و زندانیان(سیاسی) و همچنین دفاع از دستاوردهای پذیرفته شده جهانی حقوق بشر فرا خوانده است"گفتار صدای آمریکا منعکس کنند نظرات دولت آمریکا می باشد
Minorities Persecuted In Iran
20 September 2006
Minorities Persecuted In Iran (MP3) Minorities Persecuted In Iran (Real Player) - Download Listen to Minorities Persecuted In Iran (Real Player) Religious and ethnic minorities in Iran are often persecuted by the government. Azeris, who make up approximately one-quarter of Iran's population, are a case in point. They frequently face ethnic and linguistic discrimination, including banning the Azeri language in schools, harassing Azeri activists or organizers, and changing Azeri geographic names. A number of Azeris have been imprisoned for advocating cultural and language rights for Iranian Azerbaijanis. Reza Abbasi is a case in point. He is a member of the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners and the Alumni Association of Iran, an organization that promotes democracy and human rights. Mr. Abbasi was detained on June 27th in the city of Zenjan in northwestern Iran for refusing to comply with a summons by the Iranian Intelligence Agency. Amnesty International reports that Mr. Abbasi is in danger of being tortured. Furthermore, his trial has apparently not complied with international standards. During at least one court appearance he was not allowed to have a defense attorney present. In the meantime, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has been harassing Mr. Abassi's family, including repeatedly summoning his elderly parents for interrogation. Family members of detained Iranian activists are often threatened, says Fakhteh Zamani, a member of the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners: "Most of these families, especially the female members, are threatened. They are harassed constantly and most of them are even afraid to leave their home without someone being present with them. Or they are even afraid to stay home alone because they are afraid of the [Iranian] secret police coming to their houses and arresting or maybe attacking them." U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has condemned the Iranian government's severe repression of dissidents and those fighting for personal freedom in Iran. He has called on the government in Tehran "to respect the human rights of all Iranian citizens. . . .and to release those arrested and imprisoned as a consequence of defending universally accepted human rights and freedoms." The preceding was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States Government. http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2006-09-21-voa1.cfm
Minorities Persecuted In Iran
20 September 2006
Minorities Persecuted In Iran (MP3) Minorities Persecuted In Iran (Real Player) - Download Listen to Minorities Persecuted In Iran (Real Player) Religious and ethnic minorities in Iran are often persecuted by the government. Azeris, who make up approximately one-quarter of Iran's population, are a case in point. They frequently face ethnic and linguistic discrimination, including banning the Azeri language in schools, harassing Azeri activists or organizers, and changing Azeri geographic names. A number of Azeris have been imprisoned for advocating cultural and language rights for Iranian Azerbaijanis. Reza Abbasi is a case in point. He is a member of the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners and the Alumni Association of Iran, an organization that promotes democracy and human rights. Mr. Abbasi was detained on June 27th in the city of Zenjan in northwestern Iran for refusing to comply with a summons by the Iranian Intelligence Agency. Amnesty International reports that Mr. Abbasi is in danger of being tortured. Furthermore, his trial has apparently not complied with international standards. During at least one court appearance he was not allowed to have a defense attorney present. In the meantime, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has been harassing Mr. Abassi's family, including repeatedly summoning his elderly parents for interrogation. Family members of detained Iranian activists are often threatened, says Fakhteh Zamani, a member of the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners: "Most of these families, especially the female members, are threatened. They are harassed constantly and most of them are even afraid to leave their home without someone being present with them. Or they are even afraid to stay home alone because they are afraid of the [Iranian] secret police coming to their houses and arresting or maybe attacking them." U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has condemned the Iranian government's severe repression of dissidents and those fighting for personal freedom in Iran. He has called on the government in Tehran "to respect the human rights of all Iranian citizens. . . .and to release those arrested and imprisoned as a consequence of defending universally accepted human rights and freedoms." The preceding was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States Government. http://www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2006-09-21-voa1.cfm