This statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists demands that Indian authorities in Jammu and Kashmir immediately release three Kashmiri journalists, Sulaiman Sath, Salman Shah and Suhail Dar, cease harassing and questioning journalists in relation to their work, and commit to allowing the media to operate freely and independently.

Topics: arbitrary detention of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir

‍Terms: October 2021 arbitrary detention of Sulaiman Sath, Salman Shah and Suhail Dar, violation of right to free press, October 2021 arbitrary detention of Adnan Shafi Peer, harrassment of journalists