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From protest to prison: Pakistan's war on Baloch political expression esca
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Concerns have been reignited among families, political groups, and civil society in Balochistan regarding what they refer to as a persistent trend of enforced disappearances, lengthy detentions, and the alleged abuse of anti-terrorism legislation targeting political activists and students in
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Pakistan weaponises colonial-era law to crush Baloch voices, silences judi
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Citing the recent detention of Mahrang Baloch and other BYC members under the colonial-era 3MPO ordinance, Mazari called the move "a gross violation of constitutional rights."
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Kenya: 11 killed, over 500 arrested in nationwide anti-government protests
Updated : 11 months ago IST
As per CNN, security forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators, primarily young Kenyans, who expressed their anger and frustration over the corruption allegations, police brutality, and reports of enforced disappearances targeting critics of the government on the 35th
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Balochistan: Human rights activist Gulzar Dost allegedly abducted from his
Updated : 11 months 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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BYC condemns crackdown on peaceful protest in Hub, calls it a violation of
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly condemned the violent crackdown by the Hub administration on a peaceful rally held in Hub Chowki, terming it a "shameful" act and a gross violation of human rights.
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Pakistan: BNP-M announces protests in Balochistan on July 10 against enfor
Updated : 11 months ago IST
During the meeting, the party leaders analysed the overall situation of the province. They expressed serious concern regarding the deteriorating political and law and order situation and decided to hold protest demonstrations across Balochistan.
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Uyghurs rally at White House to commemorate Urumchi massacre anniversary,
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Dozens of Uyghurs, East Turkistanis, and American allies held a demonstration outside the White House on Saturday to mark the 16th anniversary of the July 5, 2009, Urumchi Massacre, where thousands of peaceful Uyghur demonstrators were killed or disappeared by Chinese forces in Urumchi, the
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Pakistan intensifies crackdown on Baloch Activists, BYC Leader's Father ab
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Mir Bashir Ahmed, the father of Sabiha Baloch, a senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), was forcibly taken on April 5, 2025, after being summoned by Syed Fazal Bukhari, the SP of Hub, The Balochistan Post reported. Despite his disappearance nearly three months ago, Sabiha Balo
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Five forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan's Kech and Gw
Updated : 11 months ago IST
These incidents intensify concerns over the growing pattern of enforced disappearances in the region.
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Pakistan's war on Baloch identity, slain activist's death sparks uprising
Updated : 11 months 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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Pakistan's brutal crackdown continues- two Baloch youth forcibly disappear
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has vehemently denounced the recent abduction of two Baloch youths from Hub Chowki, Balochistan, by Pakistani security personnel.
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Hunger worsening in Gaza: UNRWA
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned that for the people of Gaza, everything is running out: time, food, medicine -- and safe places have already disappeared.
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