PJAK leader says there is an attempt to wipe out Kurds
PJAK leader says there is an attempt to wipe out Kurds
PJAK’s leader, Rahman Haji Ahmadi was interviewed by Roni Alasor from World Security Network and he said that Turkey, Iran and Syria are attempting to wipe-out Kurds from the Earth.
Underlining the main objective of the Free Life Party (PJAK), founded on 4 April 2004, Ahmadi said that "it is the formation of democratic secular system in Iran, where all the Iranian ethnical and religious minorities, including the Persians, could practice freely their culture and language and express their identity according all fundamental Human Rights basics within the territorial integrity of Iran. In addition to that, gender equality also is one of our main and fundamental goals."
Talking about the seven points declaration issued by PJAK, Ahmadi said that "PJAK believes in peaceful and democratic solution of the Kurdish issue and the other questions in Iran within the territorial sovereignty of the state. But Iran is now in a sensitive situation. As the PJAK highlighted in its declaration, the Iranian government is struggling with internal crises in many areas - political, social, economic, security and cultural crisis. All this is coming in addition to the external crises which as a result is isolating the government from the International community, and undermining its legitimacy."
As to why Iran is silent about PJAK proposal for peace and democracy for Kurds and all ethnic and religious groups in Iran, including the Persian, Ahmadi said he thinks that the "constructive contribution toward the solution of the issues requires democratic system in Iran, and a democratic system could only be achieved by means of secular and democratic constitution and government. Islamic regime lacks two cornerstones of democratization: democratic constitution and democratic government."
The seven point identified by PJAK are as follows:
1. Formal recognition of Kurdish issue and its solution with the application of dialogue and democratic methods.
2. In order to approach a solution in a democratic and political environment, background for negotiation should be considered.
3. To prepare the ground for dialogue, negotiation and a political solution, a peaceful environment devoid of any violence where the politics can play its role, is needed; therefore the immediate cessation of the military operation is required.
4. In order to reach a solution and to implement people’s political, economic, cultural and civil rights including the right to free speech which are necessary for development of the essential will of people, all these rights should be guaranteed and all the present difficulties for their achievement must be eliminated.
5. Formal recognition of freedom of assembly and political-democratic activism.
6. People without access to their own language, will not be able to represent themselves or make manifest of their being as a people, consequently no one would be able to discuss their being as a people since they will be emptied of their own cultural, ethnical and national essence. Therefore, the legal recognition of different languages in Iran particularly the Kurdish language in education and in all administrative and non-administrative institutions is the initial condition.
7. In order to eliminate the atmosphere of fear and terror, and to generate a free and political environment for free participation, the freedom of the political prisoners and the nullification of death penalty is undeniable requirement.
Underlining the main objective of the Free Life Party (PJAK), founded on 4 April 2004, Ahmadi said that "it is the formation of democratic secular system in Iran, where all the Iranian ethnical and religious minorities, including the Persians, could practice freely their culture and language and express their identity according all fundamental Human Rights basics within the territorial integrity of Iran. In addition to that, gender equality also is one of our main and fundamental goals."
Talking about the seven points declaration issued by PJAK, Ahmadi said that "PJAK believes in peaceful and democratic solution of the Kurdish issue and the other questions in Iran within the territorial sovereignty of the state. But Iran is now in a sensitive situation. As the PJAK highlighted in its declaration, the Iranian government is struggling with internal crises in many areas - political, social, economic, security and cultural crisis. All this is coming in addition to the external crises which as a result is isolating the government from the International community, and undermining its legitimacy."
As to why Iran is silent about PJAK proposal for peace and democracy for Kurds and all ethnic and religious groups in Iran, including the Persian, Ahmadi said he thinks that the "constructive contribution toward the solution of the issues requires democratic system in Iran, and a democratic system could only be achieved by means of secular and democratic constitution and government. Islamic regime lacks two cornerstones of democratization: democratic constitution and democratic government."
The seven point identified by PJAK are as follows:
1. Formal recognition of Kurdish issue and its solution with the application of dialogue and democratic methods.
2. In order to approach a solution in a democratic and political environment, background for negotiation should be considered.
3. To prepare the ground for dialogue, negotiation and a political solution, a peaceful environment devoid of any violence where the politics can play its role, is needed; therefore the immediate cessation of the military operation is required.
4. In order to reach a solution and to implement people’s political, economic, cultural and civil rights including the right to free speech which are necessary for development of the essential will of people, all these rights should be guaranteed and all the present difficulties for their achievement must be eliminated.
5. Formal recognition of freedom of assembly and political-democratic activism.
6. People without access to their own language, will not be able to represent themselves or make manifest of their being as a people, consequently no one would be able to discuss their being as a people since they will be emptied of their own cultural, ethnical and national essence. Therefore, the legal recognition of different languages in Iran particularly the Kurdish language in education and in all administrative and non-administrative institutions is the initial condition.
7. In order to eliminate the atmosphere of fear and terror, and to generate a free and political environment for free participation, the freedom of the political prisoners and the nullification of death penalty is undeniable requirement.
