Tags : human rights violations

Balochistan: Wave of Enforced Disappearances Sparks Alarm, 10 Individuals Abducted in Two

QUETTA: A series of Pakistani forces offensives lead to multiple enforced disappearances across in different regions of Balochistan.  The latest wave of abduction has arrested after Pakistan’s Apex Committee led of PM and Army chief gave approval of “comprehensive military offensives” in Balochistan.  The unwanted enforced disappearances has raised serious concerns among human rights organisations and families of the victims, who […]Read More

China is Supporting Iran and Pakistan Against Baloch Freedom Struggle:

QUETTA: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has issued a condemnation against the ongoing military aggression and occupation of Balochistan by Pakistan and Iran, saying that these two countries have been waging a decades-long campaign of violence against the Baloch people.  In a statement released November 28, the FBM emphasised that the current military offensives in […]Read More

Hyrbyair Marri’s Message to Belarus And other Foreign Investors

On November 26 the pro-freedom Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri, the President of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), issued a strong warning to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, urging him to reconsider his interest in investing in occupied Balochistan. In a recent social media post, Marri criticised Lukashenko’s potential support for the Pakistani regime, claiming it would […]Read More

Dr. Mahrang Baloch Reacts to Unlawful FIR Filed Against Her

QUETTA: Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has condemned the filing of an unlawful FIR against her and several others following a peaceful seminar organised by the BYC in Turbat on 24 November. The seminar, which focused on the ongoing Baloch genocide and human rights violations, was peaceful and nonviolent. […]Read More

Balochistan: CTD and FC Shot Dead a Wounded Baloch Youth

QUETTA: The Pakistan Frontier Corps and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) shot and killed a wounded 16-year-old student, nursing assistant at the Civil Hospital Turbat, on Tuesday evening. The victim has been named as Israr son of Rashid Baloch, had been working to support his family. According to a statement by BYC, the incident began with […]Read More

State Trying to Coerce My Father to Regret His Lifelong

QUETTA: Mehlab Wahid Baloch, the daughter of senior Baloch pro-freedom leader Ustaad Wahid Kambar, has accused the state [Pakistan] of attempting to coerce her father into regretting his lifelong commitment to the Baloch cause. In a post on the social media platform X, Mehlab expressed concern over her father’s well-being, saying that he is being […]Read More

A Journey to Balochistan: From Banisadr to Pezeshkian

Author: Abdol Sattar Doshoki – Balochistan Studies Center, London On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Massoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s ninth president, travelled to the centre of Balochistan, the city of Zahedan, for his first provincial trip. He described it as “the cradle of unity in Iran” and specifically chose Balochistan for his inaugural visit to fulfil his […]Read More

Maulana Fathi Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After 462

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): Maulana Fathi Muhammad Naqshbandi, the Imam of Friday prayers in Rask Iranian Occupied Balochistan (IoB), has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Special Clerical Court in Mashhad after spending 462 days in detention at Vakilabad Prison. His sentence was recently upheld by the Supreme Court of Iran. Maulana Naqshbandi, the […]Read More