Organizations, unions, political parties, civil society institutions, and national and humanitarian figures condemn the crime of banning the teaching of the Arabic language in Occupied Ahwaz and express their solidarity with the demands of the Ahwazi Arab people for freedom, the right to self-determination, and independence.

Statement of Condemnation of the Iranian Occupation and Solidarity with the Ahwazi People

Banning the teaching of the Arabic language in Occupied Ahwaz – a continuation of the occupation’s crimes since 1925

The political, legal, national, and patriotic forces that signed this statement strongly condemn the continuation of the Iranian occupation and its crimes against the Ahwazi Arab people since April 20, 1925, the day the independent Arab State of Ahwaz was overthrown by military force, followed by systematic repressive policies targeting land, people, and identity.

The banning of teaching the Arabic language – the mother tongue and national identity of the Ahwazi Arab people – and the imposition of forced education in Persian constitutes an ongoing crime within a colonial project aimed at erasing Arab identity and altering the demographic composition of the Ahwazi people through:

• Confiscation of land and national resources.
• Displacement of the indigenous population and settlement of Persian colonists.
• Suppression of popular uprisings with mass executions, prisons, and torture.
• Prohibition of the Arabic language in official institutions, education, and public life.

These policies represent a clear violation of international law, including:

• The Charter of the United Nations (Article 1, Paragraph 2).
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 2 and 26).
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 27).
• The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Articles 8 and 14).
• The 1948 Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide.

Through this joint statement, we affirm the following:

1. The right to self-determination and the restoration of national sovereignty over the entire land of Ahwaz.
2. The expulsion of the Iranian occupation and recognition of the Ahwazi people’s right to independence and the establishment of their free state.
3. International prosecution of the Iranian occupation for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
4. Arab and international, official and popular, support until full liberation and independence.

We, the undersigned,
Call upon the United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to take urgent steps to stop the crime of banning the teaching of the mother tongue, the Arabic language, in Occupied Ahwaz, and to dispatch an international fact-finding mission to Ahwaz.

Signatories:

1. The Arab Union to Confront the Iranian Occupation
2. The Ahwazi Democratic Popular Front (ADPF)
3. Eng. Safaa Al-Mosuli – Secretary-General of the Iraqi Prosperity Commission – London
4. Tayyar Sanad – Lebanon – Tarek Karim – Belgium
5. Iraqi National Opposition Gathering – Journalist Khalid Jamal Al-Nasiri
6. President of the National Council of Afghan Arabs – Bismillah Al-Arabi
7. Nasser Ahmed Al-Qaddari – President of the Yemeni-Dutch Center for Human Rights
8. Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Ta’i – The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Scandinavia
9. Ne’amat Bayan – Human Rights Activist – The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Scandinavia
10. Mujib Aqeel – Yemeni Friendship Association
11. Eng. Safwan Al-Fattah
12. Ahmed Mazhar Saadou – Syrian Journalist and Writer
13. Lawyer Omar Hamsho
14. Osama Abdel-Majid – Sudanese Writer and Political Analyst
15. Rabee Shaar – Syrian Media Professional
16. Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Fou’ani – President of the International Council of Free Scholars
17. Radwan Al-Atrash – Syrian Political Researcher
18. Mirna Al-Jamal – Media Professional – France
19. Basel Alj
20. Muhammad Shaaban – Syria
21. Walid Muhammad Al-Kousa (Abu Saddam Binsh) – Idlib – Syria
22. Ammar Omar Al-Humairi – Yemen
23. Khalid Saif – Syrian Gathering for Supporting the Ahwazi Arab Revolution
24. Prof. Abdel-Munim Ismail – Egyptian Writer
25. Ahmed Al-Musaybili – Independent Journalist – Yemen
26. Prof. Yassin Al-Mulla Rabee – Security Expert and Political Analyst
27. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hamza – Syrian Academic and Politician
28. Mostafa Emara – Egypt – Al-Zaman Newspaper, London
29. Mimouni Abdel Qader – Algerian Civil Media Activist
30. Osama Hawatir – Political Media Professional – Tripoli, Lebanon
31. Zakaria Abu Mahmoud – President of the Syrian National Popular Party, President of the Global Association of Ashraf Nobles, President of the Dunia Wijdan Humanitarian Association
32. Syrian Newspaper – Ninar Press
33. Takatoff Iraq Gathering
34. Iraqi Commission for Civil Disobedience Management
35. Popular Alliance Against the Iranian Occupation
36. Coordinating Office of the Iraqi Volcano Revolution
37. State of Kuwait – Dr. Nasser Muhammad Al-Masri
38. Syrian National Rescue Gathering
39. Eng. Yahya Al-Khatib – Political Activist
40. Syrian Arab Movement
41. Syrian Arab Forum
42. Syrian Diplomat and Former Ambassador Bashar Ali Al-Hajj Ali – Austria
43. Council of Arab Tribes of Iraq in Southern Iraq / Sheikh Ahmed Al-Ghanem / Secretary-General of the Council
44. Brigadier Pilot Hassan Al-Hammada – Former Minister of Defense – Syria
45. Dr. Abdulaziz Marimi – Journalist – Paris, Morocco
46. Dr. Issam Laroussi – Center for Perspectives on Geopolitical Studies – Rabat, Morocco
47. Eng. Wasim Al-Iqaa – Expert in International Relations – Iraq – Iraqi National Forces Union
48. Muhammad Zuhair Al-Khatib – President of the (Waad) Party – Syria
49. Dr. Omar Al-Omran Abu Iskandar – Syrian Political Activist
50. Dr. Rifaat Mustafa – International Human Rights Organization – Legal Office – USA
51. Osama Al-Athari – Director and Founder of Al-Balag Digital Channel (YouTube) and Media Engineer in Japan
52. Abdul Salam Aql – Palestinian Human Rights Organization
53. Sheikh Mahmoud Hussein Al-Mar – Head of the Council of Custom and Tribal Judiciary – Syria
54. Abdul Rahim Khalifa – Writer and Journalist – Syria
55. Ukrainian News Agency in Arabic – Dr. Muhammad Faraj Allah
56. Arab-Ukrainian Council – Professor Dr. Salah Zaqout
57. Sharif Abdel Hamid – President of the Gulf Center for Studies
58. Dr. Shadi Salah Mahmoud – Syrian Academic and Leader in the Syrian National Movement
59. Dr. Khaled Al-Masalma – Syrian Academic
60. Moroccan Journalist and Media Professional Zakia Al-Arroussi – Paris
61. Gulf-European Center for Human Rights
62. International Network for Human Rights Information
63. Arab Coalition for the Arab Human Rights Court
64. Arab-African Group for Human Rights
65. Bahrain Human Rights Watch
66. Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights
67. Sheikh Mudar Hammad Al-Asaad – President of the Supreme Council of Syrian Tribes and Clans
68. Senior Advisor Karam Khalil – Stand Up America Organization
69. Nayef Mubarak Saleh and Ouh Al-Sayfi – Human Rights and Political Activists – President of the Marib Yemeni Center for Human Rights
70. Jamal Youssef – Independent Civil Activist – Yemen
71. Dr. Ismail Musbah Al-Waeli – Iraq – Expert on Iraqi and Iranian Affairs
72. Dr. Abdul Nasser Sukari – Lebanon
73. Mostafa Al-Na’imi – Syrian Writer and Political Researcher
74. Lawyer Tarek Gharibi – New York – Writer, Political and Human Rights Activist – Head of the Legal Office in the Syrian National Accord Gathering – Member of the Syrian National Dome

September 23, 2025