Protesting the Court Verdict in the Bloody Friday Massacre of Zahedan
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March 10, 2025
We, a group of Baluch people, with sorrow and outrage in our hearts, submit this petition to protest the recent decision of the Military Court of Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Iran) in the case of the gruesome massacre of Bloody Friday in Zahedan that occurred on September 30, 2022.
This ruling has not only failed to deliver justice to the grieving families and innocent victims but has deepened the feelings of discrimination and injustice among the Baluch people by acquitting those who ordered the attack and significantly reducing charges against the main perpetrators to minimal sentences.
We believe that this massacre and the accompanying judicial process represent the systematic violation of the rights of the Baluch people and prove to be a gross failure of responsibility by the concerned institutions for acts perpetrated. Such an outcome does not serve justice but instead paves the way for more violence and injustice.
In addition to the heartbreaking loss of over 100 lives, survivors have suffered serious physical injuries like permanent disabilities. The victims badly require extensive medical treatment and legal proceedings that require particularization.
Another alarming aspect of this case is the secrecy regarding what type of weapons were used to conduct the massacre and a lack of transparency on who was directly involved in the crime. The silence and lack of transparency do not promote truth or justice but contribute to eroding public trust.
Therefore, to ensure justice for the victims and to uphold accountability, we demand the following:
- Transparent and Fair Trials: We demand a retrial of the Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan, conducted transparently, fairly, and with the active participation of victims' families and representatives from human rights organizations.
- Prosecution of Key Perpetrators: All officials responsible for issuing orders leading to this massacre must be identified and held accountable in a public court of law.
- Ending Structural Discrimination: We call for an immediate end to systemic discriminatory and violent practices against the Baluch people, ensuring equal rights for all Baluch citizens residing in Iran.
With this petition, we request human rights organizations to bring the matter forward and ask questions about the Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan. We hope their action shall take the pursuit of justice to an international platform, ultimately restoring justice to the Baluch people.
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Province Number of signatures Alborz 2 Ardabil 0 Bushehr 0 Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari 0 East Azerbaijan 1 Fars 0 Gilan 0 Golestan 0 Hamadan 0 Hormozgan 0 Ilam 0 Isfahan 0 Kerman 0 Kermanshah 0 Khuzestan 0 Kohgiluyehv And Boyer Ahmad 0 Kurdistan 0 Lorestan 0 Markazi 0 Mazandaran 0 North Khorasan 0 Qazvin 0 Qom 0 Razavi Khorasan 0 Semnan 0 Sistan and Baluchestan 0 South Khorasan 0 Tehran 2 West Azerbaijan 0 Yazd 1 Zanjan 0 This petition has received 70 signatures so far. Approximately 75% of signatures come from Iran. Approximately 25% of signatures come from outside of Iran. Learn how Daadkhast generates signature maps. -
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