by Behram Baloch in Dawn, December 27th, 2023GWADAR: A large motorcycle rally took place in Gwadar on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the government crackdown against workers and leaders of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT). Led by HDT chairman Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch and other leaders, hundreds of motorcyclists and participants from various areas of Makran division reached Gwadar town and joined the rally. The event began at Javed Complex and concluded at Lala…
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by Rafiul Islam in The Daily Star, Nov 1, 2023Babul Matbar managed to sell only half a kilogramme of apples during the hartal enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday — a significant drop from his usual daily sales of 15 to 25 kg. Despite this setback, he arrived at the Gabtoli Bus Terminal yesterday morning, the first day of the three-day countrywide blockade, hoping he would sell some apples and send money to his…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 30, 2023Sujan Tharu was sleeping with his father Raj Kumar when a joint team of the then Royal Nepal Army, Armed Police and Nepal Police encircled his house in Bardiya at midnight on October 20, 2002. Security people took Raj Kumar along saying they needed to interrogate him in connection with his alleged involvement in the CPN (Maoist), which was waging an armed insurgency against the state.…
report in The Daily Star, May 28, 2023The rights activists and the family members of enforced disappearance victims called upon the government to set up an independent commission to investigate the cases of enforced disappearances and punish the responsible agencies and individuals. The family members of the victims stood in front of the Jatiya Press Club yesterday. The gathering was organised by Maayer Daak, a platform for the families of the victims, in commemoration of…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 10, 2023The government on Thursday brought a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Act retaining most of the “controversial provisions” from the previous bill that couldn’t get through the parliament last year. The Ministry of Law and Justice registered the bill at Parliament Secretariat following a Cabinet nod on Thursday morning. The new bill, like the previous one, hasn’t listed murder as a…