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BNM intensifies global advocacy against human rights abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has intensified its international outreach to spotlight human rights abuses in Balochistan, including the arbitrary detention of activists like Mahrang Baloch. With backing from lawmakers in the UK, EU, US, and Ireland, BNM has engaged the UN and foreign
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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy calls Israeli detention of two MPs "unacc
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday expressed concerns over the detention and refusal of entry of two British MPs on a parliamentary delegation to Israel, calling it "unacceptable" and "counterproductive."
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Balochistan: Young man goes missing after alleged detention by security fo
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The young man named Qadeer, son of Noor Hassan Bugti, was taken into custody by military personnel on Friday morning and subsequently moved to an undisclosed location. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
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BNM announces global protests to highlight human rights violations in Balo
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
These protests will highlight the concerning increase in enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions of Baloch political activists, and false allegations used to suppress dissent, the post noted.
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BYC leader Sibghatullah Shah Ji Baloch detained in Quetta amid crackdown i
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The central member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Sibghatullah Shah Ji Baloch, has been detained by Pakistani forces at his home in Quetta and is currently unaccounted for, according to a post from the BYC reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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UN experts urge China to explain detention of Tibetan environmental activi
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing their concerns regarding the summoning and interrogation of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering in Ngaba, Sichuan, as reported by the Central Tibet Administrat
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BNM's global campaign puts Pakistan's GSP-plus trade benefits under scruti
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has escalated its global initiative to shed light on the ongoing repression in Balochistan, attracting attention from international political leaders and human rights groups. The campaign, led by the BNM's Foreign Department, has reached out to officials an
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BRS hits out at Congress govt in Telangana over detention of journalist co
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"The draconian police overreach in Telangana is alarming. Journalists are being detained & dissenting voices arrested. This blatant suppression of free speech and expression is unacceptable. And Rahul Gandhi goes to town preaching about democracy and free speech. The double standards are
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"I'm glad you're the President": US citizen Hall thanks Trump after being
Updated : 12 months ago IST
American citizen Faye Hall, who was recently freed from Taliban captivity, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to US President Donald Trump in a message released on Saturday (local time).
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USCIRF report 2025 highlights China as major religious freedom violator
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The situation of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang remains a significant concern. The USCIRF report outlines widespread violations of human rights, including mass detentions, forced labour, and monitoring of religious activities.
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"Despite being kept in jail for 16 days, didn't seek revenge": Telangana C
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking in the Assembly today, CM Revanth Reddy recalled his 16-day detention in Cherlapally jail over flying a drone, claiming that he was treated like a criminal, with his movements restricted and even prevented from attending his daughter's wedding functions.
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"Our government has inherited the problem": EAM replies on Indian fisherme
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Jaishankar detailed Sri Lanka's legal framework, stating, "Sri Lanka has two laws--the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act of 1996 and the Fisheries Regulation of Foreign Fishing Boats of 1979. Both these acts were amended in 2018 and 2023, providing for much stiffer sentences, bigger fin
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