Amnesty International urges safe return of journalist Ahmad Noorani’s brothers
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 20 March 2025 | JP Staff Report
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Amnesty International urges for the immediate return of Ahmad Noorani's brothers, abducted in Islamabad. The organization condemns the incident as an attack on freedom of expression.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Amnesty International has called for the immediate and safe return of journalist Ahmad Noorani’s two brothers, who unidentified individuals forcibly took away on Wednesday.
In a strong-worded statement, Amnesty International condemned the abduction, stating that "the enforced disappearance of his two brothers is a sign of relentless repression of dissent." The organization further criticized the targeting of family members due to the critical work of a journalist based abroad, calling it a "brazen attack on the right to freedom of expression."
The abduction comes just days after a case was registered against Noorani under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) on charges of cyberterrorism and spreading false information allegedly aimed at defaming state institutions.
Amnesty International urged the Pakistani government to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into the disappearance. "Pakistan must immediately stop the repeated attacks and intimidation of journalists, activists, opposition parties, and their family members," the statement emphasized.
ایمنسٹی انٹرنیشنل کا اØمد نورانی Ú©Û' بھائیوں Ú©ÛŒ بازیابی کا مطالبÛ
اسلام آباد—ایمنسٹی انٹرنیشنل Ù†Û' معرو٠صØاÙÛŒ اØمد نورانی Ú©Û' دو بھائیوں Ú©ÛŒ Ùوری اور Ù…ØÙوظ بازیابی کا Ù…Ø·Ø§Ù„Ø¨Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ ÛÛ'ØŒ جنÛیں بدھ Ú©Û' روز نامعلوم اÙراد زبردستی اپنÛ' ساتھ Ù„Û' گئÛ' تھÛ'Û"
ایمنسٹی انٹرنیشنل Ù†Û' اس جبری گمشدگی Ú©ÛŒ سخت مذمت کرتÛ' ÛوئÛ' Ú©Ûا Ú©Û "ان Ú©Û' دو بھائیوں Ú©ÛŒ جبری گمشدگی اختلا٠رائÛ' Ú©Ùˆ دبانÛ' Ú©ÛŒ مسلسل کوششوں کا مظÛر ÛÛ'Û"" تنظیم Ù†Û' مزید Ú©Ûا Ú©Û Ø¨ÛŒØ±ÙˆÙ† ملک مقیم ایک صØاÙÛŒ Ú©Û' تنقیدی کام Ú©Û' باعث اس Ú©Û' اÛÙ„Ø®Ø§Ù†Û Ú©Ùˆ Ù†Ø´Ø§Ù†Û Ø¨Ù†Ø§Ù†Ø§ "آزادی اظÛار پر Ú©Ú¾Ù„ÛŒ جارØیت" Ú©Û' متراد٠ÛÛ'Û"
ÛŒÛ ÙˆØ§Ù‚Ø¹Û Ø§Ø³ وقت پیش آیا جب اØمد نورانی Ú©Û' خلا٠پریوینشن آ٠الیکٹرانک کرائمز ایکٹ Ú©Û' تØت سائبر دÛشت گردی اور ریاستی اداروں Ú©Ùˆ بدنام کرنÛ' Ú©Û' الزامات میں Ù…Ù‚Ø¯Ù…Û Ø¯Ø±Ø¬ کیا گیا تھاÛ"
ایمنسٹی انٹرنیشنل Ù†Û' پاکستانی Øکومت سÛ' Ù…Ø·Ø§Ù„Ø¨Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø§Ø³ جبری گمشدگی Ú©ÛŒ Ùوری اور Ø´Ùا٠تØقیقات کرÛ'Û" تنظیم Ù†Û' اپنÛ' بیان میں Ú©Ûا Ú©Û "پاکستان Ú©Ùˆ صØاÙیوں، کارکنوں، اپوزیشن جماعتوں اور ان Ú©Û' اÛÙ„Ø®Ø§Ù†Û Ú©Û' خلا٠مسلسل ØملÛ' اور دھمکیاں Ùوری طور پر بند کرنی چاÛئیںÛ"
Key Points
- Amnesty International demands the safe return of journalist Ahmad Noorani's brothers.
- The abduction is criticized as part of ongoing repression in Pakistan.
- Noorani faces legal charges under PECA for alleged cyberterrorism.
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