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Pakistan: baseless accusations and hearing postponements - the blatant legal persecution of Sohrab Barkat
January 23, 2026
PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news:

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Pakistan: baseless accusations and hearing postponements -- the blatant legal persecution of Sohrab Barkat

Sohrab Barkat, a journalist for the news site Siasat, is facing three separate criminal proceedings filed under Pakistan's cybercrime law (PECA) over his journalism. His most recent bail hearing has been postponed several times. Reporters Without . . .

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