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Baloch rights group condemns local administration's repression ahead of pe
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The local administration's attempts to thwart this peaceful assembly have raised serious concerns. Paank criticized these actions as part of a disturbing pattern of repression intended to silence dissent and obscure systemic abuses within the region.
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Pakistani forces detain several young Baloch women in Khuzdar during peace
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The detentions, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, have sparked outrage among activists and rights groups, who accuse the Pakistani state of escalating its repression of Baloch dissent.
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Pakistan: Baloch rights group condemns "suppression of peaceful protests"
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
PAANK, the Human Rights Wing of the Baloch National Movement, on Friday, lamented the local administration and its security agencies for "suppressing" peaceful human rights protests in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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Pakistan: Rights group condemn police crackdown on peaceful protestors
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The response of Pakistan police's Baton charge over the peaceful protests demanding the safe return of forcibly abducted Zaheer Ahmed Baloch in Quetta on Thursday has resulted in a wave of criticism from across the country.
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Nearly 12,000 Afghan migrants deported from Iran, Pakistan in four days
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In a newsletter, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said that 11,997 Afghan migrants were expelled by the governments of Pakistan and Iran and have returned to Afghanistan.
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Rights group condemns China's National Security Law for suppressing freedo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The imposition of the draconian National Security Law has consistently faced criticism for the severe repression of Hong Kong residents.
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Baloch rights group intensifies advocacy efforts in Geneva against violati
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The leaders and activists of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) are holding meetings with diplomats, international organisations, and academics in Geneva to intensify advocacy for the Baloch cause on the international stage against rights violations by Pakistan.
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Kenya: Five killed, dozens injured, people march towards Parliament; as pr
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
At least five people were killed and 31 injured in protests in Kenya on Tuesday, CNN reported, citing a joint statement released by several human rights groups.
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Pakistan: Rights Group condemns lynching of blasphemy accused in Swat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) vehemently condemned the mob lynching incident in Swat, Pakistan and criticised the law enforcement agencies.
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Pakistan: Rights Group condemns blasphemy allegations, mob attack on Chris
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The incident began when Nazir Masih and Sultan Masih were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran and discarding them in front of their factory.
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following a United Nations inquiry, according to Amnesty International and the London-based Saudi rights group ALQST.
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Human rights groups condemn Baloch social activist Jameel Umar's disappear
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Several human rights organisations have raised concerns over the enforced disappearance of Jameel Umar, a social leader from Balochistan province.
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