16.08.2010
By ALI ARJEMANDI,
Recently some unpleasant articles appeared in some Balochi websites that were in my point of view and experience quite unfair, based on rumors, jealousy, ignorance and naivety and the web administrator without further hesitations published them, even not bothering or thinking that the allegations made on the particular article I read on GWANK website could be sued in a court of justice. And the article was written on the name of Baloch community Norway, which in fact was produced and sent to the named website by only one or two individual, who hardly yet be counted as members of the Baloch community, because they are new arrivals to the community!
So, first of all I find myself obliged to give some explanations to the readers:
The Baloch community of Norway, does not exist as an organization, because, the Baloch here are organized in a union of Baloch Norway if we translate the Norwegian name ( DEN BALOCHISK FORENINGEN, NORGE). This registered and organized entity has elected leadership and when the union issues a statement so there is a responsible signature on it. But the said article was published just by the name of Baloch community Norway, without any signature to be responsible for the article.
Further I should tell the readers about the Baloch people residing in Norway, if we call them the Baloch community Norway. This is a small population of Baloch began to arrive to Norway first in 1984. The biggest group joined the group in the years of 1986-1987 till 1990. Later also the community grew little bit more.
The question arises in the mind of reader that in fact how many are we here in Norway? To answer this question, roughly we are 230 person, adults and children total! So our population is not a big one in comparison to Pakistanis read Punjabis 65000, Iranians 25000, and the Arabs from all Arab countries around 50000. So we are not a big community.
But this small community in comparison to other Baloch societies in Europe like UK, where I guess there are around 5-6000, Sweden around 1000, Denmark around also 200, been little bit more visible when it comes to be active for the Baloch cause.
This small Balochi society been almost a homogenous one and united, this community never insulted others either among themselves or other minorities. But in last days and weeks things changed due to the arrival of two new prominent personalities. The expectation from these two people was to help to get more united and be causuatic about our common goal for the rights of the Baloch people.
The writer`s brother last year traveled to the beloved Balochistan to visit friends and relatives. But was kidnapped by the Pakistani agencies like all other his Baloch sisters and brothers who had been whisked away at the same way. Since 7th August last year no one have ever heard or seen of him, till last Sunday 25th July Pakistan`s interior minister Rehman Malik in an interview with Norwegian NRK that they have arrested Ehsan on charges of traveling with fake papers in Pakistan, which is again wrong, because he traveled with the valid Norwegian national Passport with valid Pakistani visit visa issued to him by the embassy of Pakistan Oslo, Norway. Again after this interview, he has not been shown either to the Norwegian embassy nor been produced before a court of justice.
It is worth of mentioning and thanking members of Norwegian Baloch community in general and Waja Zobair, Banok Sedra and Arash`s immediate reaction to work for Ehsan just after getting the news that Ehsan been arrested. Because at that time I was not in country, these brave Baloch along with other members of the community worked hard to get the attention of Norwegian authorities in this case.
After these people`s action, the other prominent Baloch who contacted me and offered help was waja Munir Mengal. I knew him through the ordeal he had gone himself in Pakistani jails for almost two years. This offer was a worthy offer, because I got practical guidance, what, how and when go forward in tracing my brother. I personally did not know Waja Munir. But later when I came back to Oslo, he offered me that if I could sit in a hunger strike in front of either Norwegian Parliament or the ministry of foreign affairs; he along with his wife and 3 months baby would join and accompany me. Which I thanked, because if the people knew about the climate of Norway, during winter months temperature falls below 20C.
In the mean time some six months ago, we received as I said earlier in these words two prominent and active Baloch here in Norway, who had been forced out from their motherland to seek asylum here.
So, late I along with the Baloch Union of Norway and friends of mine and Ehsan on the anniversary of his one year disappearance announced to launch a protest demonstration and asked all European Baloch to attend if they could. And Munir was one of those first who announced his readiness and I welcomed him.
So came and participated in that protest demonstration. During this time, one thing came clear to me that, these two new comers did not like Munir and his participation. Well, I on my part explained to them the whole goal of the demonstration and my invitation of everybody. And told them that we are living in a free and democratic society, you are very free to have your points of view, but can`t dictate your views on others.
Munir, in the mean time had another mission in mind too. He, along with participating in the demonstration, to visit and gather information about three Baloch families, whose asylum applications been rejected by the Norwegian authorities, in order to bring their cases to the UNHCR head quarters in Geneva, where Munir very frequently due to his membership on the united nations panel for indigenous people visit. And at the same time having some friends in the said organization.
So, after the demonstration, there was the second year anniversary of the martyrdom Yaqoub Mehrnehad where he participated too.
Prior to his arrival to Oslo, I was warned by these two newly arrived gentlemen that Munir should not be given any place at any stage or word be given to him. I had no control of the second event, but the demonstration was a slogan shouting event and handing over letters to the ministry.
But both these two guys, spoke at the Shahid Mehrnehad`s anniversary!!!
I thought Munir did not have something to tell.... but later he told me, he had not been invited to the podium, other ways, he had a lot of experiences working with different UN organizations at Geneva, that could be useful for the Baloch audience, but it was late...
The day after Waja Munir left, an article in Urdu appeared at the Gwank website, that the readers’ selves could go and read against Waja Munir.
There were claims that Waja Munir had said so and so... which after close examinations, showed totally wrong and baseless.
The Gwank website also had not tried to examine the allegation on the article and published it. By doing so, the website qualified itself to be legally challenged!!!
Because according to the European laws, no one is allowed to accuse somebody baseless. And in this case, the GWANKWEBSITE has gravely endangered the life of Waja Munir Mengal. So, the process of legal challenge against the website and it`s administrator is on its way. And the responsible person will be legally charged and examined and Swedish in a court of justice.
I believe all Baloch intellectuals’ activists should use their brains, pens, energies and time in struggle against the common enemies, who have occupied our land. Not against each other. Accusing, blaming each other is on the line of service of the enemy. And I also believe we should not take hasty judgments against the members of our society. We should wait, time, the history and the nation himself well judge one and each of us.
When the struggle is in its infancy, young hood or maturity, we should not give us the right to ourselves and believe that I am the hero of the struggle and all others or at least many of others are not.
The real heroes of our nation are those who are standing face to face with the enemy and sacrificing their dear lives.
So, I am a humble man that not in a position to advise others what to do, but believe no matter, we should not cause difference among the ranks of the struggle. Our unity is the best answer to the nation’s enemies.
Spreading false rumors in the society about others is not on the line of the interests of struggle.
This struggle is a wide struggle and needs all kinds of people and ways of resistance against injustices we are facing.
We should think twice, thrice, quadruple, when we write and speak, that do not cause any harm to others. Here we have a classical example where irresponsible people have endangered one’s life. When life comes in danger, then it is serious and this should be stopped by all legal means.
I hope, those I intend to get the message get it, and stop it here.
Long live free and independent Balochistan.
A humble member of Baloch society worldwide,
Oslo, Friday 13th August 2010
http://www.balochunity.org/opinions/2244/
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Read the article mentionedd above here:
بلوچ مسلح تنظیم اور بی آر پی، منیر مینگل کی نمائیندگی کی وضاحت کریں
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