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Pakistan: Karachi activists furious over state crackdown on Baloch protest
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A massive gathering by civil society activists took place at the streets of Karachi on Saturday, against the state crackdown on Baloch protesters in Sindh and Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee accuses Pakistan of threatening mass killings if
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Stressing that Pakistan continues to intensify its use of force and violence, the BYC said that peaceful protesters have been arrested from Quetta and Karachi and subjected to violence.
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Baloch Protest in Gwadar continues, activists allege massive use of force
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Baloch activists say that despite ongoing negotiations, the state is intensifying its crackdown on peaceful protesters across Pakistan, leading to increased casualties and injuries among civilians.
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Students intensify protest in Bangladesh, call for PM Hasina's resignation
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Student protests in Bangladesh took a new turn as the protesters who were demonstrating over quotas in government jobs, are now calling for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government resigns, reported Al Jazeera.
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Pakistan: Baloch protesters accuse government of not abiding by peace deal
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid clashes between both the parties and roadblocks, an official from the Baloch government said that as decided in the agreement, 80 incarcerated Gwadar sit-in protesters and BYC supporters were released, and that more will be released in the future
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Baloch activist Maharang alleges brutalities by state on peaceful proteste
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Despite the army's violence inflicted on them, the resistance amongst the Baloch community against the State has stood strong, Mahrang Baloch said
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Baloch protesters take oath as protest enters 5th day
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The committee also took an oath in honour of the Baloch people who were killed in the Baloch National Assembly
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Baloch activist expresses concern over atrocities by Pakistan security for
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Jamal Baloch, a Baloch activist from PAANK, raised concerns over the Pakistani security forces targeting the peaceful protesters in Balochistan and the surge in atrocities committed on Baloch people.
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Human Rights Watch calls for restraint as Pakistani forces crackdown on Ba
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Pakistani security forces have reportedly detained several peaceful protesters from Hub Chowki and Karachi who were demonstrating against "brutality" by the administration.
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UK lawmaker introduces resolution condemning violent response by Pak force
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
British MP John McDonnell has introduced a resolution condemning the violent response by Pakistani security forces to a peaceful rally in Gwadar, Balochistan, which was organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
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Tension in Gwadar persist as Pak army refused release of peaceful Baloch p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
One of the arrested leaders Sabiha Baloch was released on Tuesday late at night after increasing dissent from the protestors, however, the whereabouts of two other Baloch activists Sammi Deen Baloch and Sabgath Ullah Baloch remain unknown
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee calls on UN, Human Rights Organisations to take
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistani security forces arrested the BYC Karachi protesters at Hub Chowki.
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