Research and Analysis

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:•⁠ […]

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.

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