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Iran Warns UN about Continued Violence against Myanmar Muslims

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zarif-mohammad javad

What follows is the full text of Zarif’s letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Excellency,

Pursuant to my letter dated 6 January 2017, I would like to once again draw your attention to the alarming situation of the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar. The recent horrifying news coming out of the region reveals the scope of the atrocities committed against this community. The indiscriminate systematic attacks against Muslims by extremist elements and some associated with the security forces have resulted in significant loss of life and exacerbated a history of discrimination, injustice and desperation. The gravity of the situation has caused serious anguish among the peoples of the world regardless of their faith and nationality.

Should the systematic and extensive violation of the basic human rights of the Rohingya Muslims be left unattended, it would encourage extremism and instigate violence even beyond the borders of Myanmar and become a destabilizing factor for the whole region.

Forcing people out of their homeland and displacing them in other countries will not resolve this deep-rooted crisis. The Government of Myanmar needs to address the long-standing grievances and the plight of its Muslim community including through effective restoration of their right to be recognized as equal citizens and enjoy protection against violence and discrimination.

The international community and Islamic countries expect the government of Myanmar to put an immediate end to the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslim community, allow unhindered access of humanitarian assistance to the violence-stricken regions, bring those responsible for the atrocities to justice and put in place necessary measures to prevent their recurrence in the future. It is disappointing that such minimum global demands are yet to receive a proper response.

Meanwhile, it is also expected that the United Nations act swiftly and undertake all necessary measures towards addressing international concerns about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar. The United Nations’ support for de-escalating violence, ensuring humanitarian assistance for the people in need and finding a sustainable solution for the crisis is essential and urgently needed.

The Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready and willing to support all such efforts towards the achievement of a durable and peaceful solution to the crisis, ensuring full respect for the human rights, wellbeing and security of the Rohingya Muslim Community in Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Myanmar Muslims Falling Prey to Extremism, Intolerance: Iran

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“The recent tragic events unfolding with regard to the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is another situation where innocent people are falling prey to the evils of intolerance and extremism,” Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Gholamali said.

“We strongly condemn the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims and call for its immediate end. Hundreds of innocent people have lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes.”

Addressing a High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace held at the UN Headquarters, Khoshroo said the Culture of Peace is the essence of the UN Charter and lies at the heart of the work of this organization.

“The United Nations […] has been created to save humankind from the scourge of war. Thus, this organization bears a paramount responsibility to combat the evils of extremism and terrorism as well as to promote peace and a culture which nourishes, supports and sustains it,” he added.

Khoshroo referred to unilateralism and coercive measures in international relations as the cause of instability, insecurity and expansion of terrorism and extremism, and said, “The successful cases where diplomacy has proved to be effective, such as the JCPOA, should be regarded as patterns of action in international affairs.”

“No one should be allowed to beat the drum of threat and to ridicule the international community. The failed and violent experiences of the past should not be repeated,” he went on to say.

“The Middle East region has turned into an exhibition of modern and deadly weapons,” he said, adding that each of those weapons cause a scar on the feeble body of peace.

“It is in such circumstances that extremism finds a fertile ground to expand and violence becomes the only possible means of interaction,” he noted.

“We have to combat cultures of unilateralism and extremism simultaneously. When the so-called ‘alliances’, in parallel with terrorist groups, pour bombs over sacred places, schools and hospitals they suffocate the culture of peace with their iron hands.”

He finally referred to the idea of ‘A World against Violence and Extremism (WAVE)’ proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly, and once again invited all peace-loving nations to close ranks for the cause of peace.

IRGC Ready to Help Rohingya Muslims Affected by Myanmar Crimes

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Supporting the oppressed Myanmar Muslims and bringing the world attention to their plight is “the historic and inevitable responsibility of all nations and communities,” the IRGC said in a Thursday statement.

The IRGC stands ready to make any contribution and play any role in supporting and helping those displaced and wounded by these crimes, the statement added.

The Iranian government is expected to “activate the revolutionary diplomatic means and use the capacities and will of the international community and other Muslim countries … to rescue the Rohingya Muslims who are mostly Sunnis.”

It further noted that the ongoing killing in Myanmar amid the indifference of human rights groups has all the signs of an organized plot against Muslims.

“The terrible crimes of extremist Buddhist groups and the Myanmar army against Rohingya Muslims … suggest an organized anti-Islamic plot that, if not stopped, will result in another major genocide in the history of mankind,” IRGC said in a statement.

The IRGC denounced “the duplicity of the so-called advocates of human rights in the face of painful developments in various parts of the world,” saying their contradictory actions were “meaningful.”

“The ineffective global response to the genocide of Rohingya Muslims and the deadly silence of the international human rights organizations and the lack of consensus and a powerful front to deal with the perpetrators of such crimes are a huge humanitarian crisis today,” it said, according to Press TV.

The IRGC further said “the displacement of over 100,000 people and the carnage of at least 400 oppressed and defenseless Myanmar Muslims have sparked the outrage of the Muslim world and increased the responsibility of the Myanmar government in the face of this tragic incident.”

Iranian Powerlifter Awarded Best Male Paralympian of Year

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Siamand Rahman

The International Paralympic Committee named Rahman as the world’s Best Male Athlete of the Year during its 2017 Paralympic Sports Awards held in Abu Dhabi’s National Exhibition Centre on Thursday.

The awards, partnered by Allianz, recognise the achievements from last year’s Paralympic Games.

Belarusian swimmer Ihar Boki and Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug were also on the shortlist for the best male category.

Rahman had smashed the world record and won gold at the Rio Paralympics 2016 on September 14.

In his first attempt in the +107kg category, the Iranian Paralympian lifted 270 kilograms and broke the Paralympics record.

The 28-year-old Iranian then lifted weights of 300 and 305 kilograms to smash his own record of 296 kilograms again.

Rahman, who was representing Iran for the second time at the Paralympics, then requested for the weights to be set at staggering 310 kilograms, the equivalent of two baby elephants or a Siberian tiger, outside the three scoring competition lifts, and triumphantly repeated his astonishing success for a fourth time.

Saudis Outraged by Syrian Dissident Players’ Praise for Assad

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The Syrian national football team, composed of both pro- and anti-government players, managed to gain a draw against Iran on Tuesday in Tehran and advance to the next round of FIFA World Cup qualifications in Asia.

Following the victory, two of the dissident players, Omar al-Somah and Firas al-Khatib, in separate messages praised Syrian President Assad for his support for Syrian national team.

In a TV interview with Syrian TV, al-Somah thanked Assad’s support for the Syrian national football team, and said his permanent support for Syrian sports and athletes will have positive outcomes.

Al-Khatib also explicitly expressed gratitude to the Syrian president for his full support for Syrian national football team.

The move, however, has outraged many Saudi people who did not expect the two players, particularly Somah who plays for popular Saudi club Al-Ahli, to send messages of appreciation to the Syrian president.

Many Saudi social media users have since harshly slammed the two players for their pro-Assad remarks.

Due to his life in self-exile as well membership in a Saudi football club, Somah may be viewed as a dissident of the Syrian government, and this is a point which the Syrian government and Football Federation are completely aware of. However, they decided to include him in the Syrian national team and this created a strong motivation in Somah to revise his anti-government stances.

He managed to win the hearts of the Syrian nation by scoring a last minute equalizer to Iran, and owes this achievement to Assad’s non-political approach towards national sport.

The Iran-Syria match with such political achievements reveals that national enthusiasm is still alive under the ashes of the civil war underway in the war-torn country.

Iran FM Congratulates Syria on Deir ez-Zor Victory

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IFP Media Wire
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“Iran will continue to back Syria in its battle against terrorism,” Zarif said during a Wednesday phone conversation with Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem.

The Iranian foreign minister also congratulated Muallem for the Syrian army’s breaking of years-long Daesh siege of the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr.

He also highlighted the significance of boosting the Tehran-Damascus relations in all fields.

For his part, Muallem voiced his country’s gratitude for Iran’s continued support, and vowed that the Syrian army would not rest until the country is liberated from the scourge of Takfiri terrorism.

On Tuesday, Syrian army forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, reached the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr and broke a nearly three-year-long siege imposed by Daesh.

Iran FM Congratulates Syria on Deir ez-Zor Victory

Shortly after breaking the siege, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad extended his congratulations to government troops on the major breakthrough against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group

Daesh overran large parts of Dayr al-Zawr province, including its many oil fields, in mid-2014 as it seized areas in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

By early 2015, the Takfiri terrorists were in control of parts of Dayr al-Zawr city, and besieged the remaining parts of it under government control.

Iranian Hajj Pilgrim Attacked by Terrorists in Mecca

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a statement by Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organisation, a group of unknown elements on Wednesday evening (18:30 local time) attacked Iranian cleric Hossein Esmaeili, who was accompanying the pilgrims of Isfahan

The cleric was en route to his hotel room when he was attacked and wounded in his shoulder and side.

The terrorists escaped with a motorcycle, according to the statement.

Immediately after the attack, the cleric was transferred to a hospital by Iranian and Saudi medics. Reports from Mecca indicate he is in relatively stable condition now.

Three suspects have been arrested by the Saudi police so far, the statement added.

The attack came as Saudi authorities have repeatedly emphasized their ‘special’ treatment of Iranian pilgrims as per a deal they had signed with the Islamic Republic.

Iranian pilgrims this year went on the pilgrimage after one year of absence. In 2016, Iran boycotted the Hajj pilgrimage in protest at the Saudi mismanagement, which had claimed the lives of hundreds of Iranians in a 2015 crush in Mecca.

Iran’s Leader Pardons, Commutes Sentences of 1166 Convicts

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday granted clemency or eased the sentences of 1,166 convicts sentenced by various Iranian courts.

The Leader’s decision was made upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadeer.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants the country’s Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the Judiciary chief.

The clemency, however, does not apply to all types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in armed struggle against the country, armed or organized drug trafficking, rape, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery and embezzlement.

Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage and is one of the most significant holidays in the Muslim calendar.

Eid al-Ghadeer is also a festive day observed by Shiite Muslims on the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Prophet Mohammad (PUBH) as his immediate successor.

Iranian Users Become Voice of Voiceless Myanmar Muslims

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Following the reactions of high-ranking Iranian politicians to the violation of Muslims’ rights in Myanmar, Iranian social media users have unanimously voiced their support for the oppressed Rohingya Muslims.

By creating and posting the hashtag #SaveRohingya, Iranian users urged the world to stop the genocide of innocent people in Myanmar who are suffering under the brutality of the Asian government amid international silence.

According to a Farsi report by the Fars News Agency, the hashtag has become a world trend in Twitter.

Here are some of the posts sent by Iranian users in Persian with the #SaveRohingya hashtag:

  • Silent genocide of Myanmar, showcase for the pretentious West’s ethical bankruptcy
  • The West holds memorial ceremonies for Holocaust victims 70 years after the WWII, but keeps silent over Myanmar genocide
  • Who is the advocate of human rights? It’s the UN which received money from Saudi Arabia to omit its name from list of child rights violators
  • Maybe if Rohingya kids had blue eyes and blond hairs, they would receive the world’s attention overnight
  • Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize was a historic joke for the world
  • Apparently a group of extremists are committing the heinous crimes in Myanmar, but in fact there is no crime in the world where the US is not involved
  • The human rights Iran is condemned for is the same concept they are adhering to for Myanmar Muslims today
  • Innocent is innocent, whether in Syria, Iraq, Yemen or Myanmar. Let’s be at least a voice for the voiceless

Besides Iranian users, netizens from across the world are sending posts with this hashtag in a move to become a voice for the voiceless Muslims in Myanmar.

Myanmar’s security forces have been attacking Rohingyas and torching their villages since October 2016 to push them out of the western state of Rakhine.

The attacks have been intensified since August 25, with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi ignoring international demands to call off the violence.

Thousands of Rohingyas have already fled their homeland to take refuge in Bangladesh. Many people have been killed during the perilous boat journeys on the Naf River, which separates the two neighbouring countries.

The refugees have also tried to cross the border into Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Syria Opposition Must Accept It Lost War against Assad: UN Envoy

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“For the opposition, the message is very clear: if they were planning to win the war, facts are proving that is not the case. So now it’s time to win the peace,” de Mistura told reporters on Wednesday.

De Mistura said a national ceasefire should follow soon after Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor were “liberated” which he anticipated to happen within weeks.

He added that the rebel stronghold of Idlib could then be “frozen”.

Asked if he was implying that Assad had won, he said pro-Government forces had advanced militarily, but nobody could actually claim to have won the war.

Syria Opposition Must Accept It Lost War against Assad: UN Envoy

 

“Victory can only be if there is a sustainable political long-term solution,” he said.

“Otherwise instead of war, God forbid, we may see plenty of low intensity guerrilla [conflicts] going on for the next 10 years, and you will see no reconstruction, which is a very sad outcome of winning a war.”

“The issue is: is the Government, after the liberation of Deir Ez-Zor and Raqqa, ready and prepared to genuinely negotiate and not simply announce victory, which we all know, and they know too, cannot be announced because it won’t be sustainable without a political process?” he asked.

“[And] will the opposition be able to be unified and realistic enough to realise they did not win the war?”

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