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Balochistan: Paank reports three enforced disappearances in Quetta, calls
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank reported three enforced disappearances in Quetta on January 4, alleging Pakistani security forces detained a political worker and two brothers. Rights groups say such cases remain unresolved in Balochistan, worsening public alienation, political instability, and mistrust, while authori
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Balochistan: Prominent activist Sammi Deen Baloch denounces state policies
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
She argued that the official terrorism narrative is being used as a cover to justify these actions and present them as legitimate to the world. She said, "The narrative of terrorism and counter-terrorism is merely a cover through which the state justifies its Baloch-killing policies and atte
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Pakistan's disappearances crisis deepens as families freeze on CPEC Highwa
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A protest against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan's Kech district stretched into its third consecutive day, with families continuing to block the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in the Tejaban area, highlighting what critics describe as Pakistan's persistent fa
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Pakistan's enforced disappearance crisis persists as another Baloch youth
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A young man was allegedly forcibly disappeared in Balochistan's Kech district during a late-night operation, raising renewed human rights concerns. Rights groups highlighted ongoing enforced disappearances, continued protests by families of the missing, and demands for urgent state action.
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Free Balochistan Movement protests against enforced disappearances of Balo
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has intensified its international advocacy against alleged human rights abuses in Balochistan, staging a protest in the British city of Manchester to condemn what it describes as the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security forces.
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HRCP raises alarm over arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances in Pakis
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concerns regarding the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrests, extended detentions, and enforced disappearances throughout the nation, urging the government to urgently address what it referred to as the habitual circumvention
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Pakistan faces humanitarian crisis as families of missing balochistan resi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protesters said many families have been living in uncertainty for years due to alleged enforced disappearances. They described the situation as a "serious humanitarian crisis", saying the prolonged lack of information has caused "severe mental anguish" to parents, wives and children o
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Silence surrounds disappearance of Baloch activist as rights groups slam P
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Seven years after the enforced disappearance of Baloch activist Rashid Hussain, human rights organisations, families of the disappeared, and Baloch activists have renewed demands for accountability, accusing Pakistani authorities of continuing to conceal his fate, as reported by The Balochis
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BSO Azad alleges enforced disappearances of Baloch women, calls it 'worst
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) Azad has alleged that the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security agencies represents what it termed the "worst form of Baloch genocide", expressing concern over what it described as the continued silence of international human r
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Balochistan protest enters day 2, CPEC highway blocked over alleged enforc
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A sit-in protest concerning the alleged forced disappearance of four family members, including two women, has reached its second day on Wednesday, resulting in a critical section of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway remaining shut for a second straight day, as reported by T
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BASC backs BYC campaign, raises alarm over rising enforced disappearances
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) has expressed full solidarity with the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and extended its support to the committee's ongoing campaign against enforced disappearances in Balochistan, with particular concern over the recent surge in cases involving B
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee raises alarm over disappearances of Baloch women
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has called on the public in Balochistan to mobilise against what it refers to as an escalating trend of enforced disappearances affecting Baloch women. This plea follows a statement from its senior leader, Sabiha Baloch, who urged the Baloch populace to br
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