Clooney Foundation Bats for Jailed Kashmiri Journalist, Will Monitor Trial
George and Amal Clooney join a growing list of international celebrities who have reacted to the Modi government s handling of dissent and press freedom.
Journalist Aasif Sultan has been detained since August 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Twitter/ Free Aasif Sultan Page.
Rights28/Feb/2021
Srinagar: The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), founded by Hollywood actor, producer and screenwriter George Clooney and his lawyer wife Amal Clooney, has announced it will monitor the trial of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, who has been in detention for more than two years on terror charges. He has been accused of sheltering the militants who killed a policeman on August 12, 2018 during a gun battle in Srinagarâs crowded Batamaloo area â an accusation his family and lawyers deny.