Rights Group Urges Pakistan to Investigate Disappearance of Two Afghan Media Activists
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The Human Rights Activists Union has called on Pakistan to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the disappearance of Afghan journalist and filmmaker Sayed Qasim Hashemi and filmmaker and cultural activist Hamed Ehsas, who have been missing in Islamabad for nearly two months. In a statement issued Friday, September 4, the group said the two Afghan […]…
- Why it matters
- The disappearance of named journalists in a foreign capital, unresolved after two months, creates immediate risk to the individuals and raises questions about their safety and treatment in Pakistani custody or elsewhere.
- Most affected
- Sayed Qasim Hashemi and Hamed Ehsas — Missing nearly two months in Islamabad; safety and whereabouts unknown.
- Likely next
- Whether Pakistan's government confirms a formal investigation or responds to the rights group's call.