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Pakistan detains over 30, including women and children, during Women's Day march amid growing crackdown on free speech.
Rights groups in Pakistan are condemning the government's crackdown on free speech after over 30 people, including activists, journalists, and children, were detained during an International Women's Day march in Islamabad.
Detainees, including activist Mavra Bari, described overcrowded, unsanitary prison conditions and reports of beatings, with no clear explanation for their arrests.
Despite Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s public support for women’s rights, organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch document a rising pattern of arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, legal harassment, and restrictions on media, particularly targeting critics, journalists, and lawyers.
At least seven journalists were killed in 2024, and new media laws are seen as overly broad, further limiting dissent.
Critics say the government uses vague national security claims to silence opposition while allowing pro-government gatherings to proceed freely.
Pakistán detiene a más de 30, incluidas mujeres y niños, durante la marcha del Día de la Mujer en medio de una creciente represión a la libertad de expresión.