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2024-02-26 09:23:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D83FBB6F93A0F2EDF6F5C1FE432BE631FD7864F34F8D91161D7FD69F359291CB
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The US remains silent on Pakistan's thousands of political prisoners, extreme election rigging, human rights violations, and the people's mandate stolen in the 2024 election. The inconsistency in condemning abuses raises questions about selective alliances. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/01/pakistan-election-human-rights-commission-khan/218ecc52-a8c0-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/04/imran-khan-warns-that-pakistans-election-could-be-a-farce https://hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2023-Elections-Watch-02.pdf https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-votes-amid-polarisation-militant-attacks-economic-crisis-2024-02-07/ https://theintercept.com/2024/02/09/pakistan-election-military-pti/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_source=twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/17/senior-pakistan-official-admits-election-rigging-as-protests-grip-country https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-politician-gives-up-seat-saying-vote-was-rigged-rcna138935 https://twitter.com/Ilhan/status/1756041601338454491?t=NTu74Krh52FIwkBRCBQJJg&s=19 https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/pakistan-ukraine-arms-imf/
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