The Baloch community in Pakistan's Balochistan organised a long march on Wednesday, raising their demands against enforced disappearances and urging people from all walks of life to join and support their struggle.
The Pakistani forces have been alleged to have forcibly detained the man after his arrest in the Daazin area of Kech district. The individual has been identified as Brahmdagh (18).
The Front Line Defenders, a human rights organization based in Dublin, Ireland, condemned the First Information Report (FIR) and false sedition charges filed against Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch rights activist from Balochistan.
While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Mahrang Baloch noted that there is a huge difference in the number of missing persons given by the government and what they are reporting and termed it a complete collapse of law and order.
Following an extensive assessment of the political landscape in Balochistan, including discussions on Baloch genocide policies and the aftermath of the recent long march, the committee recognized the necessity of enhancing political organization and structural coherence.
Two siblings hailing from Barkhan have been released and reunited with their families, following their abduction earlier this month while three more persons have been allegedly forcibly disappeared from Turbat and Taunsa Sahrif areas of Pakistan's Balochistan.
She expressed concerns during a conference, highlighting the issues faced by young people in the Middle East and North Africa due to repeated wars and clashes concluded in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday.
Mahrang Baloch called forced disappearances a "serious crime" and accused the state of Pakistan of being involved in the forced disappearance of thousands of Baloch people.
According to the FIR, the protesters forcibly entered the Quetta Press Club by breaking the lock, where they purportedly delivered speeches and shouted slogans against Pakistan.