​We—the undersigned international, regional, and national peace, human rights, feminist, trade union, peasant, and social movements across Asia and globally—express our profound outrage at the arbitrary arrests and continued state harassment of veteran peasant leader Comrade Farooq Tariq (Federal Committee Member, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee - PKRC) and dozens of peaceful human rights, student, and political defenders in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 31, 2026. We acknowledge that Comrade (…)

We strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and harassment of Comrade Farooq Tariq and dozens of other peaceful protesters outside the Lahore Press Club during a solidarity demonstration with the people of Kashmir. The detention of individuals exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression is unacceptable. Although Comrade Farooq Tariq and the other detainees have reportedly been released, their release on the condition that the demonstration would not (…)

The campaign period for the historical first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Regional Parliamentary Elections scheduled for September 14, 2026, is officially underway. Following multiple election postponements, these polls represent a monumental step toward establishing a genuine democratic mandate for the region's leadership. However, even prior to the formal start of the campaign, our communities have witnessed escalating tensions, a heavy deployment of (…)