Oct 7, 2009

Subject: Ehsan Arjemandi a Norwegian citizen arrival at Zahidan (Iran) prison confirmed

Honorary Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Kingdom of Norway
150 Metcalfe Street
Suite 1300
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P1
Tel: (613) 238 6571
Fax: (613) 238 2765


Dated: October 7, 2009

Subject: Illegal aduction of  Norwegian national Ehsan Arjemandi in Pakistan

Baloch Human Right Council (BHRC) of Canada would like to bring your
attention to a  Norwegian national Ehsan Arjemandi who has been
disappeared when traveling from Balochistan(Pakistan) to Karachi on
Friday 7th of August 2009.

Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi's family and friends believe that notorious
Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is behind this forceful
abduction.

Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi went to Pakistan-Balochistan in the middle of July
2009, to visit his family members settled in Turbat and
Mand(Balochistan)Pakistan.

After meeting with his family members in Mand, he left for Karachi on
August 7, 2009 by an inter-city bus service titled ‘Aslam Dandahi
Coach’.

When the bus reached Zero point Coastal Highway near Uttal check post,
about 12km away from Uttal city, some unidentified vehicles
intercepted the bus, armed men got into the bus and took Mr. Ehsan
Arjemandi out of the bus and covered his head with a black blanket and
took him away. According to the eye witnesses Mr Arjemandi was
abducted by a team led by Military Intelligence officer Major Mohammed
Shahid, who is posted in Mekran coastal Division.

Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi's  family have not heard from him since his
abduction. The family members say that Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi is
suffering from heart disease and it is very likely that he is being
tortured by the Pakistani security forces.

And  we have just received a phone call from his family confirming
that Pakistan Army has handed over  Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi to Iranian
Authorities  and his  arrival at Zahidan(Iran) prison has been
confirmed.

BHRC and the family of Mr. Arjemandi believe that Mr. Arjemandi’s life
is now in serious danger. As previously, several Baloch political
activists  who were handed over to Iranian Authorities, were hanged
Publicly after brutal physical torture.

Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi has been a very active voice in Norway and Europe
against the human rights violation in Balochistan. Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi
had organized several peaceful processions in front of Pakistan
Embassy in Norway against the illegal abduction of Political workers
in Balochistan, where more than 8000 political workers have been made
disappeared by Pakistan Military. BHRC believes that Pakistan Army and
its extension ISI  has conducted this abduction to punish Mr. Ehsan
Arjemandi and at the same time  silence the voice of Baloch Diaspora
agaist  Pakistan Army's brutalities in Balochistan.

BHRC-Canada appeals through this letters to Norwegian Government to
put pressure on  Pakistan and Iran with regard to the status of  Mr.
Ehsan Arjemandi and other  missing Baloch political activists  who
have been victims of state sponsored brutalities.

Please note that Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi's abduction had already been
notified to the Norwegian Government in Oslo and to the related
Embassies around the world, but Baloch around the world and the family
of Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi is still waiting for the current status.

Thanking you in advance.

Zaffar Baloch
President
BHRC-Canada(BHRC-Canada is a London based international organization
struggling to raise the profile of Baloch people in Pakistan and Iran)