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"Police personnel seen breaking Dr Ambedkar's portrait": JNUSU condemns po
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
14 students of JNU, including three JNUSU office bearers, were arrested as clashes occurred between the police and the students during the protest. The Patiala House Court has granted bail to all of the students, directing each of them to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25,000.
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Enforced disappearance of Baloch women signals escalation of state violenc
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mahrang Baloch wrote that for decades the Baloch have been treated as a "suspect population," governed through coercion and exclusion rather than citizenship, consent or inclusion.
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Pakistan's media machinery turns weaponised as Baloch voices warn of escal
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
She said the state had transformed media platforms into tools for silencing human rights activism and student mobilisation across Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Baloch leader condemns 'state violence' in Balochistan after shelling kill
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
One of the victims, who was in a critical condition, later passed away from her wounds, prompting fresh outrage over what activists describe as a "continued chain of state violence" in Balochistan.
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Pakistani forces accused of torturing mother and daughter in Balochistan
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani troops allegedly detained and tortured a mother and daughter in Balochistan's Panjgur district, leaving them critically injured. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan condemned the assault and demanded justice, calling it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch women, as re
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BNM accuses Pakistan of using European tour to whitewash abuses in Balochi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) condemned a European tour by a Balochistan Assembly delegation, calling it a move to mislead European governments and hide human rights abuses. BNM urged Germany, France, and Italy to question Pakistan on state violence and support Baloch self-determination
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Baloch National Movement urges nations to recognise Pakistan as "terror st
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement released via social media platform X, the BNM called the attack part of a recurring pattern of state violence against its own citizens. A video widely circulated online reportedly shows graphic scenes of the aftermath, with children among the casualties.
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Human Rights Council of Balochistan highlights 'Shocking escalation' of st
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the report, Balochistan witnessed a sharp escalation of state violence in the first half of the year. HRCB documented 814 cases of enforced disappearances, nearly equalling the total number recorded in all of 2024. The victims included students, activists, labourers, and ordinar
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China "very insecure" about its single narrative: Exiled Tibetan artists r
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Exiled Tibetan artists and activists on Thursday have strongly condemned the removal of Tibetan and other diaspora artworks addressing themes of state violence, authoritarian partnerships, and grassroots resistance from an international exhibition at Thailand's Bangkok Art and Culture Cen
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Pashtun National Jirga slams Pakistani army's crackdown, calls for mass pr
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Referring to the situation as "a brutal campaign" under the pretext of security, the Jirga has called upon Pashtun leaders and individuals across various regions to participate in widespread protests on August 1, demanding an immediate cessation of military actions and state violence.
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Paank condemns continued extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearance
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paank expresses solidarity with Mazar Baloch's family and all those affected by state violence, urging for an end to impunity and the safeguarding of human rights in Balochistan.
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Paank condemns killing, abduction of Baloch children, urges accountability
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the post shared by Paank on X, "Qamber, an innocent child and agricultural labourer working at a tube well, was fatally shot in the chest by an FC patrol team while heading to plant onions in his fields. This tragic incident, which has left the entire family in mourning, undersc
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