The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in Nampo-dong, Busan, against the ongoing military siege in Zehri, Balochistan, and Pakistan’s aggressive actions in the region. Protesters distributed pamphlets in English and Korean to inform the local population about the humanitarian situation in Balochistan.
Protesters stated that the Punjabi Army (so-called Pakistan Army) is involved in war crimes against the Baloch nation and emphasized the need to hold it accountable at the international level. They carried banners reading: “End Zehri Siege!”, “Justice for Balochistan!”, and “Stop Baloch Genocide!”. Additionally, they displayed images of destroyed homes and grieving families from Zehri to raise awareness among the local population.
According to the protesters, recent airstrikes by the Pakistani military have killed more than 20 civilians, including 10 children, and over 50 young men have been forcibly disappeared. They also detailed the humanitarian crisis in Zehri, highlighting severe shortages of food, water, and medicine, the conversion of hospitals into military bases, and a 24-hour curfew restricting civilians’ movement.
Speakers at the protest said, “Zehri is bleeding, and the world must not remain silent.” They called on Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to intervene immediately and ensure humanitarian access to Zehri.
The Busan protest was part of a series of recent demonstrations by the BNM around the world, aimed at drawing international attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Zehri.
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