Pakistan: Escalating Attacks on Journalists

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor, center, speaks during a demonstration to condemn attacks on journalists, in Islamabad, Pakistan. © 2021 AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File (New York) – A recent series of attacks and growing pressure on journalists who criticize the Pakistan government is a cause for serious concern, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists said today. Those suspected of criminal responsibility should be promptly and fairly prosecuted. The Pakistan government should conduct prompt, impartial, and effective…

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