Fahad Shah

Condemn the Re-arrest of Fahad Shah, Editor Kashmirwallah

The re-arrest of Fahad Shah, Editor of The Kashmir Walla, in politically motivated cases  is another sign of the deepening crackdown on media freedom in Kashmir. Fahad Shah, a prominent Kashmiri journalist, was arrested on 4 February under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and other offences including sedition for allegedly “uploading anti-national content, including photographs, videos and posts[Read More...]

Fahad Shah and the Tragic Fate of Journalism in Kashmir

The recent arrest of Fahad Shah, editor of Kashmir Walla, under S 13 of UAPA and S 124 A and 505 of IPC for ‘uploading anti-national content’ raises a debate about the fate of journalism in times of conflict. Shah was arrested as he had uploaded Inayat Ahmad Mir’s family’s protest over the police’s claim that Mir was a “hybrid[Read More...]