海角大神

A full year has passed since Fahad Shah, editor of聽聽newspaper and an internationally respected reporter with whom we have worked, was arrested on Feb. 4, 2022, in Kashmir for publishing 鈥渁nti-national content.鈥澛�

The Kashmir Walla, which Mr. Shah founded, elevates the voices of everyday people and stands fast against unjust laws with honest reporting. But Mr. Shah has paid a heavy price for that work. He has been granted bail repeatedly, only to be immediately rearrested. He continues to be held in a jail in Jammu, far from family and friends, under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. He is facing life imprisonment if convicted.

Mr. Shah鈥檚 case is a sharp reminder of the need to strengthen free voices as efforts to shut them down intensify daily around the globe. His release is particularly important to the cause of free press in Kashmir.

We, the undersigned, call on authorities to release Mr. Shah immediately and to respect his standing as an independent journalist.

Mark Sappenfield,聽Editor,聽海角大神

Ravi Agrawal,聽Editor-in-Chief,聽Foreign Policy

Erica Berenstein,聽Executive Producer of News and Documentary,聽Insider

Dave Besseling,聽Longreads Editor,聽South China Morning Post

D. D. Guttenplan,聽Editor,聽The Nation

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan,聽Editor,聽Foreign Affairs

Boyoung Lim,聽Senior Editor,聽Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Katharine Viner,聽Editor-in-Chief,聽The Guardian