一名巴基斯坦记者于2025年10月因批评性报导面临恐怖主义指控, A Pakistani journalist faces terrorism charges in October 2025 over critical reporting, with rights groups calling the case politically motivated.

据人权观察社称,伊斯兰堡的反恐法院定于2025年10月31日起诉巴基斯坦记者Matilullah Jan, 指控他根据1997年《反恐怖主义法》被控犯有恐怖主义和麻醉品罪。 人权观察社称,起诉出于政治动机,是针对记者的更广泛模式的一部分。 An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad is set to indict Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan on October 31, 2025, on terrorism and narcotics charges under the 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act, according to Human Rights Watch, which calls the prosecution politically motivated and part of a broader pattern of targeting journalists. Jan以报道警察虐待而闻名,否认这些指控,声称他在2024年11月被身份不明的穿黑色制服的人绑架,当时当局对他提起诉讼,称他报复他的批评性报道。 Jan, known for reporting on police abuse, denies the allegations, claiming he was abducted in November 2024 by unidentified men in black uniforms after authorities filed a case against him, calling it retaliation for his critical reporting. 本案是根据镇压性法律(包括2025年巴基斯坦2016年《预防电子犯罪法》)起诉的680多起案例。 国际和国内新闻自由团体敦促政府撤销指控,以侵犯《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》规定的言论自由权为借口。 The case is part of a surge in prosecutions under repressive laws, including over 680 cases under Pakistan’s 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act in 2025. International and domestic press freedom groups have urged the government to drop the charges, citing violations of free expression rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.