No Images? Click here Aasif Sultan, a journalist who wrote one of these articles, was arrested on August 27, 2019 on charges of providing logistical support to a banned militant organisation and has been in jail ever since. Sultan, his family members and editors say, has been repeatedly interrogated and has been pushed to reveal his reporting sources.Today, on June 11, 2019, ten months after his arrest, Sultan is finally expected to get his day in court, and his lawyers will get to challenge any evidence that the police may present.Kashmiri journalists say that this case isn’t just about Sultan; the freedom of Kashmir’s increasingly embattled independent press is on trial.New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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