Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan Granted Bail After Years Behind Bars

Sultan was languishing in jail since August 2018 when he was arrested by the police for allegedly harbouring terrorists at his Srinagar residence.

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Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan Granted Bail After Years Behind Bars

Sultan was languishing in jail since August 2018 when he was arrested by the police for allegedly harbouring terrorists at his Srinagar residence.

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Long Walk to Freedom Cut Short: A Chronicle Of Kashmir Journalist Aasif Sultan’s Captivity For Over Five Years

More than five years after the J&K police arrested him on terrorism charges, two years after a judge found no prima facie evidence against him, and three months after a judge squashed a detention order against him, Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan remains jailed.

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Long Walk to Freedom Cut Short: A Chronicle Of Kashmir Journalist Aasif Sultan’s Captivity For Over Five Years

More than five years after the J&K police arrested him on terrorism charges, two years after a judge found no prima facie evidence against him, and three months after a judge squashed a detention order against him, Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan remains jailed. The police arrested the 36-year-old in another case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case on 29 February 2024, the same day he reached home for the first time in 2,010 days.

Set Free a Day Ago, J&K Journalist Aasif Sultan Arrested Again Hours After Returning Home

'It is an old case. Since he had got clearance from the authorities, we assumed that he would not be arrested in this particular case,' his lawyer has said.

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Set Free a Day Ago, J&K Journalist Aasif Sultan Arrested Again Hours After Returning Home

'It is an old case. Since he had got clearance from the authorities, we assumed that he would not be arrested in this particular case,' his lawyer has said.

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Calling Detention for 5 Years 'Illegal', J&K HC Sets Journalist Aasif Sultan Free

The court also reprimanded the authorities for not furnishing any credible evidence in court.

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Calling Detention for 5 Years 'Illegal', J&K HC Sets Journalist Aasif Sultan Free

The court also reprimanded the authorities for not furnishing any credible evidence in court.

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Journalist #AasifSultan re-arrested in #Kashmir

Aasif Sultan is the latest #journalist to receive bail in Kashmir and then be re-arrested under the Public Safety Act. Sultan has spent more than three years ...

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Journalist Aasif Sultan re-arrested in Kashmir

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