Pakistan Jails Human Rights Lawyers 17 Years for Military Criticism Tweets

Two Pakistani human rights lawyers sentenced to 17 years under cybercrime law PECA for tweets criticizing military abuses in Balochistan, demonstrating weaponization of digital legislation against dissent.

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Pakistan Jails Human Rights Lawyers 17 Years for Military Criticism Tweets

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