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Al Jazeera Staff

Kashmir men spend over 100 days in jail for cheering Pakistan win

My son only loved cricket. He was never interested in anything else like politics, said Inayat's mother Waheeda [Al Jazeera]

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – The families of three Kashmiri students, who have spent more than three months in jail for celebrating the Pakistan cricket team’s win over India, have appealed for their release.

Arsheed Yousuf, Inayat Altaf and Showkat Ahmad Ganai – all in their early 20s – were arrested last October on sedition charges in the northern city of Agra for sending WhatsApp messages “against the country” days after Pakistan thrashed India in the T20 World Cup cricket match in the United Arab Emirates.

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