Who Is Mahrang Baloch, The Rights Advocate Arrested By Pakistan On Terrorism Charges?

Families of Baloch Activists Relive a Nightmare

Mahrang Baloch, 32, a rights campaigner speaking up against forced disappearances in Balochistan, was arrested on March 22.Karachi: Nadia Baloch was a child when her father, Abdul Ghaffar Langove, was abducted and imprisoned and, later, his bullet-riddled body was found. Now she finds herself waiting outside the same Quetta jail where he was once held, pleading with the police for permission to meet her elder sister Mahrang.Mahrang Baloch, 32, a…

Who Is Mahrang Baloch, The Rights Advocate Arrested By Pakistan On Terrorism Charges?

The arrest of Mahrang Baloch, leader of a civil rights movement in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, draws attention to why members of the beleaguered Baluch ethnic minority are drawn to her message of accountability for rights abuses in her resource-rich homeland.

Crackdown on Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)

In March 2025, the Pakistani military launched a brutal crackdown on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a peaceful organization advocating against the enforced disappearances of Baloch people. This crackdown followed a series of demonstrations led by BYC demanding justice for missing persons and their families. The repression escalated when BYC members and supporters gathered at Civil Hospital Quetta after reports emerged that Pakistani forces…