### [2026-09-17](/feed/2026/09/17/index.md)

##### Human rights in Pakistan
# Pakistan's Supreme Court suspends 17-year prison sentences imposed on human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband over anti-state social media posts, and grants them bail pending an Islamabad High Court ruling. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistans-top-court-suspends-sentences-rights-lawyer-mazari-husband-2026-09-17/)

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