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 Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Dec 24th, 2023• BYC issues ultimatum for withdrawal of cases; demands UN probe• 160 protesters granted bail, police claimISLAMABAD: As a protest outside the National Press Club in Islamabad against the enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings continued, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee — organiser of the long march — gave the authorities a three-day ultimatum to quash cases registered against students and activists and release all protesters. A statement issued by…
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 Prothom Alo, Nov 20, 2023Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) held a protest rally on Sunday afternoon around Kakrail, Bijoy Nagor, ShegunBagicha areas of the capital, denouncing the recently declared election schedule, said a press release. Abdul Wahab Minar, joint convener of the party, said that the unelected government was pushing the country towards a civil war. The puppet election commission has been used as a tool to realise the regime’s goal to hold…
By Fatema Aeeb in TOLOnews Online, Oct 27, 2023 at 8:10 PMThe release of the educational activists and founder of PenPath, Matiullah Wesa, was welcomed by high profile Afghans as well as international officials. US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, on X reacted to Wesa’s release who, she said, “should never have been detained for standing up for the rights of Afghan girls to an education.” Amiri called for the “immediate release of…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Sept 5, 2023 at 9:25 PMFemale students raised concerns over their lack of participation in the kankor exam a day after the results of the 1402 (solar year) were released. They said that they want to go to school and university like boys and play a role in society. Female students once again asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately open schools and universities for girls. “Yesterday, when the results were…
by Saleh Mughal in The Expreess Tribune, Aug 29, 2023ISLAMABAD:The prospect of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s immediate release from Attock Jail, should his sentence in the Toshakhana (gift repository) reference be suspended, appears to be increasingly unlikely. Imran Khan, the former premier, is now embroiled in a more intricate legal situation due to his involvement in the “cypher” case, an official classified document, and an audio leaks case, all falling under the purview of the…
By Katie Rogers in The NY Times, Dec 21, 2022WASHINGTON — The Taliban released two Americans who had been detained in Afghanistan on Tuesday, including Ivor Shearer, an independent filmmaker who had been held since August, according to a person with knowledge of the release. The Biden administration did not confirm the name of either American, but an administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail a sensitive process, said that both had…