A Baloch rights activist and several others have been booked by the Quetta police for their alleged involvement in a protest against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings on May 18. The FIR against the activist has sparked widespread condemnation from journalists and activists, with many taking to social media to express their support and call for an end to state institutions' unfair treatment of peaceful Baloch. The lockdown of the Press Club on the day of the protest has been seen as a violation of press freedom and has even prompted a boycott of a session of the Balochistan Assembly by journalists.