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A human rights activist, Salam Dharejo has been a correspondent with Newsline since 2007.

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[29 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
The Politics of Murder

Justice eludes the family members of two fishermen who were murdered by the land mafia for waging a struggle to protect local mangrove forests.

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[30 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
Trafficking in Beggars

Disabled people are being smuggled to Iran and the Middle East to be used for beggary.

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[30 Jan 2011 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
Cashing in on Kids

Kids are being kidnapped for ransom in Kashmore – and many of them belong to the Hindu community.

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[21 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | Salam Dharejo]
Digitised Dishonour

Young men have scarred a district in Pakistan by committing rape and then recording their deeds using mobile phones to subsequently dishonour and blackmail the victims and their families.

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[31 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
Man-made Disaster?

Looking back at the accusations of wrongdoing against politicians and landowners in Sindh to see how nature combined with man to create one of the worst humanitarian disasters in living memory.

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[18 Jul 2010 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
The Shrinking Forests

The nexus between corrupt officials, land grabbers and the timber mafia have contributed to the deforestation in Sindh.

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[31 May 2010 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
In Search of an Identity

The Bengali community is caught in a web of despair as its members struggle for Pakistani citizenship.

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[4 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
The Young Also Rise

“Brahamdagh Bugti has become a role model for the Baloch in the metropolis. In Lyari, you will find the streets empty and the youth glued to the television screen on two occasions: on the day of the football World Cup final or when Brahamdagh Bugti is being interviewed by a channel,” says a young social activist.

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[5 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]

Thar’s Hindu community faces increasing insecurity as religious organisations proliferate and consolidate their base.

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[4 Jan 2009 | Comments Off | Salam Dharejo]
The Forgotten Ones

The miserable plight of the Bugti and Marri tribesmen, who were forced to flee their homes following the army operation against the insurgents in Balochistan, has failed to draw the attention of both the government and humanitarian organisations.