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Pakistan's war on dissent: BYC leaders' imprisonment lays bare state bruta
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, Sabiha stated that the only "crime" committed by Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues was peacefully protesting against enforced disappearances and systemic violence in Balochistan. She added that their arrests were part of a deliberate attempt by the Pakistan
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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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Pakistan silences Baloch voices: Mahrang Baloch's jail trial exposes fear
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to Dawn, Judge Muhammad Ali Mobin of ATC-1 presided over the proceedings, but instead of producing the detained leaders before the court, the BYC's legal representatives were summoned to the jail premises. Defence lawyer Israr Baloch stated that the prosecution failed to submit the
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BYC accuses Pakistan of using courts as tool of repression in Balochistan
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, the organisation stated that its central organisers, Dr Mahrang Baloch, Beebarg Baloch, Sibghatullah Shah Jee, Beebow Baloch, and Gul Zadi Baloch, remain imprisoned under extended judicial remand after an already lengthy period of physical detention. Despit
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From fields to ruins: Pakistan's brutal offensive devastates Zehri farme
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The agrarian town of Zehri, situated about 120 kilometres from Khuzdar, is reeling under an extensive military siege by Pakistani forces, with reports of civilian suffering, destruction of property, and a complete communication blackout. The operation has left residents trapped under curfew,
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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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BYC alleges Pakistani forces of aerial bombing civilian homes in Balochist
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to BYC, the attack took place at 8 pm on September 17 in Dhaak Zehri, Terasani (Qazib), when a residential house was hit. The victims were identified as 40-year-old Bibi Amina, 41-year-old Lal Bibi, and 30-year-old Muhammad Hassan. Those injured included a 4-year-old child and two
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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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Pakistan security forces accused of abducting seven Baloch men
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, three individuals identified as Sadiq, son of Noorullah, Muslim, and Kaleem, were allegedly picked up late Sunday night from the Absar area of Turbat. All three hail from the Buleda region.
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