Each year, the civilized world expects improvements in human rights, but unfortunately the people in occupied Balochistan, living under Iranian and Pakistani colonial rule, face genocide, ethnic cleansing, collective punishment, internal displacements, massive-scale military offensives, drone and other air strikes, targeted killings, including those by Iranian contract killers, mass executions, trade restrictions, and operations on a daily basis by border forces, Iranian military forces, and Islamic Revolutionar Guaard Corps (IRGC) terrorist forces.
Due to restrictions and censorship by the Iranian mullah regime it is extremely hard to collect the data of each victim in Iran's Occupied Balochistan (IOB) and Pakistan's Occupied Balochistan (POB) but we have tried to expose Iranian state brutality against the Baloch people. In 2024, the Iranian mullah regime pursued anti-Baloch policies by terrorizing the indigenous people of Balochistan.
120 Executions: 120 Baloch prisoners have been executed over bogus drug-related charges. We retrieved the data of 88 people.
20 Killed In Drone And Other Air Strikes: According to local people, approximately 20 Baloch civilians were killed in Iran and Pakistan's joint drone and other air strikes. One family has lost eight members, including women, children, and infants.
250 Killed In State-Backed Targeted Killings: Iranian forces have targeted 250 Baloch people from different spheres of life. Iranian border forces have deliberately targeted Baloch fuel carriers with direct fire and bursting the tires of the vehicles, due to which the vehicles overturned and caught fire. The forces often then fled, letting the drivers burn inside the vehicles.
150 Subjected To Enforced Disappearances And Injured: Iran is pursuing the policies of Pakistan's army by abducting Baloch activists and other political and religious figures.
Hundreds Of Baloch Houses Demolished: The Iranian forces continued demolishing the residents of Baloch localities in different parts of IOB. There are reports of forced evacuations of Balochs from the cities of Chabahar, Zahedan, Khash, Iranshahrs, Harmuzgan, and the coast of Makuran.
40 Landmine Explosions: According to reports, more than 18 people have been killed by landmines and grenades left over from military drills in many parts of IOB. More than 20 have been killed in joint Iranian-Pakistani air strikes. Eight people were reportedly killed from a single family, among them are women, children, and an infant in the Saravan area. Three Baloch hostages were tortured to death in an Iranian jail. Ten innocent Baloch captives died in prison due to a lack of urgent medical assistance.
30 People Summoned To Iranian Intelligence Agencies And Courts: Iranian intelligence agencies, the IRGC, and Iranian revolutionary courts have summoned about 30 Baloch scholars and political activists involved in protests in Zahedan for women's freedom. Iran has adopted policies similar to those of Pakistan where political opponents are terrorized, intimidated, and forced to make visits to police stations and face hours-long interrogations. According to reports, the IRGC have threatened dozens of close aides of Maulavi Abdul Hameed, the head of Zahedan's Mecca Mosque, to withdraw their services and keep silent. Baloch locals have also reported that those who participated in the September 2022 Zahedan protest are still being followed and harassed by Iranian intelligence agencies.
150 Cases Of Physical Harassment: Reports gathered from various sources suggest that about 150 cases of physical harassment occurred in 2024 alone where the Basij, Al Quds Forces, the IRGC, and the Iranian border forces have beaten Baloch civilians, among them women, children, and the elderly, in various parts of IOB.
Note: incidents of armed robbery, extortion, deaths due to traffic accidents, personal disputes, and other enmity-related incidents are not included in this report.
(Source: CIA)
Table 1: 2024 Summary Of Executed And Targeted Killed, People By Iranian Kangaroo Courts And Iranian Intelligence Agencies
Table 2: Photos And Names Of Baloch Civilians Killed, Executed By Iranian Intelligence, Air Force, Contract Killers, And IRGC
Table 3: 2024 Summary Of Enforced Disappearances, Deportations, Injured And Abductions By Iranian Occupational Forces
Table 4: Photos And Names Of 2024 Baloch Civilians Who Were Victims Of Enforced Disappearances Or Injured In Direct Fire By The Iranian Regime
*Rudam Azad is a Baloch writer, Baloch representative, and Human Rights activist. He can be reached on Twitter, @RudamAzad and email [email protected].
