{"id":4812,"date":"2026-04-23T16:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/?p=4812"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:47:55","slug":"deepening-deprivation-the-consequences-of-war-in-sistan-and-balochistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/deepening-deprivation-the-consequences-of-war-in-sistan-and-balochistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepening Deprivation: The Consequences of War in Sistan and Balochistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Deepening Deprivation: The Consequences of War in Sistan and Balochistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baluohistan Human Rights Group \u2013 On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, DW Persian, in a report published amid escalating military tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel, examined the unequal consequences of war in Sistan and Balochistan, one of Iran\u2019s most deprived regions. Disruptions to infrastructure, border closures, rising prices of essential goods, and restricted access to healthcare services have placed people\u2019s lives under severe pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, Masoud Raeesi, Executive Director of the Balochistan Human Rights Group, stated:<br>\u201cWar usually imposes the greatest economic pressure on regions that already have weak economic conditions. The economies of these areas depend on local and cross-border activities, and with border closures or increased controls, many jobs are lost or disrupted. This reduces or cuts off household incomes.\u201d<br>He also emphasized:<br>\u201cWhen supply routes are disrupted, the crisis becomes more severe in remote areas. Prices of food, fuel, and essential goods rise, while people\u2019s incomes decline, multiplying economic pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fariba Baloch, a human rights activist and women\u2019s rights advocate, also said:<br>\u201cEven under normal conditions, people in Balochistan face widespread deprivation, and war has intensified these problems. Border closures, food shortages, and rising prices have made the situation much harder, and for those without identity documents, access to basic services has become even more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rahim Bandoui, a member of the central council of the Balochistan People\u2019s Party, stated:<br>\u201cThe centralized governance structure in Iran over the past century has left the Baloch deprived of development infrastructure, and in times of war, this underdevelopment and the development gap become even deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The continuation of this trend, combined with a long history of structural deprivation, could lead to increased migration, the expansion of poverty, and the deepening of the cycle of underdevelopment in Sistan and Balochistan. This highlights how the centralized and security-oriented policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran have not only failed to respond to crises but, by ignoring the basic needs of the people, have contributed to growing inequality and instability in border regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4813\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deepening Deprivation: The Consequences of War in Sistan and Balochistan Baluohistan Human Rights Group \u2013 On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, DW Persian, in a report published amid escalating military tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel, examined the unequal consequences of war in Sistan and Balochistan, one of Iran\u2019s most deprived regions. Disruptions to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human_rights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4814,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4812\/revisions\/4814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhrg.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}