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Authoritarian regimes don’t start with camps; they start by normalizing cruelty and gaslighting the public. Snatching a child in a driveway and calling it protection mirrors the SS playbook: power first, truth last. If media won’t say it, citizens must. #SayItOutLoud #StopStateAbuse

Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office on X: "PAKISTAN: Sohrab Barkat, a journalist, was detained by Pakistani authorities last month for alleged criticism of state institutions online. Since then, he has been implicated in three separate cases under Pakistan’s cybercrime law. Two cases were filed against him in August 2024 https://t.co/bY0bIwLPXJ" / X PAKISTAN: Sohrab Barkat, a journalist, was detained by Pakistani authorities last month for alleged criticism of state institutions online. Since then, he has been implicated in three separate cases under Pakistan’s cybercrime law. Two cases were filed against him in August 2024 https://t.co/bY0bIwLPXJ

Detaining a journalist for online criticism is not law, it is fear. Secret cases, cyber laws as weapons, arrests after bail. This is censorship, abuse of power, and an attack on free speech. #Pakistan #PressFreedom #StopStateAbuse #HumanRights