Pakistan: PTM's Gulalai Ismail held for delivering anti-state speeches
Event- Country
- Pakistan
- Initial Date
- Jun 10, 2019
- Event Description
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Gulalai Ismail was arrested from Peshawar on Monday on the charges of delivering anti-state speeches. Two cases were registered against Gulalai under terrorism provisions. The cases against the PTM activist were registered in Shehzad Town and Koral Police Stations. Gulalai was arrested during a raid under the supervision of the Koral station house officer (SHO) in Peshawar. A case was registered against Gulalai for making anti-state speech and inciting Pashuns against the government and the armed forces. The case also included Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1999. It was stated in the First Information Report that Gulalai delivered an anti-state and hate speech during a protest rally organised in Islamabad against the murder and alleged rape of 10-year-old girl Farishta.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Enactment of repressive legislation and policies
- Judicial Harassment
- Raid
- Rights Concerned
- Minority Rights
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to political participation
- HRD
- Minority rights defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 30.37532
Longitude: 69.345116
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 10 June 2019, Gulalai Ismail was arrested on charges of delivering anti-state speeches.