Prominent human rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch has strongly condemned the alleged enforced disappearance of Karachi University student Zahid Ali Baloch, calling it part of a systematic campaign of collective punishment against the Baloch people.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist, condemned the delayed justice for Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders. According to Sammi Deen Baloch, the sit-in by Baloch families demanding the safe recovery of their forcibly disappeared family members has entered its second month
Human rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch condemned the detention of Mir Yousaf Qalandrani, highlighting decades of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Families suffer prolonged uncertainty, protests continue, and justice remains elusive, with the Qalandrani case reflecting the generationa
She stated that despite repeated pleas from his family, no FIR has been registered, no charges filed, and no court appearance made. His disappearance has sparked outrage among human rights defenders, who accuse state institutions of operating with impunity.
Taking to social media platform X, Sammi Deen Baloch stated, "The enforced disappearance of Baloch Yakjehti Committee activist Nazar Marri is a continuation of a wider and horrific series of incidents where countless young people from Balochistan are being forcibly disappeared on a daily bas
In a post on social media, Sammi Deen Baloch stated that she is presently on bail from the Balochistan High Court concerning seven FIRs. She asserted that she has consistently challenged each FIR lodged against her in court and requested the court to officially notify her through appropriate
She characterised this behaviour as not only unethical but also a perilous form of profiling, surveillance, harassment, and the propagation of state propaganda, asserting that these individuals are compromising their integrity in their attempts to expose others, as highlighted by the TBP rep
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) released its semi-annual human rights report (January-June 2025) during a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club, highlighting what it described as systematic and widespread state repression across Balochistan, The Balochistan Post (TBP) reported.
In a troubling development from Balochistan, activist Sammi Deen Baloch has raised alarm over the attempted arrest of a young activist, Mahzaib Baloch, during her school examination.
She said, "The state has normalised enforced disappearances and violence in Balochistan, and is now attempting to legitimise these human rights violations by imprisoning those who raise their voices against such oppression. The judiciary's role in all of this appears less like that of a neut
In a troubling sign of escalating repression, the Pakistan Army appears to be targeting even elderly individuals in its ongoing crackdown on Baloch activists. This disturbing development is evident from the recent arrest of 75-year-old Zaheer Baloch, a prominent Baloch activist, during the
During a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, BYC representatives mentioned instances of unlawful arrests, abuse within prisons, and widespread violations of human rights.