Human Rights Watch calls out Pakistan to drop charges against journalist unjustly prosecuted under draconian laws
Oct 28, 2025
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on October 31, 2025, on apparent politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. It gave a call to the Pakistani authorities to immediately drop the baseless charges against Jan under several sections of the 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act and for possession of narcotics.