Pakistani Journalist Sentenced to Five Years in Prison Under Anti-Terrorism Laws
January 01, 2020
January 01, 2020
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news:
Pakistani authorities should immediately release and drop all legal proceedings against journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Chaudhry was convicted under anti-terrorism laws and sentenced to five years in prison on December 21 over the alleged possession of banned literature, according to news reports (https://www.dawn.com/news/1525282/journalist-sent-behind-bars- . . .
Pakistani authorities should immediately release and drop all legal proceedings against journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. Chaudhry was convicted under anti-terrorism laws and sentenced to five years in prison on December 21 over the alleged possession of banned literature, according to news reports (https://www.dawn.com/news/1525282/journalist-sent-behind-bars- . . .