Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns over the arrest of her sister, Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who was taken into custody in Quetta. International figures, including UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, have condemned the crackdown on protesters and the detention of hum
Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office on Sunday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch and others detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest.
Parts of Balochistan were brought to a standstill on Saturday as residents protested the police crackdown on members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), as reported by the Dawn.
Leading Baloch human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared that a peaceful protest staged in Lasbela saw Pakistani police and security personnel launch a crackdown wherein they opened fire and lobbed tear gas upon peaceful protestors on Sunday.
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
As Mahrang remains incarcerated by Pakistani Security Forces, her sister said she will keep providing updates on her situation and encouraged her supporters for the safe release of all Baloch activists.
Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns about the arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who were taken into custody by the police on Saturday morning.
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has strongly condemned the recent arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch national movement, criticized the arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
Hakeem Baloch, a member of the Baloch National Movement's Foreign Committee, strongly criticised the arrest of Mahrang Baloch and the lamented human rights violations in Quetta after the Pakistani forces shot dead five protesters during a 'peaceful protest'.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared the details of her arrest on X and said the bodies of the slain youth, which were at the protest site, have also been taken into custody.