Lateef Johar Baloch

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Illegal Detention and Torture of Protesting Children in Kohlu: A True Picture of Crushing Dissent by Pakistani State

#StopBalochGenocide
#NoToPakistanTyranny

Sibghatullah Shahjee Remains Forcibly Disappeared, Still No Trace of His Whereabouts!

He was forcibly disappeared from his home in Quetta by CTD. His whereabouts remain unknown, and he has not been produced in any jail.

#ReleaseBYCLeaders
#StopBalochGenocide

YouTube video by Lateef Johar Eid 2025: Balochistan Protests against the Illegal Detention of Baloch Leaders by Pakistan Military

2025 Eid: Balochistan protests unitedly against the unlawful detention of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee's leaders,—demanding their immediate release.—Yet, the world community remained Deadly Silenced.

This short video shows the public anger against Pakistan’s atrocities.
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First——let’s be clear:

#Balochistan has its national and diplomatic interests and demands. The Baloch people have the right to freely do business and form partnerships with anyone they want.

In Terms of Reko Diq——No exploitative corporations and illegal projects have impunity.

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A Phone Call and Two Bullets: How a Baloch Voice was Silenced Deprivation and disappearances characterise daily life in Buleda.

Please read this story, which speaks for tens of thousands——And let the Baloch people know what to do to protect their children, families, dignity and peace from this colonial military.

Also, how to respond to those funding and weaponizing the very military?

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Beneath the Surface: Monitor, Identify, and Understand the Realities of Extractive Operations and Their Harmful Effects on Local Communities Extractive industries and businesses, particularly mining, are forcing the ongoing competition between the so-called global powers for mineral supremacy. Their multinational mining corporations have b...

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I am now present on Bluesky, and will be using the platform to share my work as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.

To learn more about my mandate, please visit my website: srdefenders.org

Balochistan: Barrick Gold's Security Company Indefensibly Fired Four Indigenous Employees, Forcing them to Walk for 80km in a 39 Celsius Temperature. Barrick Gold's security provider company, Askari Guards, at the Reko Diq mining project in Balochistan, has fired four Indigenous people from their jobs without any justification and forced them to le...

#Balochistan: Barrick Gold's security company has fired four Indigenous people, forcing them to walk for 80 km in a #39_Celsius temperature.

However, no actions against the company were reported.

I’ve attached a video which shows and explains the incident.
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“#Families have been #disconnected, relations severed and #identities have been #lost across the province due to the policies that have been put in place at these border towns.“ 2/

“My aunt passed away in the recent past and no one from my family in Pakistan, including my father, could go to Iran to pay their last respects for the departed soul. That is the dilemma of the frontiers — the borders that divide us only push us further into oblivion, forever." 4/4

I am reminded of the hazy childhood recollections that I have of some of my cousins and my father’s eldest sister, who I met only once as a child growing up in Dalbandin. They had come to visit us in the late 1990s from Sistan-Balochestan in Iran. I still do not remember the names of my cousins.“ 3/

“#Families have been #disconnected, relations severed and #identities have been #lost across the province due to the policies that have been put in place at these border towns.“ 2/

TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER During the Iranian president’s visit to Pakistan in April, it was resolved to raise Pak-Iran trade to an ambitious $10 billion.

The social and economic impacts of colonial division of #Balochistan on Baloch people:

"A REGION ADRIFT

But, the cost that is being borne due to these trade closures is #not_just_an economic one. 1/

TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER by Akbar Notezai
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If the international community, particularly human rights “champions," cannot or are unwilling to make Pakistan allow independent reporting and exposing the truth, they should not have the right to stop the victims from defending themselves and their families and lands. 4/4

If any govt or institution has doubts, it must first force Pakistan to allow independent human rights organizations, experts and media to visit and investigate how Balochistan is governed and how her people are treated and brutalized. 3/

All investment or business deals, such as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Canadian mining corporation, Barrick Gold’s Reko Diq mining projects, also have no legitimacy and are implemented militarily and violently. They should be stopped and investigated. 2/

The Centre for Social Innovation had a wonderful holiday party last night; it was a great opportunity to gather with other local non-profits! Together Project is proud to be in the CSI community. Happy holidays!

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The #demand is simple: Pakistan must allow #independent investigations and #reporting in #Balochistan!

A Thread:

The human rights deniers and violators, such as Sarfaraz Bugti, the Pakistan army has nurtured and imposed on Balochistan’s people have #No legitimacy. 1/

Please read more about this and also about Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB)’s "Shadows of Suffering: Unveiling Pakistan's Torture Tools and Tactics in Balochistan” report.

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Shadows of Suffering: Unveiling Pakistan's Torture Tools and Tactics in Balochistan, a report by the Human Rights Council of Balochistan "The impacts [of Pakistan torture tools and practices] and systemic nature of these abuses while highlighting the broader implications for human rights and justice. This report seeks to bring attentio...

Food, health, and prosperity would not remain the primary demands in situations where people's survival is endangered. Pakistan’s genocidal brutalities have also forced the Baloch people towards a similar situation where they must fight for their survival & identity.
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It's incredibly hurtful to see our diplomatic team in Islamabad continue promoting illegal extractive businesses and human rights violators 76 years of the brutalization of Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhis and people of other brutalized states, illegal and colonial exploitation of their natural resources, and destruction of the region's ecosystem...

76 years of the brutalization of Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhis and people of other brutalized states, colonial and imperial exploitation of their natural resources, and destruction of the region's ecosystems by #Pakistan’s and multinational corporations must stop. #NOW.

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How to fill out the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances’ communication form? Here is its explanation in Balochi.

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NON-FICTION: Misrepresenting Balochistan A new book on the life of the late Baloch insurgent Mir Hazar Khan Marri is less about him than about presenting a statist

An example of how the state sponsors the misrepresentation of #Balochistan:

“The truth has been kept away in order to misrepresent the genuine Baloch national question.” Akbar Notezai reviews a book sponsored by the Pakistani government.

Misrepresenting Balochistan

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Mali issues arrest warrant for Barrick Gold CEO, document shows Mali has issued an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, chief executive officer of Canada's Barrick Gold , according to a document seen by Reuters, confirmed by two sources.

Mali issues arrest warrant for @BarrickGold [infamous] CEO, document shows @Reuters

“He is accused of #money_laundering and #violating financial #regulations, the warrant document showed. Its authenticity was confirmed by two sources close to the matter.”

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Here’s my LinkedIn profile. It would be great to connect there. And read more of my writings and comments on various topics and issues! 🙏🏽

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ان نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے بلوچستاں میں تباہ کاریوں کے کچھ مثال جو عالمی تحقیقاتی رپورٹس سے لیکر اس مضمون میں اُن رپورٹس کے لنکس کے ساتھ شامل کی ہیں۔ اُنہیں بھی ضرور پڑھیں۔

بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کی روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور عوام کی صحت کو بھی تباہ کر رہی ہیں۔

قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف سخت مزاحمت ہونی چاہیے بلوچ عوام کو حب پاور کمپنی لیمیٹڈ اور آئل ریفائننگ جیسی زہریلی نوآبادیاتی کمپنیوں کے خلاف بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ یہ کمپنیاں نہ صرف مقامی لوگوں کو روزگار چھین رہی ہیں بلکہ بلوچستان کے ماحول اور...

قابض فوج کی بلوچوں کی معاشی مجبوریوں کا فائدہ اٹھا کر انہیں اپنے ہی لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے مجبور کرنے کے خلاف بلوچستان کو سخت مزاحمت کرنی چاہیے۔

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