In 2025, BASC documented 1,395 cases of enforced disappearance in Balochistan. Of these victims, 70.2% remained disappeared at the end of the reporting period, while 29.8% were subsequently released. District Kech recorded the highest number of cases (381), followed by Awaran (139). Students and labourers were disproportionately affected, with students accounting for 57% of victims […]
Oxford (United Kingdom) – British journalist and political writer Dan Glazebrook convened an event in Oxford on 7 December 2025 to discuss contemporary national liberation movements, bringing together scholars, activists, and students for an international dialogue on struggles for self-determination. The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) was invited to contribute to the discussion with
https://x.com/BASCBALOCH/status/1999890482705645772?s=20 The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) organised an important webinar on Saturday, 13 December 2025, examining the grave and persistent human rights violations faced by the Baloch people in Iran and Pakistan. The webinar brought together leading international experts, researchers, and Baloch human rights advocates to shed light on enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings,
Read the full report: The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) presents its biannual report documenting ongoing human rights violations against the Baloch population in Balochistan, Iran. Using quantitative data, the report analyzes patterns of violence during the first six months of 2025, including civilian casualties, mass arrests, military operations, and extrajudicial killings. Key Themes:•
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) is gravely concerned at the forcible disappearance of Nasreena, a minor girl abducted during a violent raid on her residence in Hub, Balochistan, on 22 November 2025. Police forces, accompanied by plain-clothed personnel from state intelligence agencies, carried out the operation, and her family has since been denied
Read the full report: BASC’s latest report documents a marked escalation in enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and political repression in Balochistan during the first half of 2025. The findings link this rise in human rights violations to new legislation that expands federal control over the province’s mineral and rare-earth resources, alongside intensified crackdowns on human rights activism.
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) strongly and unequivocally condemns the horrific suicide attack carried out by ISIS on the Balochistan National Party (BNP) gathering at Shahwani Stadium in Quetta. The gathering was a significant political event, bringing together supporters and people from across Balochistan to commemorate the death anniversary of Sardar Attaullah Mengal,
Read the full report: London, 9 August 2025 — The Baloch Advocacy and Study Center (BASC) has released its second annual report on the extrajudicial executions of Baloch prisoners in Iran during 2024, uncovering systemic discrimination, flawed judicial processes, and entrenched socioeconomic marginalisation in Sistan and Baluchestan province.According to the report, 70% of those executed were breadwinning
Read the full report: London, 6 August 2025 – The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) has released its inaugural Annual Report on Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings in Balochistan, exposing a systematic campaign of state violence targeting the Baloch people in 2024. The report documents 674 cases of enforced disappearance across Balochistan in 2024, with nearly
Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in Iran and Pakistan SOAS, University of London | 30 July 2025 As we conclude this important seminar, “Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in Iran and Pakistan,” we acknowledge the powerful testimonies, research findings, and expert insights shared during the event. What
