Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror laws

Fahad Shah, founding editor of The Kashmir Walla, was arrested Friday in Pulwama, a city in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir. The contested territory is also in part administered by Pakistan. According to a The Kashmir Zone Police — the body that polices the entire Kashmir region — said in a Reporters Without Borders has called India “one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists.” The organization ranked the country 142 out of 180 in its 2021 press freedom index. The report emphasized particular concern over worsening conditions for reporters in Kashmir.”The situation is still very worrying in Kashmir,” the report said. “Reporters are often harassed by police and paramilitaries and must cope with utterly Orwellian content regulations, and where media outlets are liable to be closed.” — CNN’s Mukhtar Ahmad contributed to this report.