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Police block BYC activists' press meet in Hub over father's disappearance
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Police in Hub prevented a press conference by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activist Mahzaib Baloch over the alleged enforced disappearance of her father, after sealing the local press club and warning of detention under public order laws, according to the report by The Balochistan Post (T
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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Detained leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has voiced her support for human rights attorneys Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, asserting that the charges against them are indicative of the state's "oppressive tactics" and the application of "colonia
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Pakistan wages war on Baloch women: BYC leader slams state brutality
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Sammi Deen Baloch, a senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), accused the Pakistani state of unleashing what she called the "most brutal form of oppression" against Baloch women. In a statement, Ms Baloch a
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Pakistan accused again as missing Baloch men found tortured to death
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Two missing Baloch men were found dead in separate areas of Balochistan, sparking renewed fears of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly by Pakistani security forces. Rights groups and families accuse authorities of a continuing pattern of abductions, torture, and cust
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Pakistan's forces accused of butchering civilians in Balochistan's ongoing
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has blamed Pakistan's armed forces and state-sponsored militias for what it termed part of an ongoing "kill-and-dump" campaign targeting civilians, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan hides its repression behind prison walls as BYC leaders face secr
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A prominent Baloch rights activist, Sammi Deen Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has accused the Pakistani government of acting out of fear over the growing public solidarity for the group's detained leaders. The activists have been in custody for more than six
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Paank demands immediate release of paralysed activist Bebarg Baloch amid c
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Baloch human rights organisation Paank has voiced grave concern over the deteriorating health and unlawful detention of Bebarg Baloch, a paralysed human rights defender and prominent member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
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Hearing for Mahrang Baloch held inside jail, BYC condemns 'Institutionalis
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The most recent hearing concerning Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch and other imprisoned officials took place inside Quetta District Jail rather than the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), as revealed on Sunday, with the organisation labelling this decision as a "worrying exam
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BYC slams Pakistan's judiciary for declaring detained activist an 'abscond
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned a court for declaring jailed activist Gulzadi Baloch an "absconder," calling it a mockery of justice. The group accused authorities of using courts as tools of repression and demanded the release of all detained leaders and withdrawal of fabricat
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Three Baloch students allegedly abducted by Pakistani forces
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Three students were reportedly taken into custody by Pakistani security forces in the Mehnaz area of Buleda tehsil, Kech district, on September 13, again sparking concern over the persistent issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Baloch families mark two months of protest in Islamabad
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist, condemned the delayed justice for Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders. According to Sammi Deen Baloch, the sit-in by Baloch families demanding the safe recovery of their forcibly disappeared family members has entered its second month
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Sixth extension: Quetta ATC keeps Dr Mahrang Baloch in custody amid rights
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has once again prolonged the physical remand of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and several other members of the organisation, extending their detention by another 15 days at the request of the police, according to her legal te
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