The Baloch Protest: Why We March
“Upon arriving in Islamabad with 300 families, we realized that the state was neither ready to listen nor interested in addressing the issue of missing persons.”
Baloch Long March 2023
Balochistan’s Long March Protest
Pakistan’s largest and poorest province, Balochistan has been the site of a long-running insurgency – and the heavy-handed response from the state has brought forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and impunity for security forces. In late November, the killing of four Baloch men in an alleged “fake encounter” touched off longstanding anger and anguish. Thousands of … Read more