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Editors’ Guild condemns arrest of Fahad Shah, editor of the Kashmir Walla

Fahad Shah, centre sitting, editor-in-chief of Kashmir Walla, and other Kashmiri Journalists prepare for a meeting to discuss the shutting of Kashmir Press Club building, the region's only independent press club, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. File (Source: AP)

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has condemned the arrest of Fahad Shah, the editor of the Kashmir Walla, on the suspicious ground of glorifying terrorist activities, spreading fake news and inciting general public for creating law and order situation.

The EGI said the arrest was part of a larger trend in Kashmir of security forces calling journalists for questioning and often detaining them because of their critical reporting of the establishment.

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