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    After 658 days in jail, Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah shares his story

    by Aakash Hassan Nov 27, 2023 4 minutes

    On a chilly winter afternoon, Fahad Shah stares at the wilted flowers in the walled compound of his home on the outskirts of Srinagar. 

    “It feels different to be free,” he says. “I wake up and see my family, and it feels good.” 

    Mr. Shah, a prominent journalist from Kashmir and a contributor to The Christian Science Monitor, was released on bail last week after being jailed for 658 days. Indian authorities charged him with “glorifying terrorism” and publishing “anti-national content,” as well as receiving foreign funds illegally. The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, however, found insufficient evidence to try Mr. Shah on terrorism charges, and granted the beleaguered editor bail. 

    Global media on his popular news portal, The Kashmir Walla, be reversed. 

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