No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has succeeded in silencing one of Pakistan's most prominent dissidents, the human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/asia-pacific/politics/defiance-pakistan-jailed-lawyer-mazari/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #imaanmazari #pakistan #humanrights
A Pakistani court has jailed a prominent rights activist and her husband for 10 years over "anti-state" social media posts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/asia-pacific/politics/pakistan-jail-rights-activist-10-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #pakistan #humanrights #imaanmazari