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Sammi Deen Baloch slams Pakistan for targeting elderly activist in Baloch
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
In a troubling sign of escalating repression, the Pakistan Army appears to be targeting even elderly individuals in its ongoing crackdown on Baloch activists. This disturbing development is evident from the recent arrest of 75-year-old Zaheer Baloch, a prominent Baloch activist, during the
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EU rights group, UN experts condemn detention of Baloch activists in Pakis
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The organisation also expressed concern over the "attempted arbitrary detention" of WHRD Sabiha Baloch on 5 April, stating that her family has since been threatened, which seems to be "a direct retaliation for her human rights advocacy in Balochistan."
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Balochistan Court adjourns hearing on plea filed against detention of Balo
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A division bench, which includes Balochistan's Acting Chief Justice Ejah Ahmed Swati and Justice Muhammad Aamir Rana, briefly resumed the proceedings before adjourning the case to Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Beebow Baloch forcibly taken from jail by CTD, says BYC
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused Pakistan's CTD of forcibly removing activist Beebow Baloch from Hudha Jail and taking her to an unknown location. BYC demands her immediate release and accountability for the targeting of women activists.
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UN to review detention of Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The case of Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch has been officially accepted for review by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Balochistan National Party, civil society condemn crackdown on Baloch acti
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Protests against the arrest of Mahrang Baloch and members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continued throughout Balochistan on Sunday as political parties and civil society organisations voiced their opposition, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Pakistan: BNP-M calls off sit-in against arrest of Baloch activists, annou
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The BNP-M had launched the long march to protest the arrest of BYC chief organiser Mahrang Baloch, other leaders and workers, and police crackdowns on a sit-in. Mengal had said that the BNP-M would hold a march on Quetta but was kept at bay by the government.
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PoGB: Protests erupt in Hunza over charges and arrest of political activis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Aejaz Ayub, a prominent political figure, has come under scrutiny after the provincial government filed a chargesheet against him, accusing him of activities detrimental to the state's interests. However, protesters argued that Ayub's only "mistake" is performing his duties with integrity an
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Pakistan: Baloch activist calls for unity, resilience in fight for freedom
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Baloch pro-independence leader Allah Nazar Baloch has called for unity and resilience among the Baloch people in their fight for freedom, saying the Pakistani state has failed to suppress their growing movement. He highlighted the cost of oppression, enforced disappearances, and external exp
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Pakistan security forces raid home of Baloch activist, abducts father
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Beebow Baloch has been held in Hudda Jail for the past two weeks, alongside BYC organizer Mahrang Baloch, under the custody of Pakistani authorities. Earlier today, Sabiha Baloch's father was also taken into custody, BYC cited.
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Pak: BYC leader Sammi Deen Baloch's kin hold press conference demanding he
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Family members of leading Baloch activist and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch held a press conference outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday demanding her safe release.
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Baloch activist urges UN to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Manzoor Baloch, a prominent Baloch activist, delivered a powerful speech urging the council to address the dire human rights violations occurring in Balochistan during the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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