Mr Sultan had just about reached home on 29 February when he was picked up again - this time, his lawyer says, a case had been filed against him under the UAPA related to an incident of rioting ...

Asif Sultan, a Kashmiri journalist, was released on Tuesday after five years in detention. Screengrab (NewsClickin / YouTube) Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.

Mr. Sultan had been released from the U.P. jail 78 days after the J&K High Court quashed his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which permits detention without a trial for up to two years.

Asif Sultan, recently released after 5.5 years in UP prison, faces re-arrest in Srinagar under UAPA, sparking concerns over freedom of press in Kashmir. Top, e-Paper.

Asif Sultan was first arrested in 2018 when he was working at a magazine called Kashmir Narrator On 29 February, journalist Asif Sultan arrived at his home in Srinagar in Indian-administered ...