Pakistan Court Sentences Journalists to Life Over Protest Links

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Pakistan Court Sentences Journalists to Life Over Protest Links
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A Pakistani court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment in absentia for terrorism-related activities linked to online support of Imran Khan and the May 9 protests, amid a crackdown on dissent following Khan's arrest, with most convicts outside Pakistan and not present during the trial.

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