TURBAT, Balochistan: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Kech Zone said the state imposed Section 144 in Turbat starting Wednesday in order to prevent a planned BYC protest in the city on Thursday. According to BYC, its member Syeda Bibi Baloch was arrested from her home late Wednesday night “without any […]
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KECH, BALOCHISTAN; The Central Spokesperson of the Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has condemned the arrest of Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) member Syed Bibi Baloch by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Turbat, describing it as another alarming example of the continuing suppression of peaceful political activism in Balochistan. The Forum […]
KECH, BALOCHISTAN: A female activist and member of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) has been arrested and transferred to an unknown location by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Turbat, Kech, according to reports, in an incident that comes just one day before a planned protest rally by the BYC […]
Karachi: Sindh Police and Pakistani security forces raided the home of award-winning human rights activist and Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) central leader Sammi Deen Baloch in Karachi late at night, breaking down doors, ransacking the premises, seizing valuables, and harassing neighbours, according to a statement issued on social media platform […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Pakistani security forces cracked down on a peaceful protest organized by the families of imprisoned Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) leaders in Quetta on Sunday, arresting multiple demonstrators including Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s younger sister, prompting protesters to block Bashir Chowk and convert the demonstration into a sit-in that continues […]
QUETTA, BALOHISTAN: Pakistani forces and intelligence agencies raided a Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) press conference being held at the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons camp in Quetta, harassing women and participants, and arrested three individuals including Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Zubair Shah Agha, who were subsequently forcibly disappeared. The […]
In Quetta, the central city of Balochistan, a press conference was held today, Sunday, at the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons camp by the families of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shah Ji, to raise their voices against the continued detention and life imprisonment sentences handed down by an Anti-Terrorism […]
KARACHI: Sammi Deen Baloch, a senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has released an urgent video statement revealing that she has been subjected to continuous harassment, surveillance and intimidation for the past one month, culminating in a late-night raid on her home by police and intelligence agencies who […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN; Protests against the life imprisonment sentences handed to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders continued across multiple areas of Quetta on Sunday, as the BYC’s Shal Zone organised a series of demonstrations including pamphlet distribution, wall chalking, a corner meeting and a protest rally stretching from Kachi Beg to […]
LONDON: PEN International, one of the world’s oldest and most respected literary and human rights organisations, has accused Pakistan of systematically misusing security and anti-terrorism laws to suppress peaceful political activism, amid growing international concern over the treatment of civil society members in Balochistan. The organisation’s statement came in direct […]
