Rights groups urge release of Kashmir journalist after 3 years in detention

Rights groups urge release of Kashmir journalist after 3 years in detention

A coalition of international human rights organizations on Friday called for the immediate release of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj, marking three years since his arrest by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA). Nearly three dozen rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Mehraj’s continued detention is based on charges they believe are politically motivated and li…