by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As more than 100 Baloch students reportedly remain missing in the aftermath of a crackdown on their long march, the police on Sunday set up a ‘special help centre’ for the release of the incarcerated individuals. The long march — which started in Turbat on December 6 after the alleged “extra-judicial killing” of a Baloch youth by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials — had reached the federal…
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by Tariq Saeed Birmani | Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Dec 18th, 2023DERA GHAZI KHAN/QUETTA: Police conducted a crackdown and detained “at least 20 participants, including women”, who joined the long march against the alleged “extra-judicial killings” by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Turbat, Balochistan, as it entered the city on Sunday. According to details, the long march of the Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC), led by Mohammad Asif Laghari and originating from Balochistan, was intercepted…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 20, 2023In Takhar province, a group of courageous women is demanding the release of women’s rights activists currently detained by the Taliban administration. These activists have been champions of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the country, tirelessly advocating for women’s fundamental rights and opportunities. However, their recent arrest has raised concerns about their safety and the future of women’s rights in the country. The women…
report in Dawn, October 5, 2023ISLAMABAD / QUETTA: A day after the federal government gave illegal immigrants the deadline to leave Pakistan by Nov 1, police in Islamabad and Quetta detained over 700 foreign nationals for allegedly living without legal documents. In a statement, an Islamabad police spokesperson said 1,126 people were interrogated during the operation, and 503 were allegedly found to be living illegally. They were booked under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act…
By Nazir Shinwari in TOLOnews, Sept 24, 2023 at 9:51 PMThe consul of the Islamic Emirate in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, said that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained over the last 15 days. Takhari said that the detentions of the Afghan refugees by the Pakistani police is continuing. He called on the Pakistani government to stop detentions of registered refugees of Afghanistan. “The process of detaining Afghans has been continuing by Pakistan’s police.…
AFP report in The Express tribune, Sept17, 2023KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country’s leaders said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) confirmed its staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province, central Afghanistan, and taken to the capital Kabul. Security and intelligence forces had been observing the group for some time,…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 6, 2023 at 8:43 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that some foreign nationals including Americans have been detained on charge of various issues including security issues. Mujahid told TOLOnews that the decision about the detainees will be made by the interim government after the investigation of their cases is completed. The detainees will be released if they are proved innocent, Mujahid said, without providing details about the…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023Reports emerged that Reza Shaheer, a leading journalist of ‘Rah-e-Farda’ TV channel who had freshly returned from Iran, was arrested in Zabul and taken to an unknown place, while Taliban provincial officials rejected his arrest. Previously, Reza Shaheer had been detained by the de facto authorities of Afghanistan, which forced him to move to Iran to get a French visa. Upon his return from Iran,…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 7, 2023The police detained 10 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir on Tuesday night from Banani area in the capital, reports UNB. Tajul Islam, ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Banani thana committee and secretary Maulana Rafi were among the arrestees. Confirming the matter, Banani police station’s officer-in-charge Mostafizur Rahman said they were detained at around 9:30pm on Tuesday while they were holding a ‘secret meeting’ at a local restaurant…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews, April 11, 2023 at 8:18 PMWhile welcoming the release of women’s rights activist Nargis Sadat and university instructor Zakaria Osuli, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called for the “immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained. “UNAMA also said that “no Afghan should be detained for exercising their freedom of expression.” Nargas Sadat was detained nearly two months ago by the Islamic Emirate. Late Monday, UNAMA welcomed the release…