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MQM leader Altaf Hussain slams Pakistani authorities over arrest of human
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the arrest of Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights activist and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee during a peaceful protest in Quetta. The arrest of Baloch, along with her associates, has triggered widesprea
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Pakistan: Several women injured after police use batons to disperse famili
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The relatives had assembled to identify bodies brought in by security forces. The violence erupted when families of forcibly disappeared persons, along with human rights activists, attempted to enter the hospital to view the bodies, The Balochistan Post reported.
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UK: World Sindhi Congress stage protest against Pakistan govt amid Sindh c
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The protest was supported by various nationalist leaders, human rights activists, intellectuals, and political workers who rallied against what they call an unconstitutional act that threatens the livelihoods of local communities in Sindh.
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Baloch activists nominated for 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize for human rights
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Focus Asia Foundation (FAF) has put forward the nominations of Mama Qadeer Baloch, vice chief of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), and Nargis Baloch (Hooran) for the esteemed Nelson Mandela Prize 2025, as reported by Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch confirms 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nomination, highl
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights activist and organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has confirmed her nomination for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, as reported by the Balochistan Post. While expressing gratitude, Baloch emphasised that the recognition is not for her but for
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Human Rights activists slams UK government over China ties amid Wang Yi's
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Human rights advocates have slammed the UK government for welcoming Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in an attempt to "normalize" ties between the UK and China. Stop Uyghur Genocide Executive Director Rahima Mahmut has denounced the action as a capitulation to a dictatorship that is involved
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Journalists in PoGB protest 'PECA' law, warn of risks to free speech
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In response to growing concerns about government overreach in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), journalists and human rights activists are voicing strong opposition to the newly enacted Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2025. They argue that the law poses a significant thr
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'Even children are not spared': Mahrang Baloch fights for abducted 15-year
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Human rights activist Mahrang Baloch has called for a protest after the abduction and abuse of 15-year-old Ans Ahmed in Khuzdar. Paank, a Baloch human rights group, has condemned the latest wave of enforced disappearances, urging global action against Pakistan's human rights violations. Read More
UNHRC commends human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Fourth Report of Kazakhstan on the fulfilment of human rights obligations and recommendations of the previous review was considered during the 48th session of the Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review, the Embassy of Kazakhstan noted.
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Human rights activist raises alarm over kidnapping of nuclear engineers in
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
He accused sections of Pakistan's military of facilitating the theft to obscure the alleged smuggling of uranium to Iran.
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Pakistan: Baloch human rights activist gives call for national gathering t
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Leading Baloch Human Rights activist and organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch gave a call on Thursday for a national gathering to be held at Dalbandin on January 25 to highlight the plight of Baloch people under Pakistan who are routinely subjected to barbarity, b
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Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza condemns PoJK Prime Minister's call
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza condemns PoJK Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq's recent call for jihad, warning it could derail the region's fight for social justice. The controversial rhetoric has raised concerns about the growing influence of jihadi elements in the region.
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