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
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,
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has been staging a peaceful sit-in protest in Islamabad for over a week, undeterred by state intimidation and unsettled weather conditions. The demonstrators are demanding the immediate release of detained BYC leaders and an end to the ongoing, violent, state-led crackdown against its activists across Pakistan. This protest is a
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) is pleased to host an important seminar exploring the persistent human rights challenges facing the Baloch people in Iran and Pakistan. This event will feature contributions from leading legal experts, academics, and human rights defenders. Seminar Title: Hidden in the Shadows: Human Rights Violations Against the Baloch in
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) expresses grave concern over the arbitrary detention of the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the serious risk of ill-treatment and torture in custody. We echo the urgent demands of BYC and other concerned individuals and organisations for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr Mahrang
The Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation regarding the unlawful use of lethal and excessive force by Iranian security and military forces against civilian women in Gonich village, located in the Karvandar district of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. The human rights
As the conflict escalates between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) urges the international community not to overlook the ongoing repression and deepening humanitarian crisis faced by the Baloch people under the Iranian regime. The Baloch, an indigenous people primarily residing in Iran’s southeastern region of Balochistan,
