Zafar Baloch had played a very crucial role in spreading awareness among the people: BSO-A

BALOCHISTAN: Baloch Students Organization-Azad (BSO-A) spokesman has said that Pakistani occupying forces have martyred Yousuf Baloch, Zafar Baloch and his wife Haklima Baloch in Kharan. Zafar Baloch was ex-deputy organizer of BSO-A Basima zone and Yousuf Baloch was an ex-member of the same zone too.

Abducted JSMM leader found dead in Karachi, JSMM announces 10 days mourn

Member of Central Committee and former Coordination secretary of JSMM, Prem Dewaan alias Barkat Chandio tortured severely and shot dead body was found in lyari, Karachi. JSMM leader was abducted yesterday morning at 11 am form Naseerabad.

Warah / Karachi: Abducted from yesterday morning on 11 am leader of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz Barkat chandio alias Prem Dewan is found dead with severe torture on his body and bullet riddled from lyari in the early morning today at 7 am. JSMM leader was severely tortured and was shot four bullets.

COMMENT: The Doctrine of Common Purpose and Awaran relief — Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

Denial of aid for any reason tantamount to premeditated intent of committing genocide and this is exactly what is happening in Awaran

Last August 3,000 rock-drill operators of Lonomin platinum mine at Marikana demanding a wage raise stopped work; some miners opposed and this led to clashes. On August 12, the workers on strike infiltrated production areas and assaulted three on-duty employees, fatally wounded one and torched six motor vehicles. Between August 12 and 14 eight people, four miners, two police officers, and two security guards were killed. On the16th police officials ordered thousands of striking miners to leave Marikana mine or face action; later, they opened fire killing 34 and injuring 78 striking miners. This massacre was likened to the March 21, 1960 Sharpeville Township massacre where some 5,000 and 7,000 people converged on the local police station offering arrest for not carrying pass books. In police firing 69 people, including eight women and 10 children were killed, and 180 including 31 women and 19 children injured. A state of emergency was declared, almost 11,000 people detained and the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) and African National Congress (ANC) outlawed. March 21 is now celebrated as the Human Rights Day in South Africa.

Urgent appeal for medical assistance to Balochistan quake survivors: BNM letter to MSF

October 7th, 2013

Chris Lockyear,
Operations Manager
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004

SUBJECT: Urgent appeal for medical assistance to Balochistan quake survivors

Dear Chris,

We write to you from Awaran where twin quakes recently flattened 95% of the area leaving more than 350,000 people homeless. We the Baloch National Movement (BNM) with the help of Baloch Students Organization – Azad (BSO-A) and a couple of local NGOs, have been tirelessly working to provide relief assistance to the quake victims.

Iran executes 15 Baloch including two women in Zahedan prison

ZAHEDAN: The Iranian regime has executed at least 15 innocent people at the central prison of Zahedan city of Iranian occupied Balochistan on Saturday morning. The prisoners who were held under section 1 of youth imprisonment, Section 2 of women act, Section 5, section 7 and 3 were transferred to solitary confinement from the Intelligence Bureau in central prison of Zahedan and hanged.

I am being offered bribe to abandon struggle against enforced-disappearances in Balochistan: Qadeer Baloch

BALOCHISTAN: The protest of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons entered its 1300th day on Sunday. A delegation of civil society members visited the camp to express their solidarity with the families of abducted Baloch activists.

The Vice chairman of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Qadeer Baloch told the delegation that, “VBMP has completed its 1300 days of protest during which time we protested in Quetta, Karachi and Islamabad. I and other members of IVBMP including sister of Zakir Majeed Baloch and her family have been receiving threats. Now along with threats I have been offered huge bribes to abandon the cause of disappeared persons.”

Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan: VBMP to Protest on Eid Day

BALOCHISTAN: The protest of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons for the recovery of abducted Baloch entered its 1299th day on Saturday. A delegation of civil society members visited the camp to assure their full support to relatives of abducted Baloch and to Voice for Baloch Missing Persons.