Report in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023• Organisers claim 100 students still missing, demand they be produced in court• Balochistan minister accuses protesters of ‘following an agenda’ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police said on Sunday the bail of all detained Baloch protesters — taken into custody during a demonstration demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings — had been approved and they were being released. However, the protesters have accused the police of “giving false statements” and…
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Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov 22, 2023The Lalitpur District Administration on Tuesday issued a prohibitory order banning demonstrations, mass meetings, protests and gatherings in the Pulchowk area for six months. The ban covers areas like the residences of ministers, the UN building, the National Human Rights Commission and the areas adjoining the major establishments. The move comes a day after the Kathmandu District Administration Office issued a similar order banning protests and demonstrations along the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 19th, 2023QUETTA: The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), rejecting the committee on missing persons headed by caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti, staged a demonstration in front of the Press Club on Saturday. The relatives and heirs of missing persons chanted slogans, while carrying placards and banners inscribed with their demands for the recovery of all missing persons. The protest was led by Nasarullah Baloch and Mama Qadeer. Speaking…
report report in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023KHYBER: Scores of political activists, transporters, traders, Customs clearing agent, labourers and representatives of local organisations held a protest demonstration against the prolonged closure of Torkham border in Landi Kotal on Wednesday. Held at Bacha Khan Chowk, the demonstration was addressed by Mirajuddin, Muqtadir Shah, Shahid Shinwari, Wali Mohammad, Qari Nazeemgul, Aftab Ahmad and others. They termed the closure of Torkham border an economic murder of the people affiliated…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 16, 2023Mother and father Nepali, where are we from?So read one of the placards that a group of youths displayed during a demonstration in Kathmandu on Tuesday. They were up in arms demanding a speedy implementation of the recently-endorsed bill to amend the Citizenship Act. The protest took an unfortunate turn when one of the protesters, Niraj Kumar Kamat from Katahari, Morang, attempted to set himself on…