The top rebel leader was handed a life sentence last week after his conviction for ‘terrorism’, a charge to which he pleaded guilty. From holding a Kalashnikov rifle to becoming a self-avowed follower of Mahatma Gandhi, the last 30 years of legendary Kashmiri rebel leader Yasin Malik’s life have remained a struggle against the Indian rule in the disputed region. …
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The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against the killing of a rebel commander. It wrote on Twitter it was asking Indian authorities to “drop their investigation related to his journalistic work.” Indian soldiers picked up Gul …
