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

According to a statement issued by the magazine, its portal and social media handles were shut down, and its staff members were forced to evict their office in August this year.

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fahad-shah-set-to-be-released-but-kashmir-walla-is-a-magazine-without-an-address/article67559832.ece

J&K High Court says ‘seditious’ article case against Fahad Shah dug out after 11 years, no evidence

Last week, the journalist was granted bail after the court quashed several charges against him. However, he is yet to be released.

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https://scroll.in/latest/1059344/j-k-high-court-says-seditious-article-case-against-fahad-shah-dug-out-after-11-years-no-evidence

After Nearly 2 Years, J&K HC Grants Bail to Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah

Shah was held on charges of terrorism for publishing the article, ‘The shackles of slavery will break’, in his now-defunct magazine, 'The Kashmir Walla,' in 2011. The opinion piece was authored by Aala Fazili, a University of Kashmir scholar who has also been arrested in the case.

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https://thewire.in/law/after-nearly-2-years-jk-hc-grants-bail-to-kashmir-walla-editor-fahad-shah

'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press

The BBC has spent more than a year investigating accusations against the Indian government that it is running a sinister and systematic campaign to intimidate and silence the press in the region. We had to meet journalists in secret, and they asked for their names to be hidden, fearing reprisals.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66155796

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500 Days: Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah’s Incarceration Is An Exercise In Assumptions & Retribution

Five hundred days after the Jammu and Kashmir police arrested him, journalist Fahad Shah, 32, remains incarcerated for an article he did not write but published more than 10 years ago as the editor of The Kashmir Walla, a digital news magazine he launched that year aged 21.

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https://article-14.com/post/500-days-kashmiri-journalist-fahad-shah-s-incarceration-is-an-exercise-in-assumptions-retribution--648fbd385207e

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

The news website’s editor was first arrested in February last year.

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https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/08/21/this-opaque-censorship-is-gut-wrenching-the-kashmir-wallas-website-social-media-blocked-in-india

500 Days: Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah’s Incarceration Is An Exercise In Assumptions & Retribution

Five hundred days after the Jammu and Kashmir police arrested him, journalist Fahad Shah, 32, remains incarcerated for an article he did not write but published more than 10 years ago as the editor of The Kashmir Walla, a digital news magazine he launched that year aged 21.

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https://article-14.com/post/500-days-kashmiri-journalist-fahad-shah-s-incarceration-is-an-exercise-in-assumptions-retribution--648fbd385207e

Fahad Shah trial: Why India treats journalists as terrorists

What does it look like to seek justice in a country that views journalists as terrorists? Kashmiri editor Fahad Shah’s long detention and ongoing trial raise questions about India’s approach to terrorism.

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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2023/0419/Monitor-reporter-s-trial-opens-Why-India-treats-journalists-as-terrorists

‘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.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/19/bulldozer-politics-modi-demolition-drive-fuels-muslims-fears-in-kashmir