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Journalist Syed Farhad Ali Shah detained without charge over Kashmir protest coverage

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New York, July 8, 2026—Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Syed Farhad Ali Shah, who was detained by police after covering demonstrations called ​by a recently banned alliance of civil society groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.



Ali Shah, who reports for the social media-focused outlet Times of Kashmir, was taken into custody on June 20 in Bagh district under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, a

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