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US 'Alligator Alcatraz' to remain open for detainees, court rules
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta granted the state and federal governments' petition to pause the ruling by a federal judge in Miami last month. Under that ruling, no additional detainees could be sent to the center known as Alligator Alcatraz
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PoJK University students launch hunger strike in Muzaffarabad, demand rele
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The protesters accused the authorities of targeting students with "baseless and fabricated" charges.
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New wave of enforced disappearances reported in Gwadar and Karachi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the raids, five individuals were reportedly detained and taken to an undisclosed location. Witnesses claim that the detainees were physically assaulted by personnel travelling in three Frontier Corps vehicles and two motorbikes before being taken away.
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350 Afghan detainees including women and children repatriated from Pakista
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 350 Afghans, including women and children, were released from Pakistani jails and returned via Torkham. Many had valid documents but still faced arrest and mistreatment. Some remain separated from families, as deportations and repatriations from Pakistan and Iran continue, Tolo News
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US sends 250 deportees to Venezuela from El Salvador in exchange for 10 Am
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Venezuelan President Nayib Bukele for helping secure an agreement for the release of all of our American detainees.
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Pakistan's war on Baloch identity, slain activist's death sparks uprising
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported a wave of protests and strikes across Balochistan following the extrajudicial killing of Zeeshan Zaheer, a dedicated member of the BYC, by what the Committee describes as state-backed death squads.
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UN Rights Chief flags China over Tibet, Xinjiang abuses; calls for release
Updated : 9 months ago IST
On June 17, Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed worries about "continued violations of cultural and other rights" in Tibet and demanded the "release of all individuals detained for exercising their rights and alignment of legislation and policies with internatio
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Turbat raids underscore ongoing crisis of disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
However, three detainees remain missing, sparking renewed concerns over enforced disappearances in the restive region.
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Baloch protesters, lawyers targeted with police brutality, fabricated char
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Peaceful Baloch protesters and lawyers faced violence, arrests, and false charges in Karachi by Pakistan's police amid countrywide protests against the brutal treatment and torture of Baloch Yakjehti Committee(BYC) central leadership and other detainees held at Hudda Jail, Quetta.
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Baloch Students Council alleges harassment and profiling at Punjab Univers
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP), the Council denounced what it described as a systematic effort to isolate and marginalize Baloch students within academic settings.
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Pak: Balochistan High Court dismisses petition for Mahrang's release
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Balochistan High Court dismissed a petition for the release of Mahrang Baloch, directing the petitioner to approach the home department. The case stems from escalating protests in Balochistan over the detention of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders, including Mahrang, who are accuse
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Balochistan High Court reserves verdict on detention of BYC leader Mahrang
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The detainees were held under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Act, also known as 3MPO, as reported by the Balochistan Post.
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