Pakistan: Immediately release eight people arrested over critical tweets

By Amnesty International

QUOTE Responding to the arrest of eight people, all of whom were detained by the Federal Investigative Agency after they published criticism of the state on Twitter, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty International’s South Asia Research Director, said: “The Pakistani authorities must stop using the draconian Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act to punish people who are simply exercising […] The post Pakistan: Immediately release eight people arrested over critical tweets appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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