Imaan Mazari conviction and Pakistan civil liberties crackdown 2026
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Human rights lawyer couple sentenced to 10 years in Pakistan
The couple have been imprisoned in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for several months.
Mazari and Chattha denied the charges against them.
Mazari and Chattha were accused of removing road barriers and obstructing police officers in Islamabad.
Pakistan rights activist Imaan Mazari and husband jailed for 10 years
Shireen Mazari, Imaan Mazari's mother and former human rights minister under Imran Khan, called the trial a sham trial without due process.
The Supreme Court suspended the sentences in the social media case, but police re-arrested the couple the same day in the security breach case.
The case relates to an October 2024 incident in which the couple removed road barriers in Islamabad along a route designated for the touring England cricket team.