Srinagar
Kashmir Journalists Association has condemned the arrest of editor Daily Aafaq, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri by police in a midnight raid from his residence.
KJA has termed the arrest of Qadri in a 28-year-old case an attack on press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir. The arrest has come at a time when the press freedom is under severe and sustained attack in the Valley.
“Already a journalist Asif Sultan is languishing in jail since 2018 and the fresh arrest of a senior journalist is aimed at intimidating journalist fraternity,” said the statement.
