(2023-05-12). Pakistan Rocked By Protests As Imran Khan Is Sent To Custody. popularresistance.org Massive protests broke out across Pakistan on May 9, Tuesday, after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. On Wednesday, a court sent the leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into eight days of detention with the National Accountability Bureau. A separate judge also indicted him in a case relating to unlawful selling of state gifts [known as the Toshakhana case]. | Protesters set fire to buildings in various parts of the country. There have been reports of deaths during the protests though the exact toll is not clear yet. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that three people had been…
(2023-05-12). US-backed Military once again Targets Deposed Pakistani PM Imran Khan. dissidentvoice.org 
Imran Khan poses the greatest threat to Pakistan's military monopoly on political power. The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI) caused thousands of Pakistanis to take to the streets and protest. However, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on May 11 his release, …
(2023-05-12). Political prisoners? The U.S. emperor has no clothes. workers.org 
By Julia Wright Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) visited the United States between April 24 and May 5, 2023, to review the status quo of law enforcement and police brutality in advance of the third . . . |