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State suppression in Islamabad: Pakistan denies Baloch families' right to
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistani authorities have intensified efforts to suppress the demonstration by barring families from reaching the protest site and sealing off roads leading to the Islamabad Press Club, on the fourth consecutive day of a sit-in protest by families of forcibly disappeared persons and detaine
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BYC calls for global action as Pakistan illegally detains Baloch rights le
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has charged that Pakistani authorities are unlawfully prolonging the detention of its central leadership, such as Dr. Mahrang Baloch, beyond the constitutionally permitted duration under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law, as reported by The Balochi
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Sister of enforced disappeared activists condemn Pakistan's brutality in B
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has organised a three-day sit-in protest in front of the Turbat Press Club against the illegal detention of its key leaders, the BYC said on Thursday. The protest targets the arrest of prominent activists such as Mahrang
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Pakistan's brutality against Baloch rights defenders continues, says siste
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has organised a three-day sit-in protest outside the Turbat Press Club against the illegal detention of its key leaders, including Bebarg Baloch, the BYC said on Thursday. The protest demands the immediate release of cen
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Pakistani authorities under fire as lawyers threaten indefinite boycott ov
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Lawyers' leaders in Larkana division have issued a stern warning to boycott court proceedings and ban police entry into courts if law and order is not restored and DIG Nasir Aftab Pathan is not removed from his position, as reported by Dawn News (Pakistan).
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Pakistan's security forces abduct two brothers in Balochistan's Turbat
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The enforced disappearance of the Kareem brothers adds to the growing list of cases in Balochistan where civilians are abducted by state forces without due process. Human rights groups have long accused Pakistani authorities of using forced disappearances as a tool to suppress dissent and in
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Paank condemns surge in enforced disappearances across Balochistan, demand
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Paank has condemned the surge in enforced disappearances across Balochistan and called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release the missing individuals, reveal their whereabouts, and uphold international human rights standards.
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BYC accuses Pakistani authorities of using brutal force against peaceful B
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The BYC accused armed police, plainclothes intelligence and paramilitary forces of dispersing protesters, sealing roads, baton-charging women, firing on unarmed crowds, and lodging criminal cases designed to intimidate and silence.
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JUI-F chief condemns repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, urges
Updated : 11 months ago IST
While addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Rehman said, "Pakistani authorities are trampling on the human rights of Afghan refugees by hauling them like chattels in vehicles. Islamabad is unhappy over something else but taking revenge on Afghan refugees. This is a sentimental type of
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Pakistan security forces raid home of Baloch activist, abducts father
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Beebow Baloch has been held in Hudda Jail for the past two weeks, alongside BYC organizer Mahrang Baloch, under the custody of Pakistani authorities. Earlier today, Sabiha Baloch's father was also taken into custody, BYC cited.
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Pakistan: Paank condemns enforced disappearance of prominent journalist in
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Usman, a prominent journalist, was detained by Pakistani authorities at Bismillah Market in Quetta, and his whereabouts remain unknown. His family is extremely worried about his safety and well-being.
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Amnesty International calls Pak police crackdown on Baloch activists a sys
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pant called on Pakistani authorities to release all Baloch activists detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and reiterated its call for a "prompt, thorough and impartial investigation" into the use of unlawful force during the peaceful protests held on March 21.
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