Tags : enforced disappearances

Free Balochistan Movement Activists Hold Awareness Campaign in Scotland

GLASGOW — Activists from the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) conducted an awareness campaign in Scotland on October 1, 2024, marking two years since the Bloody Friday incident in Zahedan, the capital of Iranian-occupied Balochistan. The event aimed to inform the public about this tragedy and the broader historical context of Balochistan. During the campaign, FBM […]Read More

Balochistan: Protests Against Enforced Disappearances Continue

QUETTA: Protests and sit-ins demanding the recovery of enforced disappearance are taking place in Pasni, Kharan, and Panjgur. In Pasni, residents have staged a sit-in near Zero Point to protest the enforced disappearances of locals Dur Muhammad Shafqat and Abdul Salam Baqi. The protesters, comprised of relatives and community members, have blocked the highway, causing […]Read More

Protest Continues in Kharaan as Families Demand Recovery of Loved

QUETTA: The families of Amanullah Muhammad Hasni, a local trader from Kharaan, and Aminullah, Irshad Ahmad, and Dawood from Kalli Jungle, who were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces (CTD) on September 27, are in their third day of protest at Kharaan’s Red Zone. A complete shutter-down strike was observed in the market as demonstrators gathered […]Read More

Four Baloch Youth Forcibly Disappeared in Kalat and Gwadar

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

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

Second Day of Military Aggression in Tump; Shepherd Detained, Areas

QUETTA: The Pakistani military’s offensive in the Tump and Kulbar regions of District Kech, Balochistan, entered its second consecutive day today. The affected areas include Nasirabad and its surrounding regions, where ground troops and military helicopters have been actively engaged. According to local sources, commandos were deployed at various locations via military helicopters yesterday. Foot […]Read More

Balochistan: Families Protest Against Enforced Disappearances

Balochistan – Affected families and legal associations, drawing attention to ongoing human rights concerns and a series of enforced disappearances have held protests in Balochistan. On September 20, 2024, relatives of Zakir Dashti, who went missing from Panjgur district, blocked the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in protest against his non-recovery. The demonstration, which included […]Read More

Free Balochistan Movement to Hold Protest at Iranian Embassy in

Event to Commemorate Victims of “Bloody Friday” and Highlight Ongoing Atrocities Against Baloch People LONDON – The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has announced plans to hold a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London on September 30, 2024. The protest is scheduled to take place from 2 PM to 4 PM, during which participants will […]Read More

Daughters of Wahid Kamber Baloch Demand His Release, Announce Social

Quetta, July 2024: Mahlab Baloch, daughter of missing Baloch leader Wahid Kamber, held a press conference at the Quetta Press Club today, alongside Mama Qadeer Baloch, Vice Chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP). She called on authorities for the immediate release of her father, accusing Pakistan’s intelligence agencies of abducting him from Iran. […]Read More

State To Justify Brutalities Through Fourth Schedule: Baloch Students Council

ISLAMABAD: The Baloch Students Council Islamabad has expressed serious concerns over the recent decision by the Pakistani federal government to place the names of Baloch activists in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The Council’s spokesperson condemned this move as an attempt by the state to legalise its ‘barbarism’ against the Baloch nation. The […]Read More