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Friday, September 11, 2009

Protest against Gojra victimization and in favor of minority rights, organized by FASTRising.org

Do issues die out when their intrinsic value diminishes? Or when there is no one left to agitate for their just resolution?

WHAT: Protest against the burning alive of fellow citizens at Gojra

WHEN: 5.00 PM, Saturday, 12th September, 2009

WHERE: Lahore Press Club

Join us if you feel the agony, if your conscience does not let this issue die out!

To Follow Updates: http://fastrising.org/?p=672

Saturday, February 9, 2008

FAST faculty member arrested

Umayr Hassan (faculty member, FAST NU, Lahore) gets arrested. He was attending lawyers rally at Islamabad today alongwith some SAC members.
 
SAC and FASTRising members there at Islamabad are trying to locate the thana where detainees have been kept.
 
Police is extremely aggressive today, visiting hospitals and arresting activists from there who are trying to get treatment.
 
Athar Minallah (spokeperson of CJ) has also been arrested.
 
At least one activist has been taken to emergency after police torture.
 
Iqbal Bali (age: 65+), a veteran activist, is still missing.
 
Hassan

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