By Admin 
Pakistan’s famous human rights lawyer Iman Mazari and her husband have been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by the court there. The only crime is that he had posted anti-state on social media, such is the allegation. The punishment given by the court can be seen as a restriction on dissent and civil liberties in Pakistan. This incident has once again raised questions on the claim of democratic Pakistan.
According to news agency Reuters, the court order said that Mazari, a vocal critic of Pakistan’s powerful military system, was convicted on Saturday along with her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chatta. A large number of lawyers have started protesting in his support and also protesting against his sentence. The videos are viral on social media.
For the sake of faith, the streets of Islamabad are on the streets!! pic.twitter.com/rDLUAYTBWB
— मंगल साईभ (@NabiMangal8) January 26, 2026
This punishment is a big pattern of oppression
Mazari’s reaction has also come to light on this. He saw this punishment as part of a larger pattern of repression. He told AFP news agency that we are not the first people to be jailed illegally in this country.
It seems difficult to speak the truth in this country: Mazari
Earlier this week, during the hearing, Mazari had defiantly told the court, ‘It seems very difficult to speak the truth in this country. But we knew that when we started this work, we were ready to face it. We will not back down.
Iman Mazari is the strong voice of the oppressed classes, Baloch students, and the marginalized. Instead of silencing the voices of oppressed nations, their constitutional rights should be recognized. pic.twitter.com/4gQ4Jt8R6R
— THE UNKNOWN MAN 2 (@SILENTSCOP19218) January 21, 2026
Islamabad court has sentenced in three cases
Islamabad Court has found the lawyer couple guilty in three cases and sentenced them to 5 years, 10 years and 2 years respectively. These sentences will run concurrently.
The documents placed before the court as evidence show that Mazari had spread many highly objectionable materials online. However, Mazari and her husband said that this action was an act of revenge for criticizing the government.
Who is human rights lawyer Iman Mazari?
32 year old Mazari is one of the human rights lawyers of Pakistan. He is known for raising issues that challenge state institutions. He has graduated from Edinburgh University. He has focused his legal practice on cases related to minority rights, freedom of the press and defending individuals accused under Pakistan’s stringent blasphemy laws.
Earlier, Mazari has represented the rights of ethnic Baloch activists, journalists facing defamation charges and Afghan citizens. Due to his work, he has often come into conflict with the security agencies of Pakistan. Especially in the case when people started disappearing in Balochistan.
She presents herself as an advocate of freedom. Cases against Mazari, who are making their mark not only in Pakistan but in the world, have also increased in the last years.
His family background is from a well-known family of Pakistan. She is the daughter of former federal human rights minister Shireen Mazari. His father was a well-known disease specialist. In 2005, he received the Young Inspiration Award from the World Expression Forum.
Shireen, a former Pakistani minister, told AFP that the family had faced threats related to Mazari’s activism. But there is pride in his work to protect the deprived and marginalized people.