BYC Members Continue Hunger Strike Against Leaders’ Detention in Balochistan’s Kech

BYC members continue hunger strike against leaders’ detention in Balochistan’s Kech

Members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) Kech chapter continued their hunger strike for a second consecutive day on Friday, protesting the alleged “illegal detention” of their leaders and the “extrajudicial arrests of Baloch citizens”. BYC chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other activists were arrested on March 22 for “attacking” Quetta Civil Hospital and “inciting people to violence”, a day after their members faced a police crackdown in Quet…

Perilously Close to Death, a Mother Continues Her Hunger Strike

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