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New Balochistan killings put spotlight on Pakistan's handling of enforced
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In yet another grim episode highlighting Pakistan's worsening human rights record in Balochistan, the mutilated bodies of five men were found across three districts, one of whom had previously been "forcibly disappeared", as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan's border politics helping Iran crush Baloch voices, BASC report r
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) analysing human rights violations in Iran's Balochistan region has exposed alarming levels of state-sanctioned violence against the Baloch minority, pointing to Pakistan's indirect complicity through its cross-border economic and
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Human rights crisis deepens in Balochistan, reveals Paank report
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The report paints a grim picture of what it calls "systematic state-sponsored violence," accusing Pakistani security institutions and their allied militias of carrying out widespread abductions, torture, and killings across the province, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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UK Parliamentarians slam Pakistan for state-backed abductions, drone killi
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a major development in the British Parliament, Labour MP John McDonnell has raised grave concerns over the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan, drawing attention to the abduction of Baloch women and the reported use of drone strikes by Pakistani forces in the restive province.
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Woman dies after alleged torture by Pakistani forces in Balochistan
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, condemned the chilling episode of alleged state brutality in Pakistan's province of Balochistan. A young woman identified as Nazia Shafi reportedly died after being abducted and brutally tortured along with her mother by
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Eighteen, including two students, forcibly taken by Pakistani forces in Ba
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Reports indicate that two Baloch students were detained late Friday night from their home in the Essa Nagri area of Quetta's Brewery locality. Witnesses claimed that military personnel invaded their room and arrested both without a warrant, as reported by TBP.
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From courtroom to target: Pakistan army accused of silencing human rights
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Advocate Zubair Baloch, a human rights activist and former chairman of the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO-Pajjar), was killed in a Pakistan Army raid along with his companion, Nasir Baloch. The incident, which occurred during a military operation in Dalbandin, has drawn sharp criticism fr
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BNM to strengthen partnership with UNPO to spotlight human rights abuses i
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) plans to deepen ties with UNPO after an online meeting. BNM highlighted human rights abuses and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, while UNPO pledged support. Earlier protests in the Netherlands called for justice for victims, urging global organisa
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BYC leader Sammi Deen Baloch alleges secret FIR filed against her despite
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on social media, Sammi Deen Baloch stated that she is presently on bail from the Balochistan High Court concerning seven FIRs. She asserted that she has consistently challenged each FIR lodged against her in court and requested the court to officially notify her through appropriate
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BYC mourns death of youth fighting for Baloch cause, hold candlelight vigi
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) held a candlelight vigil on Saturday night in the memory of Zeeshan Zaheer, who was extrajudicially killed.
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Balochistan: Human rights activist Gulzar Dost allegedly abducted from his
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Citing local sources, the Balochistan Post reported that around 1:00am, individuals dressed in police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) uniforms stormed Dost's residence. He was blindfolded and taken into custody, after which he was transported to an undisclosed location. His whereabout
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Pakistan: BYC holds protest rally against extrajudicial killing of Baloch
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), held a protest rally on Wednesday against the extrajudicial killing of its zonal member, Zeeshan Zaheer.
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