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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemns crackdown on Baloch protester
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a statement, HRCP Commission Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt said the commission was appalled by the state's response to peaceful protesters.
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Pakistani author Hanif Mohammad returns award in protest against action on
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Notably, the movement against the Baloch Genocide; the detained females were released at last after 26 hours of humiliation, harassment and torture from Islamabad Police.
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Pakistan President Alvi, caretaker PM Kakar express concern over police cr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Expressing concern over the police crackdown on Baloch protesters in Islamabad, Pakistan President Arif Alvi and caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar announced measures to improve the law and order situation in Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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"Important to respect freedom of expression": Norwegian Embassy in Islamab
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad has reacted to the crackdown on Baloch protestors in Islamabad, stressing the importance of respecting freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest.
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Pakistan: Baloch people carry out massive protests; block highways, hold s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Baloch people carried out rallies and demonstrations against "state terrorism" and acts of forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Pakistan government at multiple locations across the country.
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Pak: Peaceful protest is everyone's right, says Islamabad High Court on Ba
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the police crackdown on Baloch protestors, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) said that peaceful protest is everyone's right and the Baloch protestors cannot be "forcefully" sent back to their province, reported ARY News.
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Pakistan caretaker govt releases all women, children arrested during Baloc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pakistan caretaker government has released all women and children who were arrested during the police crackdown against Baloch protestors in Islamabad, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Hundreds protest against state terrorism in Balochistan, demands
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hundreds of people in Balochistan's Kohlu have closed the market and have been protesting against state terrorism in the capital of Pakistan, demanding the release of those arrested in Islamabad and allowing them to march peacefully.
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Amnesty expresses 'deep concern' over excessive use of force against Baloc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Frowning on the use of water cannons, tear gas and excessive force against the Baloch Long March protestors in Islamabad on Thursday, Amnesty International has said that it was 'deeply concerned' over the crackdown.
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Baloch long march stopped at Islamabad, Pakistan police use water cannon,
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad police on started dispersing the protesters late at night on Thursday as the long march against alleged extrajudicial killings in Balochistan continued in full swing, VOA Urdu reported.
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At least eight people 'forcibly disappeared' from Dera Bugti, Kech in Balo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistani law enforcement forces are said to have taken at least eight individuals by force from the Balochistan areas of Dera Bugti and Kech and then relocated them to an undisclosed location, according to The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Baloch protest enroute Islamabad after big rally in Dera Ismail
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The committee noted that the Baloch Long March against alleged Baloch genocide, illegal forced disappearance of the people, killing of missing persons by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Fake encounters and the activity of death squads across Balochistan.
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