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BREAKING: US Congress escalates pressure on Asim Munir regime
44 US Congressmembers write to @SecRubio on Pakistan's "escalating crisis of authoritarianism"
They call for targeted sanctions in response to "Asim Munir’s central role in driving Pakistan’s crackdown on dissent"
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
🇵🇰 A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced prominent human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10 years in prison on Thursday. Their sentences will run concurrently with additional one-year and two-year sentences for obstructing and assaulting government servants.
Mazari and her husband were accused of holding a protest in 2024 that blocked a road, and thereby endangered an international cricket team’s security plans. They denied the charges, calling themselves “prisoners of conscience” targeted for their human rights work. Mazari’s mother, Shireen Mazari, a former member of Imran Khan’s cabinet, said that they were not allowed access to their lawyer or given key legal documents in the case.
The couple had earlier been sentenced to 17 years in prison for social media posts. That sentence was suspended by Pakistan’s Supreme Court—they were re-arrested for the 2024 protest on the same day.
PAKISTAN: Responding to the conviction and ten-year imprisonment of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha today by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad, Yasmine Ahmed, Senior Director for Regional Human Rights Impact at Amnesty International, said:
“These convictions are an indictment of Pakistan’s justice system. This was not just Imaan and Hadi on trial, it was a test of the judiciary’s ability to uphold the principles of justice and the right to fair trial. It has failed that test miserably. It is clear that these ‘anti-terrorism’ charges are being used to punish Imaan and Hadi for their human rights advocacy.”
Read more here: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
PAKISTAN: Responding to the conviction and ten-year imprisonment of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha today by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad, Yasmine Ahmed, Senior Director for Regional Human Rights Impact at Amnesty International, said:
“These convictions are an indictment of Pakistan’s justice system. This was not just Imaan and Hadi on trial, it was a test of the judiciary’s ability to uphold the principles of justice and the right to fair trial. It has failed that test miserably. It is clear that these ‘anti-terrorism’ charges are being used to punish Imaan and Hadi for their human rights advocacy.”
Read more here: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
🚨 ONE-CLICK — ASK YOUR US SENATORS TO SIGN the historic US Senate letter on Pakistan's human rights crisis
The letter demands:
-freedom for Imran Khan
-sanctions on Asim Munir
-no military aid without democracy
Email your two Senators here:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
Great Meeting Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts! Senator is leading a letter to Secretary Rubio for the release of Imran Khan & other political prisoners and raise concerns on Transnational Repression emanating from Military controlled Pakistan Against US citizens and lawful residents to silence their voice! Please support by signing letters to your Congressmen! Here is a link & Please Retweet! actionnetwork.org/letters/te… @MehlaqaCAPJ @SenMarkey @ImranRiazKhan @SHABAZGIL @Waqarkhan @FirstPakGlobal @PAKPAC
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
Please urge US citizens to use this tool to write their Senators and ask them to sign the letter to sanction Asim Munir and restrict US military training for the military regime
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545 Californians have written to
@SenAdamSchiff @AdamSchiff
@SenPadilla @AlexPadilla4CA
asking them to sign the @SenMarkey letter on human rights in Pakistan
Write your senator and ask them to sign here:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
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Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
545 Californians have written to
@SenAdamSchiff @AdamSchiff
@SenPadilla @AlexPadilla4CA
asking them to sign the @SenMarkey letter on human rights in Pakistan
Write your senator and ask them to sign here:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
🆕 Historic US Senate letter on Pakistan's human rights crisis
ONE-CLICK — ASK YOUR SENATOR TO SIGN:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
The letter demands:
-freedom for Imran Khan
-sanctions on Asim Munir
-no military aid without democracy
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
NEW from @DropSiteNews: Pakistan’s military dictatorship is planning an offensive to crush Imran Khan’s base of support in KPK dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
#Pakistan: CPJ calls on Pakistani authorities in Pakistan to withdraw new restrictions requiring journalists in the Balochistan province to obtain official confirmation before reporting on security-related incidents from Inter-Service Public Relations, the armed forces’ media and public relations agency of armed forces, or head of the provincial police. before reporting on security incidents Authorities must ensure timely access to information and safeguard independent reporting.
independenturdu.com/node/188…
#PressFreedom
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
Pro-democracy Pakistani-Americans have a critical opportunity to change the debate in DC
Every American citizen who wants the US to stop supporting Asim Munir's brutal regime should write their Senator and ask them to sign
WRITE YOUR US SENATOR HERE:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
🆕 Historic US Senate letter on Pakistan's human rights crisis
ONE-CLICK — ASK YOUR SENATOR TO SIGN:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
The letter demands:
-freedom for Imran Khan
-sanctions on Asim Munir
-no military aid without democracy
The time to act is now.
Support Senator Markey’s letter calling for Imran Khan’s release and holding Asim Munir accountable. Get your senator to sign on. Every voice matters. Support democracy in Pakistan.
🆕 Historic US Senate letter on Pakistan's human rights crisis
ONE-CLICK — ASK YOUR SENATOR TO SIGN:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
The letter demands:
-freedom for Imran Khan
-sanctions on Asim Munir
-no military aid without democracy
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
🆕 Historic US Senate letter on Pakistan's human rights crisis
ONE-CLICK — ASK YOUR SENATOR TO SIGN:
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
tinyurl.com/SenateLetterFree…
The letter demands:
-freedom for Imran Khan
-sanctions on Asim Munir
-no military aid without democracy
📢As a Massachusetts constituent, I'm grateful and proud that my senator, @SenMarkey, is leading a Senate letter telling Sec. Rubio: ENOUGH.
The letter calls for the release of Imran Khan and other political prisoners, targeted sanctions against officials responsible for serious human rights abuses, and human rights conditions on U.S. military assistance to Pakistan. It also raises concerns about transnational repression targeting Pakistani Americans and their families.
This is not about interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs. It is about ensuring that U.S. policy does not enable repression, undermine democratic institutions, or provide unconditional support to those responsible for human rights violations.
The future of Pakistan belongs to its people, not to Washington or its military establishment.
Please take 30 seconds to sign @justfp's letter and urge your U.S. senators to join Senator Markey in standing for human rights, democratic freedoms, and accountability. Ask your senator to sign 👇
actionnetwork.org/letters/te…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
📢As a Massachusetts constituent, I'm grateful and proud that my senator, @SenMarkey, is leading a Senate letter telling Sec. Rubio: ENOUGH.
The letter calls for the release of Imran Khan and other political prisoners, targeted sanctions against officials responsible for serious human rights abuses, and human rights conditions on U.S. military assistance to Pakistan. It also raises concerns about transnational repression targeting Pakistani Americans and their families.
This is not about interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs. It is about ensuring that U.S. policy does not enable repression, undermine democratic institutions, or provide unconditional support to those responsible for human rights violations.
The future of Pakistan belongs to its people, not to Washington or its military establishment.
Please take 30 seconds to sign @justfp's letter and urge your U.S. senators to join Senator Markey in standing for human rights, democratic freedoms, and accountability. Ask your senator to sign 👇
actionnetwork.org/letters/te…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
We stand with @CPJAsia in demanding #JusticeForArshadSharif. Journalists cannot be killed without accountability. Pakistan’s authorities must ensure a transparent judicial process, establish the truth, and hold those responsible to account.
#Pakistan: CPJ reiterates its call on Pakistani authorities to ensure justice for journalist Arshad Sharif and accountability for his killing through a transparent judicial process.
#JusticeForArshadSharif
@CMShehbaz, @PakPMO, @AzamNazeerTarar, @MIshaqDar50, @ForeignOfficePk, @PakinKenya
Free Imran Khan! 🇵🇰 Urge your senator to support Senator Markey’s letter calling out Asim Munir by name and demanding Imran Khan’s release. google.com/url?q=https://cli…
🇵🇰 EXCLUSIVE: IMRAN KHAN'S SONS SAY THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO KILL THEIR FATHER!
I spoke again with Qasim and Sulaiman Khan, and this conversation was the most heartbreaking.
Not only is their father, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, still in solitary confinement, but his three courageous sisters, Aleema, Uzma and Noreen, have now also been arrested
And when @PTIofficial supporters hit the streets, many were arrested, beaten, and even killed!
Imran Khan’s sons say they haven't spoken to their father in over 6 months, nobody has seen him for 2 months, and they're increasingly worried about his deteriorating health.
I asked them the hardest question of all: Do they still believe they’ll ever see their father again?
Qasim admitted, he has very little hope, but they will never stop fighting
I told them both I wouldn't give up hope.
And I meant it.
@Kasim_Khan_1999
Everyone who believes in democracy and human rights can make a difference. Senator Markey is championing a major Senate letter that calls out Asim Munir by name and demands the release of Imran Khan, while confronting Pakistan’s escalating human rights crisis.
✍️ Send a letter to your senators and urge them to support this effort: google.com/url?q=https://cli…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
🇵🇰 #Pakistan: I am deeply concerned by reports that human rights lawyers @ImaanZHazir and @AdvHadiali were denied access to their lawyers and objected to the manner of their presentation during proceedings inside Adiala jail, prompting the defense team to walk out.
Jail trials must not undermine fair trial guarantees, access to counsel or the effective right to defense.
Criminal charges should never be used as punishment for freedom of expression and human rights advocacy. (1/2)
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
Pakistan - State of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, imposition of governor rule and the deployment of armed forces
Reports of arbitrary detentions of key leaders – including the provincial chief minister – and internet disruptions across the province raise concerns about the proportionality of these emergency measures. While states may, in strictly limited circumstances, derogate from their human rights obligations to respond to a public emergency that threatens the existence of the nation, emergency measures are not a blank cheque to crack down on human rights, silence dissent, or concentrate power.
Read more: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
Western media finally reports that US-backed military regime of Asim Munir "opened fire" on pro-democracy protesters seeking freedom for political prisoner Imran Khan
Khan's party easily won the last election before brazen fraud imposed unpopular longtime pro-military puppets
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
🇵🇰 Pakistan police crack down on pro-Khan protest
Police opened fire at a protest in northwest Pakistan, leaving several people injured, as authorities cracked down on supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a police official and a member of Khan's party said.
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
CORRECTED: Pakistan regime woes compound after desperate efforts to stifle pro-democracy movement, as economy stalls and poverty surges
Jailed Imran Khan's woes compound after Pakistan suspends his provincial government reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) retweeted
As Pakistan’s government arrests opposition leaders and suspends an elected provincial government, President Trump continues to embrace its military chief.
The United States should stand with the Pakistani people, not enable political repression. We must press for the release of political prisoners, including Imran Khan.
commondreams.org/news/us-bac…
