Thousands of people gathered in Dalbandin, Balochistan, to observe "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" despite a heavy security deployment and internet shutdown, reported Balochistan Post.
Convoys of participants, including families of the disappeared, are arriving in Dalbandin for the Baloch Yakjehti Committee's "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" protest. Despite an internet blackout and roadblocks, the gathering aims to condemn state repression and raise awareness of ongoing
Notably, the internet blackout comes days before Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day, scheduled for January 25, when the people of Balochistan will come together to protest the ongoing atrocities.
The Pakistani authorities have imposed an internet blackout in Dalbandin, raising serious concerns amongst human rights groups and activists about the looming threat of violence in Balochistan, according to a post shared on X by Mahrang Baloch, on Thursday.
Kashmiri Pandits observe January 19 as the 'Holocaust Remembrance Day/Exodus Day' to mark their mass exodus from the Valley in 1990 when Pakistan-backed radicals threatened the minority community, forcing them to flee.
The event was a part of the BYC's awareness campaign across Balochistan in preparation for a national gathering on January 25 in Dalbandin, commemorating "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" as cited by The Balochistan Post.
Leading Baloch Human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organised rallies and gatherings across various regions such as Lasbela, Chehtar and Charsar on Friday ahead of the January 25 which the BYC will mark as the 'Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day'.
Leading Baloch Human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has shared the details on Thursday of nine individuals who became victims of enforced disappearances in recent times at the hands of the Pakistani forces.
An awareness campaign was held in Balochistan's Kalat on Monday, by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), ahead of the Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day to be marked on January 25 to make people cognisant and honour those who lost their lives in struggle for justice and freedom from the state in
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Sunday shared the video message of leading Baloch Human Rights leader, Sammi Baloch which brought to attention the travesties faced by Baloch people at the hands of the State and motivated people to gather in large numbers for marking the Baloch Genocide