Despite nearly two decades having passed, Dr. Deen Jan’s family does not know whether he is even alive. Dr. Deen Jan is a conscientious physician and a nationalist leader who has been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistan Army for the past 17 years, following his abduction from a hospital on June 28, 2009.
These thoughts were expressed by speakers addressing a protest demonstration organized by the Baloch National Movement (BNM) in Berlin, Germany. The demonstration was held at Alexanderplatz to mark the completion of 17 years since the enforced disappearance of Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch.
The speakers stated that Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch engaged in a peaceful struggle for the freedom of the Baloch nation, and that the sacrifices made by him and thousands of other captives are for the free and bright future of the Baloch nation.
Participants carried banners and posters displaying images of Dr. Deen Mohammad Baloch and other Baloch political activists. According to the protesters, these activists are being held in illegal detention by the Pakistan Army as enforced disappearances. Informational pamphlets were also distributed to the public to raise awareness about the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in occupied Balochistan.
The demonstration was addressed by Hammal Khan, a Central Committee member of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) , Asghar Ali, President of the BNM Germany Chapter, and Mustafa Shahwani.
