| Mar 13, 1990 |
Pakistani security forces kill 7 people when they raid a hideout of Iranian saboteurs planning attacks on Iran in the area of Sistan-Baluchistan. |
| Mar 28, 1990 |
Iran executes 2 men for spying for Iraq and collaborating with bandits and counter-revolutionaries in the Sistan-Baluchistan area. Note: Iran executes many of the rebels it catches. Such executions will not be further noted unless otherwise noteworthy. |
| Mar 28, 1990 |
UPI reports that Iran is facing a low-key rebellion among Baluchi tribesmen in the southeastern territories. The rebels are frequently referred to as drug traffickers, bandits and counter-revolutionaries. Note: Incidents will not be reported in this chronology unless at least one source refers to those perpetrating the incident as rebels or their actions are clearly rebellious. |
| Apr 1990 |
Iranian security forces clash with armed rebels and drug traffickers in the Sistan-Baluchistan province several times this month. |
| Jun 7, 1990 |
"Armed bandits" kill a prominent Iranian cleric in Sistan-Baluchistan. |
| Feb 1 - Mar 31, 1991 |
Severe flooding damages crops and property leaving at least 50,000 homeless. In the following months and years a considerable amount of foreign aid is donated to deal with this problem. |
| Jun 1991 |
Clashes between Baluchi tribesmen and government forces in the Sistan-Baluchistan province result in the deaths of over 100 of Iran's revolutionary guards. |
| Jul 1991 |
The Independent (July 16, 1991) reports that during 1990 in heavy fighting with Baluch tribesmen, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard lost at least 20 helicopters and "devastated" many Baluchi villages. |
| Sep 13, 1991 |
Iranian opposition radio reports clashes between Baluchi combatants and Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the city of Khashi. They also report a demonstration in the city of Birjand. |
| Oct 18, 1991 |
Iranian opposition radio reports clashes between Baluchi "strugglers" and "the regime's agents." |
| Nov 5, 1991 |
Iranian opposition radio reports continued clashes between Baluchi "strugglers" and Iranian government forces. |
| Nov 28, 1991 |
Iran claims to have killed 27 Baluchi rebels in a raid on a hideout in Sistan-Baluchistan. |
| Apr 18, 1992 |
300 Afghan guerrillas based in Sistan-Baluchistan return to Afghanistan. |
| Jun 24, 1992 |
Local people protest over Iran's setting up a military base and violently clash with Iranian revolutionary guards in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan. 6 revolutionary guards are killed and the township's mayor is taken hostage. |
| Mar 18, 1993 |
3 Iranian Baluchi activists are murdered in Karachi by what are believed to be agents of the Iranian government. |
| Jun 6, 1993 |
Mohammed Hassan Arbab, a Baluchi activist, is shot dead by gunmen believed to be working for Iranian security forces. |
| Nov 17, 1993 |
Amnesty International includes Baluchis in a list of groups especially subject to human rights violations in Iran. |
| Feb 2, 1994 |
Demonstrators in Sistan-Baluchistan attack public buildings and military vehicles in Zahedan, the province's capital, on the 15th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution. |
| Feb 6, 1994 |
The Iranian government reinforces security forces in Sistan-Baluchistan due to clashes between police and armed protestors who were denouncing Iran's demolition of a Sunni mosque in the city of Mashad in the province of Khorastan. 21 protestors and 4 security men are killed and at least 30 are wounded. The government claims that the unrest was caused by drug smugglers. |
| Oct 27, 1994 |
Deutsche Presse Agentur reports that a self-proclaimed Baluch National Council has called for a special status for the Sunni-dominated Sistan-Baluchistan region within the Iranian Shi'i theocracy. |
| Jun 7, 1995 |
A group of 97 "bandits", including Abdollah Lushari a member of the Baluchi nationalists and 20 of his men, surrender to government forces. |
| Mar 10, 1996 |
Reformers gain a majority of seats in first round polls. (ABC CLIO) |
| Apr 21, 1996 |
Conservative parliamentarians in Iran's Islamic consultative Assembly lost more seats in the run off elections held on April 19. (ABC CLIO) |
| May 23, 1997 |
Khatami, a moderate, is elected president with 69% of the vote. Khatami promised in the campaign to reduce censorship and support a diversity of attitudes. (ABC CLIO) |
| Oct 25, 1998 |
Conservatives dominate election to the council of experts when many of the reformist candidates were disqualified. (ABC CLIO) |
| Mar 8, 1999 |
Moderates win in first local elections in 20 years. (ABC CLIO) |
| Jun 30, 2005 |
In Chabahar, an unspecified number of Baluchis were forcibly evicted and their homes demolished by security forces. (Amnesty International. 09/17/07. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against The Baluchi Minority". http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE131042007?open&of=ENG-IRN. 04/28/08.) |
| Dec 14, 2005 |
About 10 Baluchi militants attack the Iranian Presidential motorcade in Sistan-Balochistan killing one guard and the driver. Some of the militants died in the clash that ensued with security forces.(Al-Bawaba. 12/20/05. "Report: Iranian President escapes assassination attempt") |
| Jan 22, 2006 |
There were unconfirmed reports that Iranian security officials shot and killed three Baluchi youths returning from visiting their uncle in the hospital. (Amnesty International. 09/17/07. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against the Baluchi Minority". http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE131042007?open&of=ENG-IRN. 04/18/08.) |
| Feb 2006 |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a letter, announced that the government of Iran is considering the use of landmines to curb drug trafficking along its borders. Drug trafficking is a problem along the borders of Balochistan-Sistan province where Baluchis are concentrated. (Amnesty Interanational. 9/17/2007. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against The Baluchi Minority." http://www.amnesty.org/fr/library/info/MDE13/104/2007/en. 01/16/09.) |
| Mar 16, 2006 |
Jundallah attacked a government convoy, killing government employees and taking two Revolutionary Guard Corps members hostage. The hostages were later killed. (Amnesty International. 09/17/07. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against the Baluchi Minority". http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE131042007?open&of=ENG-IRN. 04/18/08.) |
| May 13, 2006 |
Jundallah, a militant Baluchi organization, is thought to be behind the deaths of 12 in Kerman province. They deny responsibility. (Amnesty International. 09/17/07. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against the Baluchi Minority". http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE131042007?open&of=ENG-IRN. 04/18/08.) |
| Dec 14, 2006 |
In Sistan-Balochistan, a double bombing takes place killing one and injuring another. Jundallah is thought to be behind the violence, although the organization denies responsibility. (Amnesty International. 09/17/07. "Iran: Human Rights Abuses Against the Baluchi Minority". http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE131042007?open&of=ENG-IRN. 04/18/08.) |
