India, Oct. 17 -- Balochistan [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI) Pakistan's repression of peaceful Baloch voices has intensified, with senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Sabiha Baloch, condemning the continued incarceration of Mahrang Baloch and other activists as a blatant act of political vengeance. Sabiha said that the detained leaders have been held unlawfully for over six months, stripped of their basic rights and denied a fair judicial process, as reported by The Balochistan Post.

According to The Balochistan Post, Sabiha stated that the only "crime" committed by Mahrang Baloch and her colleagues was peacefully protesting against enforced disappearances and systemic violence in Balochistan. She added that their arrests...