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Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Internet in Balochistan has been suspended until August 31 to curb armed groups' communication, disrupting education, businesses, and media. The move faces criticism from students, entrepreneurs, journalists, and human rights groups, who call it a violation of civil liberties and harmful to
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Uyghur groups welcome US Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Five Uyghur rights groups in Washington welcomed the bipartisan Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act, which targets Chinese officials and entities linked to repression, forced labour, and organ harvesting, and urges swift passage to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable an
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Amid state intimidation, Baloch families continue sit-in protest demanding
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Families of detained and forcibly disappeared Baloch leaders continued with their sit-in protest in Islamabad despite facing harsh weather conditions and state intimidation, leading the Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), reported on Saturday.
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Uyghur abuse hidden in cargo? Chinese flights to Europe raise human rights
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chinese cargo flights to Europe are under scrutiny over concerns they may be linked to forced labour involving Uyghurs. Rights groups fear goods made through abuse in Xinjiang could be reaching global markets undetected.
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BYC marks 13th day of Islamabad sit-in, remembers Baloch Raaji Muchi amid
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Balochistan has long been the centre of persistent human rights issues. The area has experienced cycles of violence related to separatist movements, a heavy military presence, forced disappearances, and economic neglect. These challenges have attracted attention from human rights groups, jou
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Rights groups raise alarm over rise in executions of Afghan migrants in Ir
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rights groups say Iran has sharply increased executions of Afghan migrants, raising concerns over fair trials and due process. At least 85 prisoners, including six Afghans, were executed after the Israel-Iran ceasefire, with 40 Afghans executed in 2025 alone, according to Khaama Press.
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Trump administration releases FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. despite
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Trump administration has released over 240,000 sealed FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and civil rights groups. King's children urged respectful engagement, citing past government efforts to discredit their father through illegal surveillance and
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Pakistan: Baloch Human rights group gives call to hold perpetrators of hon
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has raised its voice over the horrific honour killing of Bano Baloch and her husband, Ehsan, and brought to light several other incidents of human rights violations which aim at distorting Baloch culture.
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Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi says government will not extend Afghan re
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan refugee ID cards will not be renewed and deported individuals will be blacklisted from re-entry. The move, reported by Khaama Press, is part of stricter immigration policies, raising concerns from rights groups about the humanitarian impa
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BYC mourns death of youth fighting for Baloch cause, hold candlelight vigi
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights group, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) held a candlelight vigil on Saturday night in the memory of Zeeshan Zaheer, who was extrajudicially killed.
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Thousands of Afghans face deportation as US court rejects delay in ending
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A U.S. court has rejected a request to delay the end of TPS for Afghan nationals, putting over 11,000 at risk of deportation and job loss starting July 14. Rights groups warn this could endanger lives, especially of women, under Taliban rule.
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Ten years after '709' crackdown, global call grows to hold China accountab
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ten years after China launched a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, international rights groups, led by Amnesty International, are urging immediate global action to hold the Chinese government accountable for a decade of ongoing repression.
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