Aurat March Organiser, Activists Briefly Detained Outside KPC
Police briefly detained nearly 15 Aurat March activists, then released them after senior Sindh government intervention, organizers said.
- Police detained Aurat March organizer Sheema Kermani and nearly 15 participants outside the Karachi Press Club as they arrived for a scheduled press conference.
- Sheema stated the Aurat Foundation submitted a no-objection certificate to authorities three weeks earlier but it remained unapproved for the planned Seaview event.
- Authorities shifted the detained women to the Artillery Maidan police station, citing concerns over a potential breach of peace to justify the heavy deployment.
- Senior Sindh government officials secured the activists' release through what police described as "administrative intervention." The group returned to the KPC to resume media engagements.
- Terming the police action "unprecedented," Sheema criticized the ruling PPP and questioned the justification behind the crackdown on activists engaging with media.
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Police briefly detain Aurat March leaders outside Karachi Press Club
Several women leaders taken into custody.Detainees shifted to police station briefly.Detained activists released shortly after arrest.KARACHI: Police briefly detained several Aurat March leaders, including activist and artist Sheema...
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Minute MirrorAurat March organiser, activists briefly detained outside KPC
Aurat March organiser Sheema Kermani, along with several other women activists and a representative of the transgender community, was briefly taken into custody by police outside the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday amid a protest related to upcoming Women's Day activities. According to police, a heavy contingent of law enforcers was deployed outside the KPC due to what they described as concerns over a possible breach of peace. As women associated…
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