NCRI - The following is a statement issued by the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on May 27, 2006:

In the sixth day of uprisings in the Azeri speaking provinces, people took to the streets in protest to the death of a young man who was killed by State Security Forces (SSF). The protest continued well into the evening.

Violent raids by SSF and the special anti-riot units led to widespread clashes leaving a number of people injured and many arrested.

After yesterday's expression of grave concern over the demonstrations in recent days by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and other provincial officials, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in an interview with state-run Fars News Agency today, described the enraged people "defeated enemies" who want to "undermine unity among the people through instigation."
 
In an interview with state-run ILNA news agency, SSF Commander in Chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam, admitted to the large scope of the uprisings and clashes in which, he said, "a number of SSF personnel were injured." "Scores of opportunists who tried to cause some problems in the city, were also arrested," he added.

The Iranian Resistance again draws the attention of all international organizations advocating human rights and particularly relevant United Nations agencies, to condemn the brutal attacks by SSF and other suppressive forces on Azeri speaking people and demands urgent action to save the lives of those arrested   

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
May 27, 2006