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Pakistan: UN experts alarmed by conviction of Imaan Mazari-Hazir, Hadi Ali
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha on multiple criminal charges, which resulted in lengthy prison sentences, for simply exercising rights guaranteed by international human rights law as per a
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Pakistan's ex-minister Shireen Mazari, Imaan Mazari's mother seeks urgent
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Imaan and Hadi were sentenced to 17 years in prison for social media posts deemed "anti-state" under Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016. They have remained in continuous judicial custody since their conviction on January 24.
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EU criticises Pakistan over conviction of human rights lawyers, Islamabad
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Thursday, the European Union censured Pakistan following the conviction of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha. The EU said the verdict contradicts the democratic principles Pakistan has pledged to uphold at the international level. Mazari and her husband Chattha
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Protests erupt in Karachi after human rights activist Imaan Mazari sentenc
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Scores of journalists, lawyers and civil society activists gathered in Karachi to protest the ruling, calling it an attack on constitutional rights.
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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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Pakistan: Rights activist Imaan Mazari, husband detained in Islamabad whil
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The couple was scheduled to appear before a trial court on Friday in a case linked to allegedly controversial tweets, after failing to attend the previous day despite repeated summons.
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Pakistan: Anti-Terrorism Court grants bail to journalist Matiullah Jan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
ATC judge Tahir Abbas Sipra on Saturday approved Jan's bail plea against surety bonds worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 10,000 each and directed authorities to release the journalist.
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Pakistan: Senior Journalist Matiullah Jan remanded for two days amid deman
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The decision to keep him in police custody comes after he was reportedly detained in Islamabad on Wednesday night.
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HRCP condemns arrest of Pak activist Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali in te
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) publicly condemned the arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali, who have been put on a three-day physical remand by Islamabad's anti-terrorism court (ATC).
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Islamabad High Court issues written order summoning interim PM Kakar in mi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This marks the second summons for PM Kakar by the IHC. The last summons occurred on November 29, 2023, in response to a case filed by Advocate Imaan Mazari.
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Pakistan: Court warns top cop, rules Baloch demonstrators have 'constituti
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Justice Farooq made the remarks during the hearing of a case related to illegal arrests of Baloch long march participants in Islamabad
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