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Pakistan: Dozens of Baloch activists placed on Fourth Schedule under Anti-
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Several political and human rights activists, including relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, have been added to Pakistan's Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reported The Balochistan Post.
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World Uyghur Congress highlights global advocacy in October newsletter
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted its October activities, including advocacy in Europe and Japan, protests against Chinese oppression, and actions targeting companies involved in Uyghur surveillance. Uyghurs in Xinjiang face systemic repression, including forced labour, surveillanc
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Balochistan: Two young men reportedly detained in Quetta amid enforced dis
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Two young men, Mir Shahek Qambrani and Saleh Mohammad, were reportedly detained by Pakistani security forces in Quetta and taken to unknown locations. Enforced disappearances in Balochistan remain a long-standing concern, with activists calling for investigations, accountability, and support
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Alleged nuclear tunnels in Sindh mountains prompt calls for international
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In a formal letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the groups claimed that multiple underground tunnels and chamber systems had
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UK MPs raise concerns over human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Members of the UK Parliament have submitted an Early Day Motion (EDM) expressing deep concern over recent credible reports of serious human rights abuses in Balochistan.
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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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UKPNP denounces move to merge PoJK and PoGB into Pakistan, calls it "illeg
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
UKPNP spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan opposed any move to merge Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) or Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) into Pakistan, calling it illegal. He urged unity among Kashmiris against "occupation and injustice" and appealed to the UN to ensure fr
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Pakistan's state repression intensifies in Balochistan amid new wave of ab
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Local sources claim that Pakistan's armed forces allegedly detained a man identified as Abdul Khaliq, son of Ahmed and resident of Parom Saiki Bazaar in Panjgur district, on October 30. He was reportedly summoned to a nearby camp and taken into custody, after which his family lost all contac
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Pakistan: Blind Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges; lawyers cite
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A 49-year-old blind Christian man in Pakistan has been arrested on charges of blasphemy, a crime punishable by death, after being accused by a local Muslim of insulting Islam's Prophet, sparking outrage among rights groups and the Christian community, as reported by Morning Star News.
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Woman dies after alleged torture by Pakistani forces in Balochistan
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, condemned the chilling episode of alleged state brutality in Pakistan's province of Balochistan. A young woman identified as Nazia Shafi reportedly died after being abducted and brutally tortured along with her mother by
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China faces growing global condemnation, as Uyghur advocacy intensifies i
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On October 24, WUC Adviser Omer Kanat met UN permanent representatives in New York to discuss a forthcoming joint statement condemning China's continued repression of Uyghurs and to propose concrete measures to halt what rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.
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China's Chengdu symposium criticised for defending assimilationist educati
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Chinese Communist Party faced global criticism for hosting a symposium defending Tibet's boarding schools, which rights groups say erase Tibetan culture. Reports reveal children are separated from families and indoctrinated with Chinese ideology, sparking UN concern over cultural assimil
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