Hanover (Page3News): 12 November 2025; The German branch of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) organized an awareness protest in Hanover on November 11 to mark the anniversary of the 1928 occupation of Western Balochistan by Iranian forces. The purpose of the demonstration was to raise international awareness about the region’s longstanding political repression and widespread human rights violations.
Speakers included FBM members Naveed Baloch, Abubakar Baloch, Hassan Azizi, Ashfaq Baloch, and Behzad Baloch, along with Ahwazi activist Jamal Al-Ahwazi and South Azerbaijani activist Alihan Beyoglu. Together, they highlighted the historical and ongoing effects of the occupation and its negative impact on the Baloch population.
FBM representatives pointed out several critical issues facing the Baloch nation, including:
Extrajudicial and judicial killings of Baloch individuals.
A discriminatory administrative system that deprives Baloch citizens of identification documents.
Forced displacement of local populations, demolition of homes, and pressure on families to leave the region.
Settlement policies aimed, according to activists, at altering the demographic structure of Western Balochistan.
Broad restrictions on cultural, political, and human rights.
Speakers from the Ahwaz and South Azerbaijan movements expressed solidarity, emphasizing that their nations — including Azerbaijani Turks, Ahwazi Arabs, and Kurds — face similar deprivation and oppression. Participants stressed the importance of mutual cooperation among oppressed nations in their struggle for freedom and against Iranian occupation.
During the protest, speakers called upon the international community, human rights organizations, and democratic governments to take notice of the situation in Western Balochistan and to support the Baloch nation’s movement for freedom, protection, and dignity.
The event concluded with a joint appeal for the freedom of Balochistan, South Azerbaijan, Ahwaz, and Kurdistan, aiming to end Iranian occupation and the exploitation of indigenous nations.
