{"id":276127,"date":"2020-08-19T12:36:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T07:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=276127"},"modified":"2020-08-19T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T07:36:06","slug":"julie-gets-out-on-bail-as-questions-still-surround-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/julie-gets-out-on-bail-as-questions-still-surround-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Gets Out On Bail As Questions Still Surround Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Trans-activist Julie Khan, who had been arrested in Islamabad last week has now been released on bail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The move to grant bail comes after social media outcry saw #FreeJulie and #JusticeforJulie becoming nationwide trends. Social media users used the hashtags to raise their voices against the injustice being carried out and put pressure on the government to take action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this case, the social media outcry was also used as a means to mobilize. Members and allies of the transgender community peacefully protested outside the National Press Club on 16 August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">everyone GOOD NEWS Julie\u2019s team went to pick her up from Adiala today!!!! shes out. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForJulie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForJulie<\/a> thank you so so so much for everyone who raised their voice for her &amp; spread awareness \ud83e\udde1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cf8sStnRT2\">pic.twitter.com\/Cf8sStnRT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehar Khursheed (@curlistani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curlistani\/status\/1295746851904327681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite only being out on bail, and not a full acquittal, Julie being home is still a great accomplishment. One of the main reasons for the outcry was over allegations that she was being imprisoned in men&#8217;s jail. District Commisioner Islamabad and police officials claimed she was being kept in a separate area.<\/p>\n<p>Her lawyer Hassaan Niazi, has been vocal about her case and the danger she is in. &#8220;It is a life-threatening situation for her,&#8221; said lawyer Hassan Niazi in a statement to <em>Independent News Coverage Pakistan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;She has no support. She is only alive right because of her being famous on social media.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-276146 size-full\" title=\"Picture Credits - Javaria Waseem\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM.png\" alt=\"Protest for Julie\" width=\"1384\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM.png 1384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-192x108.png 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-384x216.png 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-364x205.png 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-728x409.png 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-561x315.png 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-1122x631.png 1122w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-608x342.png 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-758x426.png 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-1152x648.png 1152w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-85x48.png 85w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-19-at-11.14.03-AM-171x96.png 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julie was arrested on allegedly false charges, without a warrant. Other members of the transgender community spoke out on the matter, clarifying that Julie spoke out on the unwarranted arrest of her friend Rosy, which led to her arrest as well. Since then, the police is being called out on its blatant transphobia and silencing of trans-voices.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the way this case has blown up, official updates on her release have not come in either from her lawyer or police officials. It remains to be seen why they haven&#8217;t shared public updates yet and what is yet to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trans-activist Julie Khan, who had been arrested in Islamabad last week has now been released on bail. The move to grant bail comes after social media outcry saw #FreeJulie and #JusticeforJulie becoming nationwide trends. Social media users used the hashtags to raise their voices against the injustice being carried out and put pressure on the government to take action. 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