[7] They mainly inhabit mountainous terrains, which have allowed them to maintain a distinct cultural identity and resist domination by neighbouring rulers.

The government of Iran has been trying to reverse this situation by implementing new plans such as the creation of the Chabahar Free Trade Zone.

[14] Mir Bolan Rigi was a Baloch general who accompanied Nader Shah Afshar in the Battle of Karnal.

The name Mirjaveh in the Balochi language means “place of the Mir” (residence of the Emir) and refers to this historical event.

[14] During the 19th century at time of World War I the British expanded their influence into Balochistan as part of their broader colonial strategy.

At the end of the 19th century, when Sardar Hussein Narui Baloch started an uprising against Persia which was crushed by joint Anglo-Persian mission forces.

[19] Mir Dost Muhammad Khan Baloch, Bahram Khan's nephew, succeeded to the throne, and in 1920, he proclaimed himself Shah-e-Balochistan (Persian for King of Balochistan) but in 1928, Reza Shah came into power and Persian forces started operations against Baluchi forces with the help of British.

[21] During the 1950s, tribal revolt led by a Baloch farmer Mir Daad Shah struck south eastern Iran.

After the prayers, peaceful demonstrations began, demanding justice for the sexual assault case of the alleged rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl in June that by a commander of the police force in Chabahar.

Iranian security forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and riot police, surrounded the area and opened fire on the protesters.

[23][24] According to human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Baloch activist groups, at least 96 people were killed on the day of the massacre, and hundreds were injured.

[24] Molavi Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi called the incident a "catastrophe" and demanded "trial and punishment for those responsible for those who have killed people", adding that worshipers were shot in head and heart by snipers.