Teacher And Rights' Activist Sarang Joyo Returns Home
Teacher, writer and activist Sarang Joyo, son of renowned poet and
scholar Taj Joyo has returned home after he was forcefully abducted from his
home at Akhtar Colony, Karachi a week ago, Sarang returned home in wee hours
today.
Sarang’s return brought a layer of happiness among his family and
friends, while many writers and civil society of Sindh have congratulated both
Sarang and his father Taj Joyo on his safe return.
In this regard Mr. Taj Joyo told WiseSindh that it was some
relieve that his son had returned but they would continue their struggle for safe
recovery of all the missing persons of Sindh, Sarang was also taking active
part in protest for recovery of missing persons.
Few days back Mr. Taj had refused to accept Pride of Performance
Award claiming that Sindhi youngsters were being forcefully abducted by law enforcing
agencies, Center was not giving rights to Sindh, its water was being theft and
basic rights of people were being violated, so he considered it was betrayal
with his motherland Sindh to receive any award in such situation.
In this regards PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a tweet had
mentioned that he had asked senate committee for Human Rights to raise the
issue of missing persons of Sindh, specifically mentioning Sarang Joyo’s name.
The session was to be held on Monday, 17-August-2020 (today).
It is pertinent to mention that
from quite some time Sarang Joyo along with his friends and supporters was
doing protest for recovery of forcefully disappeared persons from Sindh and
Balochistan, outside Karachi Press Club. He is a research associate at
SZBIST and secretary General of Sindh Sujagi Forum.
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