Pakistan: Mass Arrests Target Political Opposition

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Police detain a supporter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan during clashes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 12, 2023. © 2023 W.K. Yousafzai/AP Photo (New York) – Pakistani police have carried out mass arrests and detained more than 4,000 people in the wake of protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, including members of the political opposition, Human Rights Watch said today. Police have arbitrarily detained many opposition political party members as well as people appropriately arrested for engaging in violence. Many have been charged…

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