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Baloch Human Rights Council urges UN intervention amid ongoing repression
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has called for the urgent intervention of the United Nations Secretary-General in the ongoing repression of Baloch activists in Pakistan. In a press release, the BHRC urged the UN to press Pakistani authorities for the immediate and unconditional releas
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Pakistan registers terrorism charges on human rights leader Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Pakistan's Police has registered an FIR against Mahrang Baloch, chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), along with 150 others, on charges of forcibly taking away bodies from a morgue, incitement to violence and other alleged offences, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan: Rights body protest over arrests, crackdown on Baloch people
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Sharing the details on X, the BYC said that the rally took place early in the morning against several issues plaguing the Baloch people. These include the crackdown on their protests, subjecting them to oppression and repression.
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Balochistan: Iqra Baloch condemns arrest of sister Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns over the arrest of her sister, Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who was taken into custody in Quetta. International figures, including UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, have condemned the crackdown on protesters and the detention of hum
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'38 hrs since Mahrang Baloch's detention': Amnesty International demands r
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office on Sunday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch and others detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest.
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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Pakistan's National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of the Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in sewage samples from 18 districts across the country, according to ARY News.
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Parts of Balochistan shut down amid police crackdown on peaceful protest
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Parts of Balochistan were brought to a standstill on Saturday as residents protested the police crackdown on members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), as reported by the Dawn.
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Baloch group alleges Pak brutality as fire opened, tear gas lobbed on peac
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared that a peaceful protest staged in Lasbela saw Pakistani police and security personnel launch a crackdown wherein they opened fire and lobbed tear gas upon peaceful protestors on Sunday.
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Protesters blame Pakistani forces for inciting arson attacks to escalate c
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Protest leaders in Quetta, Balochistan, have accused Pakistani security forces of staging arson attacks on government buildings and private property to justify further crackdowns on peaceful protesters, as reported by the Balochistan Post.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain slams Pakistani authorities over arrest of human
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the arrest of Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights activist and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee during a peaceful protest in Quetta. The arrest of Baloch, along with her associates, has triggered widesprea
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"Raise your voice for the safe release of Mahrang Baloch," Activist's sist
Updated : 1 year ago IST
As Mahrang remains incarcerated by Pakistani Security Forces, her sister said she will keep providing updates on her situation and encouraged her supporters for the safe release of all Baloch activists.
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Pak: Four police personnel killed in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to district officials, the firing incident took place in the Gharibabad area where unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a police patrolling van, resulting in the killing of four security personnel.
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