Quetta, Pakistan, April 29, 2025 (AFP) - Detained Pakistan rights activist ends hunger strike

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2025-04-29

Jailed activist Mahrang Baloch, a leading campaigner for Pakistan's Baloch minority, has ended a hunger strike after a court asked authorities to justify her detention, her lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. Mahrang Baloch, 32, was arrested last month on charges of terrorism, sedition and murder. Security forces are battling a growing insurgency in her native Balochistan, an impoverished province that borders Afghanistan and Iran. Rights groups say the......

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