Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Kashmir journalist detained over lockdown reporting

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Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai, 34, a journalist for Kashmir Observer was charged with violating lockdown rules and spent two days in police custody after he had visited a COVID-19 hotspot in Jammu Kashmir state to report about the lack of social distancing.

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