Janikhel tribesmen demand justice in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Protesting the death of a tribal elder, the Janikhel tribesmen were attempting a march from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Islamabad when they were stopped by the police using force. One protester died in the police action
Killing of teenagers triggers protests in South Waziristan, Pakistan
The paramilitary Frontier Core admitted that its personnel were responsible for ‘accidentally’ killing two tribal youths near a shop front in Bibi Zai Raghzai
Killing of 4 teenagers triggers protests in northwest Pakistan
Thousands of protesters attempted to march from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province towards the national capital, Islamabad, seeking justice for four teenagers who were allegedly killed by security forces in Bannu’s Jani Khel area
In Pakistan’s North Waziristan, residents take to the streets against murder of doctor
Dr. Waliullah Dawar was killed last week by unknown assailants. On Wednesday, led by Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar, protesters demanded legal action against the perpetrators and immediate release of all political prisoners
20 miners feared dead in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
The incident was triggered by a rockslide at a marble quarry in the Mohmand district. Casualties are expected to rise as dozens remain trapped under the debris
Three coal miners killed in Orakzai mine blast
At least three coal miners, including two brothers, were killed and eleven others were injured in an explosion inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s dilapidated Orakzai mine on Sunday
Rights groups demand justice for murdered Baloch student
A final year student of Karachi University, 23-year-old Hayat Baloch Hayat, was allegedly killed by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps personnel after being accused of involvement in a roadside bomb explosion
Torture of journalists triggers protests in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan State
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in a statement called it completely unacceptable for representatives of the security forces to commit acts of torture against journalists reporting from the region
Activists from Balochistan province of Pakistan found dead in mysterious circumstances
In separate incidents within the span of four days, as many as four activists from the Balochistan province in Pakistan have been found dead
Calling for justice for Pashtuns, thousands gather in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) has called for unity among the Pashtun leadership, and has declared that another such public gathering will be held in Balochistan on the death anniversary of PTM leader Arman Loni on February 6
- Women in Croatia say enough to conservative obstruction of right to abortion
- Belgian workers demand scrapping of Wage Margin Act of 1996
- Protests surge against US-Greece agreement on bases
- Colombia decriminalizes medically assisted suicide for critically ill patients
- Teachers in Morocco on strike to protest legal persecution by authorities over protests
