Tags : human rights violations

Families Demand Answers as Bodies of Two Men Killed in

DOZAAP (ZAHEDAN) Following a violent attack of Iranian forces in Bolangi village, Chabahar, families are still awaiting the return of the bodies of Shahab Jadgal and Amir Ramesh, who were killed by the Iranian military a week ago. According to reports, despite persistent follow-ups by the families, the Intelligence Office in Zahedan has obstructed the […]Read More

Balochistan: Pakistani Forces Abduct Two Youth From Hub Chowki

QUETTA: Pakistani intelligence agencies have forcibly disappeared two young men from a hotel in the industrial city of Hub Chowki on Tuesday night. Witnesses say that armed forces apprehended the individuals late at night near the Hub Bhawani Shah pump, forcibly loading them into a vehicle at gunpoint. The two young men have been identified […]Read More

Iran Executes Three Baluch Prisoners

DOZAAP (ZAHEDAN) October 9, 2024: The Iranian authorities have executed three Baluch prisoners, marking a troubling continuation of capital punishment in the country. The executions took place in Qazalhasar Prison in Karaj and Zahedan Prison in Iranian-Occupied Balochistan. According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, the prisoners executed today were identified as Ahmad Naroui, 33, son […]Read More

Dera Bugti in Turmoil Once Again: Ongoing Pakistani Military Aggression

BRA claims to have targeted Pakistani forces engaged in offensives against civilian populations QUETTA: The conflict in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, has escalated once again as Pakistani forces intensify their offensives in the Saghari area of Sui. Reports indicate that heavy shelling from helicopters this morning has left several civilians injured, including three women and five […]Read More

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

FBM Held Protests Across Europe Commemorating Zahedan Massacre

London, The Hague, Cologne: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) organised a series of significant protests across Europe on September 29 and 30, 2024, to commemorate the second anniversary of the Zahedan massacre, widely known as Bloody Friday. This tragic event occurred on September 30, 2022, when the Iranian IRGC and other forces opened fire on […]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

Protests in Zahedan: We Neither Forgive nor Forget

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): Hundreds of Baloch citizens took to the streets after Friday prayers at the Makki Mosque in Zahedan, honoring the victims of Bloody Friday and chanting slogans for the release of political prisoners and accountability for the perpetrators of the massacre. In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and remembrance, protesters marked the second anniversary […]Read More

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

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