Asif Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1986 (age 39ā40)[1] |
| Occupation | Journalist Narrator |
| 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]
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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 the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[1][6] Sultan was refused bail and his trial only began in Jun 2019.[1]
Asif Sultan published 'The rise of Burhan Wani', the profile of Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani who was killed in 2016.[5]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ā 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.
- ā 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.
- ā "Aasif Sultan". Committee to Protect Journalism. New York: cpj.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ā "UAPA case against Kashmiri photojournalist for 'anti-national posts'". The Indian Express. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ā 5.0 5.1 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.
- ā Kuchay, Bilal (31 May 2021). "Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan kept in jail for more than 1,000 days". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.