Tags : Balochistan

The Bloody Friday: Iran’s Genocidal Policy Against the Baloch

Faiz Baluch 27th September 2024

By Shahdad Baloch The Baloch people, under the occupation of Iran, have long endured political, economic, and cultural marginalisation. In Iran, this manifests as systematic oppression, exemplified by the “Bloody Friday” massacre of 2022 in Zahedan, the capital of Iranian-occupied Balochistan. The violent crackdown on Baloch protesters during this event symbolizes a broader genocidal policy […]Read More

Baloch Liberation Army Takes Responsibility for Attack on Mineral Truck

Faiz Baluch 26th September 2024

KHARAN: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has accepted responsibility for an attack on a truck carrying chromite in Kharan. In a statement released today, the BLA spokesperson, Azad Baloch, detailed the events that took place on September 26. According to the statement, BLA fighters intercepted the truck near Kharan Kunari Cross, detaining both the vehicle […]Read More

Baloch Prisoner Executed in Zahedan Central Prison

Faiz Baluch 26th September 2024

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDEAN): A Baloch prisoner, Amanullah Nohtani (Gomshadzehi), was executed today in Zahedan Central Prison after being sentenced to death for drug-related offences. According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, the execution took place on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Mr. Nohtani, a 41-year-old married man from Zabul, was the father of five children. He had been […]Read More

Baloch Youth Released from Zahedan Prison After 628 Days

Faiz Baluch 26th September 2024

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDEAN): A Baloch youth named Elyas Kohkan has been released from Zahedan Central Prison on bail after spending one year, eight months, and eighteen days behind bars. The 21-year-old was freed on September 21, 2024, following his arrest on January 3, 2023, in the Siyahdak area of Zahedan—the capital of Iranian-occupied Balochistan. According to […]Read More

Construction Company and Chromite-Loaded Vehicles Attacked

Faiz Baluch 26th September 2024

QUETTA: Two separate armed attacks have been reported in Balochistan’s Kalat and Kharan regions on September 25 and 26. In Kalat, armed individuals targeted a construction company working on the highway in the Khazina area on September 25. The attackers set fire to machinery and equipment during the incident, and gunfire was exchanged at the […]Read More

Armed Clash Erupts Between Pro-Freedom Baloch and State-Backed Militia

Faiz Baluch 24th September 2024

QUETTA: An armed clash between the pro-freedom Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) and a state-backed private militia has resulted in casualties. The confrontation occurred in the bordering area of Dera Bugti and Barkhan Balochistan, where the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for killing and injuring several members of a “death squad”. State media has confirmed […]Read More

Four Baloch Youth Forcibly Disappeared in Kalat and Gwadar

Faiz Baluch 24th September 2024

QUETTA: The situation in Balochistan continues to escalate as reports emerge of two separate incidents of enforced disappearances involving young men. On Tuesday, September 24, Akhtar Shah son of Hussain Shah, and Sahaj Mengal son of Muhammad Hanif, were forcibly disappeared from their homes in the Killi Pandrani area of Kalat Balochistan. Local sources report […]Read More

Protest Rally in Quetta Marks Seven Years Since Noor Alam

Faiz Baluch 22nd September 2024

QUETTA, September 22, 2024 – A protest rally and demonstration were held in Quetta today to mark the seventh anniversary of Noor Alam Marri’s enforced disappearance by Pakistan forces. Noor Alam son of Dilshad Mari, was forcibly disappeared seven years ago during a military operation at his home in Harnai. He has not been recovered […]Read More

Makran Coastal Highway Blocked for Three Days, Dozens of Passengers

Faiz Baluch 22nd September 2024

GWADAR, BALOCHISTAN — The Makran Coastal Highway has been blocked for the past three days, leaving dozens of passengers stranded and causing long lines of vehicles to form. The blockade was part of an escalating protest led by the Pickup Owners’ Union in response to the alleged mistreatment and abuses by the Coast Guard. Protestors […]Read More

Bodies of Two Baloch Teenagers Killed by Iranian Border Forces

Faiz Baluch 22nd September 2024

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN) — The teenagers, identified as Waheed Dorrazaei, 17 son of Nawab, and Naweed Dorrazaei, 18 son of Abdullah, both residents of Ziarat village near Bamposht in Saravan, were reportedly killed on Sunday, September 15, 2024. The bodies of two Baloch teenagers shot and killed by the Saravan Border forces in the Draaj Aap […]Read More