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Sultan was arrested in August 2018 from his residence in Batamaloo in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and is the third journalist from the Valley to get relief from the court in the past one month
The release of Fahad Shah is a triumph for the friends and family who’ve been fighting for the newspaper editor’s freedom. It’s also a rare moment of relief amid an ongoing crackdown on press freedom in the region.