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Paank condemns ongoing enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, has strongly denounced the growing number of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and Karachi, describing it as a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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Pakistan: BYC condemns enforced disappearances of three people
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three individuals were forcibly abducted by Pakistan armed forces, Baloch Rights Group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee stated.
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Pakistan: Paank condemns extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, calls for
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Paank said, "Paank strongly condemns the extrajudicial killings of Nizam Baloch and Farooq Ahmed in Balochistan, acts that constitute grave violations of human rights and international law. The deliberate targeting, abduction, and subsequent execution of civilians by state
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Three people forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan: Repo
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In Pasni, Gwadar district, personnel from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) allegedly carried out a late-night raid on a house in the Babbar Shor area on April 14. During the operation, a young man identified as Shaukat was detained and taken away, the report said.
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Balochistan reports 181 enforced disappearances, 12 extrajudicial killings
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks 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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BYC calls for mass demonstrations against state crackdown across Balochist
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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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BNP warns of fallout amid crackdown on Baloch protesters, vows to continue
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks 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, 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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