BYC leaders launch hunger strike over alleged mistreatment of group’s leadership

BYC leaders launch hunger strike over alleged mistreatment of group’s leadership

Committee's officials say hunger strike launched over alleged torture behind bars, separation of Beebow Baloch from other leaders.

Mahrang Baloch: Detained Baloch activist launches hunger strike

Detained Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch, along with several other detainees, has begun a hunger strike to protest alleged police misconduct and the failure of the judicial system to protect prisoners, her sister Nadia Baloch told AFP on Friday. Mahrang, 32, was arrested last month under charges of terrorism, sedition, and murder, amid an intensifying crackdown in Balochistan, where Pakistan’s security forces are battling a growing insurge…

Detained Pakistan rights activist launches hunger strike

QUETTA: Detained activist Mahrang Baloch, one of the leading campaigners for Pakistan's Baloch people, has launched a hunger strike along with other detainees, her sister told AFP on Friday. Mahrang Baloch, 32, was arrested last month on charges of terrorism, sedition and murder. In her native Balochistan, an impoverished province that borders Afghanistan and Iran, security forces are battling a growing insurgency. Rights groups say the violence…