The fifteenth of April 2005 was not like any other day that preceded it. It was a day full of events that were recorded in letters of light in the history of the struggle of the Arab Ahwazi people. It was an exceptional day par excellence, or rather, it was a bright page in the history of the Ahwazi revolution, as the chants and slogans of the demonstrators, during the uprising that lasted for several consecutive weeks, resounded in the streets of most of the cities and countryside, and shook the ground under the feet of the occupiers. These demonstrators, whose voices rose and united in rejection of all the malicious projects of the Iranian occupier that targeted the homeland and its indigenous people, and carried within their dark secrets, the most severe criminal plans against the people, namely, first, making the daily life of the Arab citizen almost an unbearable hell on all levels, and that depriving him of his most basic legitimate rights to a decent life, security and safety, and then starting work on the forced displacement project that aims to change the population and erase the features and landmarks of Arabism from his land on which his grandfathers and fathers lived over the past thousands of years. .

It is the day on which the Arab people proved their authenticity and adherence to national constants and principles, and declared with pride and strength that there is no existence in their dictionary for any kind of attempt at surrender or retreat from their legitimate demands, and that remaining silent about the occupier’s plots and plans means betraying the blood of the righteous martyrs and the trust of the heroic prisoners, and on the one hand, submission and subservience to him, or in other words, voluntary surrender to the status quo, bargaining with the usurper, relinquishing stolen rights, and subsequently assimilating into the culture of the occupier and his projects, and placing the just cause under wraps and oblivion. All of this has never happened and will never happen, as long as it is a people with its own civilization, history, and deep-rooted heritage connected to a great Arab nation with a long history, and that it and its struggle and confrontation with the Iranian occupier represent one of the pillars of the joint defense process and project with some Arab countries occupied by Iran, which together form the front line in the arena of conflict with the enemy of their nation, and has always been and will always remain an integral part of This nation.
On April 15, 2005, Ahwaz witnessed the bravery of its heroic sons who took to the streets to restore the glories of their fathers in preserving and defending the land. They sacrificed their pure souls and precious blood during this popular uprising, in which more than 450 martyrs fell, hundreds were wounded, and the number of detainees reached thousands. All of this was in sacrifice for the homeland and to say no to the occupier of their land. They were and will remain steadfast in their principled positions in standing up to it, and they are patient and persistent in fighting all its presence and occupation projects, no matter how long or short the years are. They are determined to continue their struggle to achieve their legitimate rights, to achieve a decent life, freedom, and dignity.
Glory and immortality to the martyrs of April 15th and to all the martyrs of Ahwaz
Freedom for the heroic prisoners

Media Center of the Ahwazi Democratic Front

15, April, 2025
translated by: Abdolreza Savari