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Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Publication of one of my short article in a Japanese website :https://webafghan.jp/my-big-no/

My Big No To This Damn War ! (WAJ: 古代、イランとアフガニスタンはペルシャ帝国を構成する同一国だった。その後アフガニスタンは幾多の大国があらそう紛争地であったが、言語はペルシャ語を維持してきた。現代でもアフガニスタンの西部はイランと緊密な関係をもつ。ウエッブ・アフガンでは、アフガニスタン問題を見る場合、イランとパキスタンを同時に視野に収めなければ理解できないと主張してきた。イランの神権体制とアフガニスタンのターリバーン政権は、シーア派とスンニ派というイスラム教内の対立宗派ではあるが支配イデオロギーとして共通項が多い。そのような関係において、イラン人としてパーレビ体制とイスラム神権政治に対して人権擁護の観点から闘い続けてきたいち人権活動家は、今回のイスラエルとアメリカによるイラン攻撃をどう見るか、その声を紹介する。) モルテザ・アブドゥラリアン (独立系ジャーナリスト、人権と表現の自由の擁護者) 2025年6月22日
人権活動家として、表現の自由の擁護者として、そして独立系ジャーナリストとして、私はこの戦争が一刻も早く終わることを願っています。すべての人権基準や「世界人権宣言」は戦争に反対しています。 西側諸国は人権や国際法を無視し、利己的な利益のために道徳や良心に反して偽善的に行動しています。こうした国々は国際社会の前で責任を問われるべきです。 悲しいことに、一部のイラン人たちはこの戦争を自分たちにとっての「恩恵」と見なし、かつてホメイニが「戦争は祝福である」と言ったように、権力を得るために二枚舌の政策で偽善的に戦争を扇動しています。彼らは戦争による国土の破壊や無実のイラン人の命の犠牲を顧みていません。彼らは「目的のためには手段を選ばず」というマキャヴェリ的思想と政策を採用しているのです。 しかし、私たちはみな知っています。この戦争は私たちイラン国民の戦争ではなく、自国民を弾圧してきた2つの反動的な国家間の戦争にすぎません。 イスラエルへの戦争を支持するイラン人たちに私は言いたい:間違った道や言説では、正しい政策は実現できません。「曲がった壁」はそのまま「ソラヤ(寓話の王女)」にまで到達しようとも、結局は倒れるのです(=どんなに目標が立派でも、間違った方法では破滅に至る)。今、多くの国の市民がイランの人々と連帯し、戦争と殺戮の終結を求めてデモを行っているにもかかわらず、一部のイラン人が彼らに攻撃的な態度をとり、戦争の継続を望んでいることに世界は驚いています。 故サイーディ・シルジャーニー(イランの作家)は、こうしたイラン人の矛盾した行動を「奇妙な現象の体現」と評しました。 この戦争は、反動的かつ宗教的な2つの体制間の戦争です。イラン・イスラム共和国は44年間「風を蒔き」、今や「嵐を刈り取って」いるのです。なぜ無関係な市民がその代償を払わなければならないのでしょうか? イスラエルとアメリカによるイスラム共和国との戦争の目的は、中東地域における支配と、彼らの利益を保証する政権の樹立です。これはこれまでにも世界中で何度も行われてきたことで、わがイランも例外ではありません。 イスラム共和国を倒す手段は本当に戦争しかないのでしょうか? 南アフリカのアパルトヘイト政権に対して行われたような、世界的合意による全面的なボイコットという手段を、なぜ取れないのでしょうか? なぜ戦争なのか? 戦争が早く終わるほど、両国民にとって良いことです。人権の観点からも、戦争は倫理的な基準を破壊し損なうものです。ゆえに道徳的価値観に基づけば、戦争に反対の立場をとるべきです。市民権と人権を重んじる人々は、みな戦争に反対しています。 忘れてはなりません。イスラエルの犯罪的な政権は、国際法を無視してこの戦争を私たちに押しつけてきました。同時に、イランのイスラム政権も長年にわたり「イスラエル国家の破壊」を叫ぶことで地域の緊張を煽ってきました。 私たちは皆、戦争とは「政治の延長」であることを知っています。政治が終われば、戦争と衝突が始まるのです。 皆さん、戦争は高くつく危険をもたらします。 平和と自由を願って 【筆者のFacebookページを見る】

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Sunday, August 03, 2025

Morteza Abdolalian is an Iranian-Canadian journalist and media activist who works in the field of defending freedom of expression. He is a board member of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). In 2023, this organization awarded the International Press Freedom Award to Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, two Iranian journalists who were imprisoned in Iran for their reporting activities. At the ceremony, renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood presented the award, on their behalf, to Iranian journalist Shahram Rafizadeh. In an interview with the Montreal-based publication Haftéh, Morteza Abdolalian emphasized that CJFE supports imprisoned Iranian journalists and stands with them. Overall, Morteza Abdolalian is one of the active figures in supporting freedom of expression and the rights of exiled Iranian journalists. مرتضی عبدالعلیان روزنامه‌نگار و فعال رسانه‌ای ایرانی-کانادایی است که در زمینه دفاع از آزادی بیان فعالیت می‌کند. او عضو هیئت مدیره سازمان روزنامه‌نگاران کانادایی برای آزادی بیان (CJFE) است. در سال ۲۰۲۳، این سازمان جایزه بین‌المللی آزادی مطبوعات را به نیلوفر حامدی و الهه محمدی، دو روزنامه‌نگار ایرانی که به دلیل فعالیت‌های گزارشگری خود در ایران زندانی بودند، اهدا کرد. در این مراسم، مارگارت اتوود، نویسنده مشهور کانادایی، جایزه را از طرف آنها به شهرام رفیع‌زاده، روزنامه‌نگار ایرانی، اهدا کرد. مرتضی عبدالعلیان در مصاحبه‌ای با نشریه هفته، چاپ مونترال، تأکید کرد که CJFE از روزنامه‌نگاران زندانی ایرانی حمایت می‌کند و در کنار آنها می‌ایستد. در مجموع، مرتضی عبدالعلیان یکی از چهره‌های فعال در حمایت از آزادی بیان و حقوق روزنامه‌نگاران ایرانی تبعیدی است.

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Nobel Committee Concerned by Continued Threats Against Narges Mohammadi July 10, 20

Iran Emrooz : The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned and distressed by reports of serious threats against Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Ms. Mohammadi received the prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and for her efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all. In an urgent phone call with Jürgen Vatne Fridens, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ms. Mohammadi announced that she had received warnings — both through her lawyers and through indirect channels. The clear message, she said, is that: “I have recently received continuous, direct and indirect threats that indicate that I may face extralegal actions and death threats from government-affiliated agents.” The threats conveyed to Ms. Mohammadi clearly indicate that her safety is at serious risk unless she commits to cease all public activities inside Iran, as well as any activism or international media presence in support of democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. “The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned about the threats against Narges Mohammadi and all Iranian citizens with critical voices in general, and calls on the authorities not only to protect their lives, but also to guarantee their freedom of expression,” said Jürgen Vatne Fridens, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. July 10, 2025

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

My Big No To This Damn War !

As a human rights activist, defender of freedom of expression and as an independent journalist, I want this war to stop as soon as possible. All human rights standards and the Human Rights Charter oppose war. These Western countries that act hypocritically and violate their interests over human rights and international laws, and violate their morality and conscience must be held accountable before the international community. Unfortunately, some of these Iranians consider war a blessing for themselves and, like Khomeini who said that war is a blessing, hypocritically incite war to achieve power with a double policy, while ignoring the cost of war, which is the destruction of our land and the killing of innocent Iranian people. They have adopted the Machiavellian doctrine and policy that “the end justifies the means”. We all know that war is not a war of our people, it is a war between two reactionary countries that both suppress their own people. To those Iranians who support the war on Israel, I say: You cannot achieve a correct policy through a wrong path and discourse. A wall that is crooked will continue to be crooked until it reaches "Soraya and the crooked path ultimately leads to collapse. Today, in the streets of different countries, people from the same countries demonstrate in solidarity with the Iranian people and to end the war and the killing of the Iranian people, but they are surprised to see that some Iranians are aggressive towards them and want the war to continue.??!! The late Iranian writer Saeedi Sirjani likened this paradoxical and contradictory behaviour of Iranians to "Iranians who are the embodiment of wonders." This war is between two reactionary and religious regimes. The Islamic Republic has sown the wind for 44 years and now reaped the storm. What is the fault of the people in the middle that they should pay for it? Friends, the goal of the Israeli-American war with the Islamic Republic regime is the issue of domination, domination in the region and establishing a regime that will secure their interests, as they have done many times in the past all over the world, including our Iran. Is war the only solution to overthrow the Islamic Republic? That is, could not Western countries act with global consensus, such as a complete boycott of the apartheid regime in South Africa? Why war? The sooner the war ends, the better for the people of both countries. From a human rights perspective, war violates and undermines moral standards. Therefore, moral values ​​tell us to take a stand against war. Civil and human rights people are against war. Let us not forget that the criminal Israeli regime has imposed this war on our people by violating international law. Of course, the Islamic regime has also politically fueled the tension in the region with slogans that the Israeli government must be destroyed over the years. We all know that war is the continuation of politics. And when politics ends, war and conflict begin. Friends, costly dangers will arise from war. -------------------------------- In hope of peace and freedom Morteza Abdolalian : Is an independant journalist and a defender of human rights and Freedom of expression .

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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Friday, June 13, 2025

No To War , Peace and only Peace is what the people of Iran and Israel and in fact the people of the world need!

Netanyahu by attacking Iran on the pretext of " Preemptive strike " Have played with fire and must accept the consequences if this war escalate . Continues Siren Alarm in both countries ! What a life they have created for the people of their countries ! Invasion of our country Iran by Israeli military must be condemned ! Not only because of the violation of International law and conventions but also because of human values ! War is not the solution and must be ended right away ,before it escalate in the region and bring more countries into the conflict. Both Israel and Islamic Republic are not secular and run by religious demagogue . Zionism and political Shiism both are not wanted by the people of Israel and Iran . Both leaders of Israel and Islamic Republic have systematic records on violating of human rights in their countries ,one like Netanyahu is accused of genocide by UN and wanted by International Criminal Court (ICC) and the other side, Khamenei and his regime is also have records on crime against humanity . ,because of extensive killing of Iranian political dissent . People of the world must urge their leaders to call for peace ! There were mass rallies against Netanyahu in Israel and there are also several mass rallies against Khamenei's regime in Iran .

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Saturday, January 25, 2025

Ham-mihan Newspaper : Ban Journalism In Iran !?

After the Arrests of Journalists ( Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi the two Iranian International award winning journalists ) who have reported the truth about the death and funeral of Mahsa Jina Amini, Ham-Mihan Newspaper wrote on its front page : Ban Journalism in Iran ! . IRAN WATCH CANADA: When journalists can't write what they see and experience themselves and can't write their mind , what kind of journalism the Islamic Republic regime wants to have ?

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