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Malik Siraj Akbar
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Writer and Editor, Freelance
Washington
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Biography
Malik Siraj Akbar, based in Washington, D.C., is the editor-in-chief of The Baloch Hal, the first online English newspaper of Balochistan. He was a 2012 Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and a 2010-11 Hubert. H. Humphrey Fellow at Arizona State University, Akbar is the author of the Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement. In 2006-2010, Akbar served as the Bureau Chief of Pakistan's respected English language newspaper, Daily Times, in the country's largest province of Balochistan. He is a young member of the National Press Club, Washington DC. where he serves as a member on the Press Freedom Committee. Akbar's struggle for press freedom in his native Balochistan has been profiled by CNN, BBC World and the Washington Post.
foreign policyhuman rights pakistan balochistan press freedom
World news, politics, arts & life
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By Malik Siraj Akbar| thebaluchhal.com@ By Malik Siraj AkbarFormer Baluchistan Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced a long march from his native Khuzdar to Quetta in solidarity with the members of the Baluch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). As BYC extended its protests beyond Baluchistan and held a demonstration in Karachi, the Sindh government made the same mistake as the Baluchistan government by detaining Sami Deen Baluch, another BYC leader and victim of Pakistan’s controversial practice of enforced disappearances.
By Malik Siraj Akbar| thebaluchhal.com@ By Malik Siraj Akbar When Dr. Mahrang Baluch was reportedly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, my immediate reaction was that it was premature. She is young and still developing as a leader. While her work in advocating for Baluch rights is commendable, the Nobel Prize is typically awarded to individuals with a long-standing legacy of contributions to peace and human rights. Recognizing someone too early risks undermining the credibility of the award.
By Malik Siraj Akbar| thebaluchhal.com@ By Malik Siraj AkbarFormer Baluchistan Chief Minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced a long march from his native Khuzdar to Quetta in solidarity with the members of the Baluch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). As BYC extended its protests beyond Baluchistan and held a demonstration in Karachi, the Sindh government made the same mistake as the Baluchistan government by detaining Sami Deen Baluch, another BYC leader and victim of Pakistan’s controversial practice of enforced disappearances.
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Freelance
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