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‘Promises hollow, not sure how surveillance will change’: Journalists on J&K polls and manifestos

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In Kashmir, parties offer little hope for journalists in run-up to polls

There is little that parties in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir are offering for journalists despite increased challenges to press freedom over the last five years in the erstwhile state.

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Assembly polls: J&K at the cusp of another change. Is its media free enough to report it?

Jammu and Kashmir is set to hold assembly polls after a decade in October, but it seems that not every journalist will be able to cover it freely – the past five years have been especially difficult for the press in the valley.

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An anti-terror law and its interference with liberty

The judgment in the Fahad Shah case shows that the path to hold the state accountable can be easily chartered by those willing to do so

The Hindu

‘Jail crushes you slowly’: Kashmiri journalist reflects on prison ordeal

Fahad Shah, whose case was a symbol of harassment of region’s media, says he has different outlook after months behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Indian authorities release Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah after 21 months in prison

Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly two years after he was arrested on accusations of publishing “anti-national content” and “glorifying terrorism.”

The Independent UK

Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah tastes freedom after 21 months in jail

Fahad Shah, 33, released from jail after 21 months. Arrest in 2022 evoked sharp reactions from media fraternity. 50 press freedom orgs, human rights groups wrote to J&K LG for his release. J&K HC quashed charges under UAPA, said article had no content to provoke violence.

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After 2 years behind bars, Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah walks out of jail

Kashmiri journalist and The Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah walked out of the jail today after nearly two years of incarceration – a week after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted him bail in a case involving a purported “seditious” article he wrote 13 years ago.

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Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah walks out of jail after 600 days

Shah is owner and editor of independent news portal Kashmir Walla, banned earlier this year by the Indian government.

Al Jazeera

Fahad Shah set to be released, but Kashmir Walla is a magazine without an address

Fahad Shah, 36, founder and editor of the Srinagar-based news magazine and portal The Kashmir Walla, is likely to be released this week, days after the Jammu & Kashmir High Court came down heavily on the administration for invoking various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against him…

The Hindu

‘Tendency to detain critics of govt’: J&K High Court quashes arrest of Kashmir Walla reporter

The arrest of Kashmir journalist Sajad Gul in January 2022 was part of a “tendency” by authorities to “detain the critics of the policies...of the government machinery” which is an “abuse of the preventive law”.

Newslaundry

J&K High Court grants bail to editor Fahad Shah in terror conspiracy case

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed several charges including that of terror conspiracy against an editor of a news portal. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

J&K High Court grants bail to journalist held for 21 months under PSA

J&K High Court grants bail to Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir Walla, after 21 months in jail under PSA & quashing charges under UAPA. He still faces trial under Sections 13 & 35, 39 of UAPA & FCRA. His arrest was widely condemned by journalists' bodies.

The Hindu

Indian police condemn BBC for article on press freedom in Kashmir

Police in disputed Kashmir region threaten legal action against the broadcaster for reporting on media crackdown.

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India blocks independent news outlet The Kashmir Walla

The Kashmir Walla says its website and social media accounts have become inaccessible in India.

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‘This opaque censorship is gut-wrenching’: The Kashmir Walla’s website, social media blocked in India

The website and social media handles of news website The Kashmir Walla were blocked on August 19, according to a statement issued by the website.

The Hindu

Srinagar-based news portal The Kashmir Walla’s website in India blocked

Website has been blocked in India by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Act, 2000.

Al Jazeera

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit

Committee to Protect Journalists says it expects the US to make India’s media crackdown ‘a core element of discussions’.

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As India holds G20 meet, ‘brutal’ Kashmir media crackdown slammed

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands ‘immediate release of four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists’.

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‘Cannot sustain the test of law’: J&K HC quashes Fahad Shah’s detention under PSA

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention order against Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah, observing that in the earlier order, the authority used expressions such as “public order” and “security of the state” with a “wavering mind”.

The Guardian - UK

‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir

Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed region

Newslaundry

7 journalists jailed in India, Asia has highest behind bars: CPJ

The number of journalists jailed for doing their job has touched a record high this year, seeing a jump of 20 percent as compared to last year with a tally of 323, according to the annual prison census by the Committee to Protect Journalists. India too continues to remain at…

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Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah granted bail in two cases by NIA court

Journalist Fahad Shah was granted bail in two cases by a National Investigation Agency court on Thursday. The news was tweeted by his lawyer Umair Ronga.

Newslaundry

‘Narrative terrorism’: Chargesheet filed against Kashmir Walla editor, PhD scholar over 11-year-old article

Earlier this week, the Jammu and Kashmir state investigation agency filed a chargesheet against the Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah and research scholar Abdul Aala Fazili in a case of “narrative terrorism” – a report filed by Fazili for Shah’s website 11 years ago.

The Hindu

NIA court denies bail to Abdul Fazili, Fahad Shah

Both were arrested under UAPA

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