Asif Sultan
| Asif Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1986 (age 39–40)[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist Narrator |
| 👪 Relatives | Omer Sultan (brother) |
| 🏅 Awards | John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award (2019)[2] |
Asif Sultan, also known as Aasif Sultan, is a Kashmiri journalist who has been jailed since August 2018.[3][1][4] On October 17, 2019 Sultan received the annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award by the National Press Club of America.[5]
History
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In 2018 Sultan, as a politics and human rights journalist in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir for the monthly Srinagar-based Kashmir Narrator.[1] He was reporting on civil unrest in Kashmir, including interviewing alleged members of militant groups, and was arrested on 27 August 2018 under an anti-terroe law.[1] Sultan was refused bail and his trial only began in Jun 2019.[1]
Works
- Sultan, Sultan (1 July 2018). "The Rise of Burhan". Kashmir Narrator. No. June 2018. Srinagar. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 1 Jun 2021. Unknown parameter
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hilal Mir (27 August 2020). "Activists demand detained Kashmiri journalist's release". Turkey: Anadulu Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ Donnelly, John M. (22 August 2019). "National Press Club announces 2019 press freedom honorees". Washington, D.C.: The National Press Club. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Aasif Sultan". Committee to Protect Journalism. New York: cpj.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "UAPA case against Kashmiri photojournalist for 'anti-national posts'". The Indian Express. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Azaan Javid (24 August 2019). "Jailed Kashmiri journalist who won US media award was arrested after Burhan Wani profile". theprint.in. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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