#Pakistan🇵🇰 As the International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF), we solemnly appeal to the international community to highlight the disturbing pattern of arbitrary arrests of innocent journalists in Pakistan who courageously criticise government corruption. The recent arrest of journalist Imran Riaz Khan (@ImranRiazKhan), who has been subjected to enforced disappearance and torture in custody in the past, is yet another example of the current regime's gross human rights abuses. Mr Khan's consistent and vocal opposition to the regime's unconstitutional activities, including electoral fraud and suppression of free speech, underlines the urgent need for global awareness and intervention.
The situation in Pakistan has reached an alarming level of authoritarianism, characterised by the muzzling of mainstream media, abduction and torture of journalists, threats to their families, internet shutdowns and enforced disappearances of social media activists. The assassination of respected investigative journalist Arshad Sharif is yet another reminder of the extreme risks faced by those who dare to speak out. As a human rights organisation, we condemn these acts of blatant fascism and call on the international community to stand in solidarity with Pakistan's journalists and work for their safety, freedom of expression and the restoration of democratic principles.
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