Zohra Yusuf and Ailia Zehra
Zohra Yusuf is a council member of HRCP and the Consulting Editor of Dissent Today.
Ailia Zehra is a journalist and the Founding Editor of Dissent Today.
Opinion
How Pakistan’s Peripheries Dissented in 2024
In 2024, democracy in Pakistan suffered setbacks on many fronts. Among these setbacks was the state’s denial — through heavy-handed and violent means — to the right to peaceful assembly by citizens protesting against various forms of rights violation. The pattern for intolerance of dissent...
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Features
On Ashura, Remembering the...
Pakistan's Shia community, that makes up about 10-15 percent of the country's population, has long faced violence at the...
News
‘Shameless Breach Of Rights’:...
Social media users have demanded that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) answer why Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan in...
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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Parvez...
Punjab police have registered a case against Parvez Elahi, former chief minister and a key ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
Opinion
Pakistan Needs To Make...
This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...
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Civil Society Holds Protest...
Members of civil society in Karachi organised a protest rally against the killings of Shia teachers who were shot...
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Terrorism Charges: Court Delays...
An anti-terrorism court postponed the verdict in a case related to terrorism charges against Pashtun activist Gulalai Ismail's parents...
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Looking Back at 2024 Election Violence In Balochistan That The Rest of Pakistan Ignored
This report is part of Dissent Today’s special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities...
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