Syed Salman Mehdi | Investigative Journalist & Digital Analyst

Stolen Democracy: Why Imran Khan Was Jailed - Dissident Voice The imprisonment of Imran Khan is now a subject occupying the ground and shifting the mood of Pakistan in reaction. With his party symbol taken away and being surrounded by hundreds of other lawsuits,...

Imran Khan’s jailing is not justice. It is power protecting itself. Courts were used as weapons, votes were ignored, and dissent was crushed. This is how elites steal democracy and punish anyone who challenges them.
#Pakistan #Democracy #ImranKhan #HumanRights

Trump’s return has pushed far right language from the margins into the US state. When power echoes fascist slogans and shields extremists, corruption and abuse follow. This is not patriotism. It is danger to rights and lives.
#Fascism #Corruption #HumanRights #USA

Wasting renewable energy comes at a high cost for the Dominican Republic By operating thermal plants above their limits and maintaining a grid with insufficient storage capacity, the DR wastes part of its clean energy and generates multimillion-dollar losses.

The Dominican Republic wastes clean solar power, then buys costly fossil energy instead. Regulators allow fossil plants to break rules, while the public pays the bill. This is mismanagement serving old interests, not people or climate.
#Renewables #EnergyCorruption #ClimateJustice #PublicMoney

Oil firms poison Oklahoma groundwater, regulators look away. Toxic waste erupts near homes, no fines, no shame. This is corporate greed protected by weak oversight. Profit wins, people pay. Clean water is a right, not a favour.
#Environment #Corruption #CorporateCrime #PublicHealth #Accountability

ICE killed a nurse who tried to help a protester, then lied to cover it up. This is state violence, racism, and abuse of power. When agencies police themselves, justice dies. Accountability is not optional.
#Minnesota #ICE #HumanRights #EndImpunity

Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long? I have spent the past two years debating the credibility of the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers with supporters of Israel. It turns out the Israeli military agrees with me, not them.

“How many times, then, will Western journalists allow themselves to be fooled by Israeli propaganda – by military denials that later collapse under the weight of evidence?”

1th Shaban — Wiladat of Shehzada Ali Akbar (A.S.)

The reflection of the Prophet ﷺ.
The brave son of Hussain (A.S.).
The youth whose faith defined courage.

Salam upon Ali Akbar (A.S.),
the voice of truth in Karbala.

#AliAkbar #11thShaban #Karbala #AhlulBayt #Islam

ICE Reportedly Told To Not Engage With ‘Agitators’—New Clips Show Alex Pretti’s Earlier Clash With Agents The purported internal memo suggests ICE will be altering its tactics and focusing on migrants with criminal records.

The purported internal memo suggests ICE will be altering its tactics and focusing on migrants with criminal records.

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Hi @repmoskowitz.bsky.social will you now apologize for this bill of yours and admit you got it wrong?

Pakistan’s Aafia Siddiqui and the elusive truth in a landscape of politicized narratives The Islamabad High Court repeatedly rebuked Pakistani officials for using the case of Aafia Siddiqui as a symbolic political tool rather than pursuing a sustained legal strategy.

Aafia Siddiqui’s case shows how power hides truth. The US avoids the missing years. Pakistan hides its own role. Corruption and silence protect elites, not justice. Human rights mean nothing without accountability. #AafiaSiddiqui #Justice #EndImpunity

A man disappears in the night, his family kept blind, his health treated like a state secret. This is not law, this is Asim Munir’s deep state at work. When truth is hidden, guilt is loud. History is watching. #ImranKhan #DeepState #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #Pakistan

A man disappears in the night, his family kept blind, his health treated like a state secret. This is not law, this is Asim Munir’s deep state at work. When truth is hidden, guilt is loud. History is watching.
#ImranKhan #DeepState #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #Pakistan

Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly on the Observance of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Excellencies, dear friends, I am deeply honoured to join you and humbled by the presence of Holocaust survivors and their families.We gather in solemn remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust.They ...

The UN gives long speeches on past crimes but stays silent on crimes today. Words without action mean nothing. When power kills and the UN looks away, remembrance turns into hypocrisy. Justice delayed is justice denied. #UN #HumanRights #Hypocrisy #ActNow

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it Imaan Mazari getting 17 years in jail for X posts shows the fear behind Pakistan’s hard state. It’s now a criminalised authoritarian regime.

Pakistan’s so-called civil and military partnership is dead. A court gave Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband harsh jail terms over posts on X that criticised power holders. It shows the state punishes dissent and shields elites while ripping at rights. #HumanRights #NoToAuthoritarianism

Inviting Israeli President Herzog to Australia amid Gaza’s ongoing crisis is a moral failure. His record of apartheid, collective punishment, and war crimes makes him no guest of honour. #FreePalestine #HerzogOut #HumanRights

In a world of inequality, climate crisis, and rising authoritarianism, we stand with the 99%. Exposing the lies of the billionaire class is just the start — real change comes through resistance and organizing. #PowerToThePeople #ClimateJustice #SocialJustice

JD Vance is a nazi and this proves it.
Also he doesn't condemn nazis in his Holocaust memorial post.

FACTS, he is a lying man; evil nazi without respect for his country nor for its own people.

Minnesota shows the power of ordinary Americans standing up to authoritarian overreach. Courage, solidarity, and persistence are winning where fear and force were meant to intimidate. #MinnesotaResistance #CivilAction #Democracy

Minneapolis exposed the lie. Militarised raids, dead citizens, and officials who smear victims instead of facing facts. This is not law and order, it is corruption using force to silence dissent. People pushed back, power retreated. #ICE #AbuseOfPower #Democracy #HumanRights

Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban

A US citizen vanished in Kabul. Witnesses say Taliban seized him, leaders deny it. This is hostage politics, not justice. When power lies and trades lives, human rights mean nothing. #HumanRights #Taliban #RuleOfLaw #Accountability

#TrumpTrainWreck

When states jail Indigenous youth instead of fixing broken systems, that is injustice by design. Punitive laws protect power, not people. Truth telling, treaty, and community led justice scare governments because they expose decades of harm. #IndigenousRights #Justice #AntiRacism #HumanRights

US judge threatens ICE chief with contempt, orders court appearance The chief judge of Minnesota's federal court ordered the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in court on Friday to personally explain why that agency has not complied wi...

A US judge warns ICE of contempt for ignoring court orders. This is not law enforcement, it is lawlessness. When agencies defy courts, corruption replaces justice and people die. No badge is above the Constitution. #RuleOfLaw #ICE #AbuseOfPower #Justice www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

ICE as Olympic security is a bad joke. An agency accused of killings and rights abuses has no place guarding a global event. Militarised policing exported abroad is corruption with a badge, not safety. Italy is right to say no. #HumanRights #ICE #AbuseOfPower #Olympics

'I don't let bullies win,' says US congresswoman Omar after substance thrown at her The Minnesota Democrat was uninjured and continued to speak at her event, after being sprayed with an unidentified liquid.

Two non white Democratic lawmakers attacked in 72 days. One attacker threatened deportation. Silence from JD Vance is loud. Condemning violence only when it suits you is hypocrisy, not leadership. #PoliticalViolence #Racism #DoubleStandards #Accountability

Noem's lies justifying murderous ICE tactics are melting in the heat of truth Heavily armed ICE and Border patrol agents acting like packs of wolves are terrorizing neighborhoods in Minnesota and all across the country.

Armed ICE raids look like occupation, not law enforcement. Corruption shields abuse, lies excuse killings, and power crushes rights. Snatching kids and citizens is anti human violence, not security. Democracy cannot survive this. #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #Justice

"Don't worry, I've got you"

‘For Alex’
Alex Jeffrey Pretti
1988 - 2026 rest in peace sir..🕊️

Beautiful tribute by illustrator MJ.Hiblen (@mjhiblenart on Instagram)...😢

Dismantling NCAR is reckless. This is not reform, it is vandalism of public science. Nepotism and ideology overrule evidence, lives, and safety. When forecasts fail, people die. This is anti human policy, not leadership. #Science #Corruption #PublicSafety #Climate

Health insurer stocks fall, patients still pay more. When profits rule care, corruption hides behind policy, and lobbying beats human need. Flat Medicare rates expose a broken system built on greed, not health. #Healthcare #Corruption #Medicare #Accountability

War gear at front doors is not public safety. It is fear by design. Corruption turns power into violence, nepotism shields abuse, and migrants pay the price. No democracy needs rifles for paperwork. #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #Justice