Pakistan jails two lawyers for 17 years over old tweets

The trial moved unusually fast, speeding from indictment to sentencing in under three months

Originally published on Global Voices

Imaan mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Screengrab from a video posted on X by Faizan Qureshi (@FaizQureshiUK) on January 11, 2026. Fair use.

Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, a couple who both worked as human rights lawyers in Pakistan, were sentenced to 17 years in prison on January 24, 2026.

What was their crime? Between 2021 and 2025...