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Balochistan reports 181 enforced disappearances, 12 extrajudicial killings
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made with
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Baloch man reportedly abducted by Pakistani forces in Lyari
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The man, identified as Akhtar, son of Akbar, was reportedly taken into custody during a pre-dawn raid on April 11, as reported by the Balochistan Post.
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BYC calls for mass demonstrations against state crackdown across Balochist
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The BYC, a prominent rights group in the region, issued a public statement on Friday, condemning the recent arrests of its top leaders and calling for "full preparation" by all organizational zones to sustain a unified and coordinated resistance effort.
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Pakistan: Baloch activist calls for unity, resilience in fight for freedom
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Baloch pro-independence leader Allah Nazar Baloch has called for unity and resilience among the Baloch people in their fight for freedom, saying the Pakistani state has failed to suppress their growing movement. He highlighted the cost of oppression, enforced disappearances, and external exp
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Balochistan: Khuzdar, Washuk witness protests against crackdown on Baloch
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests erupted in Balochistan's Khuzdar and Washuk districts in response to a crackdown on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), with demonstrators--many of them women and children--demanding the release of detained leaders and an end to state repression.
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Balochistan witnesses surge in extrajudicial killings as twelve bodies fou
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A sharp rise in alleged extrajudicial killings of forcibly disappeared individuals in Balochistan has sparked widespread concern, with reports indicating at least 12 deaths in what families and human rights organizations are labeling as "staged encounters" over the past two days, as reporte
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Enforced disappearances continue in Balochistan amid growing unrest
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Violence and forced disappearances persist in different areas of Balochistan, with recent incidents in Panjgur, Quetta, and Kech underscoring the region's continued instability, as reported by Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Human rights body decries enforced disappearance of Safar Baloch
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's leading human rights body, Paank strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of Safar Baloch who was forcibly disappeared by state intelligence agencies in Balochistan.
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BNP warns of fallout amid crackdown on Baloch protesters, vows to continue
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Balochistan National Party (BNP) conducted an urgent press conference in Quetta on Monday evening, cautioning of dire repercussions if the current government crackdown on its members and peaceful demonstrators continues, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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BNM intensifies global advocacy against human rights abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week 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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Paank condemns enforced disappearances of Baloch citizens amid growing hum
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank accused the Pakistani forces of forcibly disappearing Kamar Baloch on March 7. According to Paank, Abdullah, a resident of Pidarank in Pasni, was abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies on March 6.
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Balochistan: Young man goes missing after alleged detention by security fo
Updated : 11 months, 2 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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