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February 25, 2025Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights organisation based out of Balochistan, has alleged that protests against the killing of Baloch youth have been hampered by authorities and that an internet shutdown had been implemented. The claim by BYC was made on Twitter/X:
“BYC Zehri and general public organized a protest rally. The rally started from Hospital road to Allah wala Chowk. However, the paramilitary forces (FC) and along with death squad members blocked the roads and hampered the rally to proceed forward. The internet was also shutdown in the entire area”, the BYC stated in a post on X.
Though NetBlocks.org have yet to confirm this particular shutdown, the province has been subject to several internet shutdowns by the authorities in the past, with the period beginning July 16 2024 and ending August 21, 2024 lasting for 864 hours. Activists and inhabitants of Balochistan have frequently protested about alleged human rights abuses in the province by the armed forces and authorities.
