“We the Kalasha Indigenous People of Kalasha Valleys HinduKush,Chitral Pakistan are Shocked, Threatened and Deeply grieved by sudden armed attack in our valley Mumuret and KIDNAP of our Greek Brother Athanasious Lerounis. We strongly Condemn & Protest indiscriminate Killing of Chitrari Brother, Abduction of Mr.Lerounis and Torture of Kalashaman. We demand Government of Pakistan to all take measures and means necessary for his immediate RELEASE and PROTECTION of Kalasha People”
Εμείς οι Καλάσσα, ιθαγενής του βορειοδυτικού Πακιστάν, της περιφέρειαςChitral, έχουμε συγκλονιστεί και είμαστε βαθιά θλιμμένοι απ’ τη ξαφνική ένοπλοι επίθεση και την απαγωγή του Έλληνα αδελφού μας Αθανάση Λερούνη.
Επίσης, έντονα καταδικάζουμε, χωρίς διάκριση,το θάνατο του Chitrali αδελφού μας και τον βασανισμό ενός Καλάσσα κατά τη διάρκεια της απάνθρωπης επίθεσης .
Απαιτούμε απ’ τη κυβέρνηση του Πακιστάν αλλά και απ’ τα Ενωμένα Έθνη να λάβουν τα απαραίτητα δραστικά μέτρα για την άμεση ελευθέρωση του Αθανάση Λερούνη και την προστασία της φυλής μας που τίθεται υπό απειλή.
Athanasios Lerounis came to visit Pakistan in early 90’s as traveler, when he heard about”Kalasha” people in Northern Pakistan sharing common historical & cultural ties with ancient Greeks .
He visited the Kalasha Valleys and fell in love with Kalasha people and their ancient culture. His mentorship contribution
In preserving Kalasha Culture & Heritage speaks for itself by the amount of work he did in Kalash Valleys.
Mr. Lerounis built the first Kalasha schools for th children in the three Kalasha valleys. Kalasha people call him BAYA & regard him one of their own.
The Govt. of Pakistan has honored him with various awards specially National Award recognizing his work in fields of Education, Health &Cultural-Preservation.
He made the first Indigenous Museum and Culture Center of Kalasha People known as ‘Kalasha Dur” with support of Hellenic Aid foreign Affairs Greece.
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Αδέλφια μας,έρρωσθε.
Συμπαραστεκόμαστε στην αγωνία σας με όλη τη δύναμη της ψυχής μας.Προσπαθούμε να συγκινήσουμε και να ξεσηκώσουμε όσους περισσότερους.
Ελπίζουμε στην άμεση απελευθέρωση του Αθανάση σας.
Να έχετε δύναμη.
My thoughts are with Professor Larounis and the Kalasha people at this difficult time. I hope for the safety of you all and will do my best to let everyone know what has happened. Honour, love and truth will always triumph in the end. We must believe that.
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I earnestly hope Professor Larounis will be returned so he can continue his humanitarian work. Being a history teacher that has focused on this Macedonian culture, i realize the depth and conservation of his work. I pray that the Pakistani government will intervene and end this violent encroachment. May God be with the Kalash people.
shame on these who harm the kalash…my thoughts are with you all…
αν οχι εσυ,ποιος?αν οχι τωρα, ποτε? ας ενωσουμε τις φωνες μας και ας συλλεξουμε οσες περισσοτερες υπογραφες !ας υπογραψουμε ολοι http://www.mdmgreece.gr για τον φιλο δασκαλο ακτιβιστη θαναση!ολοι εμεις εδω στην εσπερια προσευχομαστε για σενα θαναση αλλα και για τους αδελφους καλας.
Many thanks for your comment. so right “Honour, love and truth will always triumph in the end”.