Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti: The Symbol of Baloch Resistance
By The Baloch Circle
Former Chairman of the Baloch Students Organization (Azad), Zahid Baloch, and Junior Joint Secretary Asad Baloch have been forcibly disappeared for 11 years. Meanwhile, Zahid Baloch’s family continues to face collective punishment. We urge international
Opposition alliance not attending today’s key meeting on security situation in Balochistan ans KP. Opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-i-Ayeen Pakistan holds a press conference at the KP House in Islamabad on March 18. The opposition alliance
Pakistani Forces Transfer 23 Bodies to Quetta Civil Hospital VBMP expressed concerns that the dead could be victims of enforced disappearances. Pakistani security forces have transferred 23 bodies to Quetta Civil Hospital, stating the individuals
Due to escalating security concerns, two prominent universities in Balochistan have decided to suspend on-campus classes. The University of Balochistan (UoB) and the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) made this
Ahmad Noorani, a Pakistani journalist based in the US, has reported that two of his brothers were abducted from their home in Islamabad late Tuesday night. In a social media update, Noorani described how a
On Wednesday, several women were injured when police in Quetta, Balochistan, violently dispersed families gathered outside the Civil Hospital to identify bodies brought in by security forces. Tensions erupted as families of individuals who had
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has issued a strong condemnation of the ongoing crackdown on Baloch activists and civilians, denouncing the illegal detentions, raids, and enforced disappearances as a form of state suppression. The forum
On Thursday, a protest demonstration organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) took place outside the University of Balochistan in Quetta’s Sariab area, condemning the enforced disappearances of Bebarg Baloch, his brother, and other victims.
PAKISTAN: The series of unlawful detentions across Balochistan are part of a disturbing pattern of targeting Baloch activists and dissidents in violation of Pakistan’s human rights obligations. Yesterday, central organizer for the Baloch Yakjehti Committee,
Early Saturday morning, Pakistani security forces launched a raid on a sit-in protest in Quetta, forcibly seizing the remains of three deceased protesters and detaining prominent activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch, along with several members of
The case of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), is set to be presented to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, according to an announcement made by Kurtuluş
Police in Karachi have apprehended Sammi Deen Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), along with Deputy Organizer Lala Wahab, during a protest against “state brutality and enforced disappearances,” the BYC reported
A coalition of UN-appointed independent human rights experts has urged the Pakistani government to promptly release Baloch human rights defenders currently in detention and to cease its violent suppression of peaceful protests. The experts expressed
Pakistan’s Policies Have Turned Balochistan into a Mass Graveyard – Dr. Naseem at BNM Balochistan Conference The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized the 6th Balochistan International Conference in Geneva, bringing together political leaders, journalists, and
On Thursday, Amnesty International called on the Government of Pakistan to cease what it termed “systematic attacks” and a “relentless crackdown” on Baloch activists protesting alleged enforced disappearances and other human rights violations in Balochistan.
Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s Letter to Her Family from Prison My Dearest Sisters and My Only Brother, Nasir Jan, I am aware of the challenges I have brought upon you and how I have put you
On the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, Pakistani forces reportedly arrested senior political activist Zaheer Baloch for participating in a protest. He was taken into custody from his home at 11 PM last night and subsequently transferred
Internet services have once again been suspended in Quetta and several other areas of Balochistan. Just a few days ago, mobile internet access was also disrupted in Balochistan. Local sources report that internet services, which
European lawmakers have voiced “grave concern” regarding the detention of prominent Baloch human rights activists in Pakistan and have urged the European Union to take action. In a letter directed to EU High Representative Kaja
The Foreign Department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) is actively pursuing an international outreach campaign to highlight the ongoing state repression in Balochistan, focusing on the crackdown on peaceful political activists and seeking global
A schoolteacher with disabilities in Karachi and a young man in Balochistan’s Panjgur district have reportedly been forcibly disappeared. Additionally, the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has demanded the immediate recovery of three women
Three men from Balochistan have reportedly gone missing after being subjected to enforced disappearance by Pakistani security forces in the Kech district.
The family of Ameer Bakhsh Baloch, who has been missing for over a decade, held a press conference at the Karachi Press
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta has extended the police remand of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the central organizer of the Baloch Yakjehti
Rukhsana Dost, a schoolteacher from Gwadar, has come forward with allegations of harassment and intimidation linked to her activism. She has been
Pakistani security forces have reportedly abducted four Baloch men from the districts of Kech and Barkhan in Balochistan, according to local sources.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch has revealed that a secret FIR has been filed against her, which allegedly contradicts
As the first anniversary of Baloch Raaji Muchi (Baloch National Gathering) approaches, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced a series of
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) unveiled its semi-annual human rights report for January to June 2025 during a press conference held at
The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for two recent armed confrontations with alleged state-backed militias and Pakistani security forces in
Dr. Naseem Baloch said that no foreign investment or project in Balochistan will be allowed without the consent of the Baloch nation. “It does not matter which country seeks to impose its interests; whether regional
Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) expresses grave concern over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the American company US Strategic Metals and the Pakistani paramilitary organization Frontier Works Organization (FWO) for the
𝗕𝗬𝗖 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 Baloch Yakjehti Committee Once again, the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has been placed on remand without cause
Iranshahr: Armed Attack on Security Convoy Leaves Five Personnel Dead An armed attack targeted two security vehicles in the Daman area near Iranshahr, Sistan-Baluchestan, on Friday, leaving at least five personnel dead, according to Iranian
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟴 – 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘁-𝗜𝗻 Today marks the 38th consecutive day of the Islamabad sit-in by the families of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders and the forcibly disappeared. For over a month, these families
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴: 𝗭𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗶’𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 Today marks the eighteenth consecutive day of the protest camp by the family of Zahid Ali, a 25-year-old International Relations student at
Reports emerging from the coastal town of Pasni in Balochistan indicate that local resident Asif Hasil has been detained by
Six Pakistani soldiers, including two commandos, lost their lives in an ambush carried out by armed militants in the Manguchar
A five-member Constitutional Bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court has decided to refer a petition challenging the detention of Dr. Mahrang
The United Nations has raised serious concerns regarding the inclusion of Baloch human rights activists Dr. Sabiha Baloch, Dr. Shali
The United Nations working groups have formally requested clarification from the Government of Pakistan concerning serious human rights issues in
Twenty unidentified bodies, which had been lying at Quetta’s Civil Hospital for several days, were officially declared unclaimed and subsequently
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized a protest demonstration in Bonn, Germany, to raise awareness and condemn the ongoing human
A joint memorial reference was organized under the auspices of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO) and BSO-Pajjar to honor the