Asif Sultan

Asif Sultan
Occupation(s)Journalist
Narrator
AwardsJohn Aubuchon Press Freedom Award (2019)[1]

Asif Sultan, also known as Aasif Sultan, is a Kashmiri journalist who has been jailed by India since August 2018.[2][3][4] On October 17, 2019, Sultan received the annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award by the National Press Club of America.[5] In April 2022, Aasif was granted bail but not released, instead he was re-arrested and booked under the Public Safety Act.[6]

He was released in May 2024, after receiving bail on three occasions.[7]

  1. ^ Donnelly, John M. (22 August 2019). "National Press Club announces 2019 press freedom honorees". Washington, D.C.: The National Press Club. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Aasif Sultan". Committee to Protect Journalism. New York: cpj.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ Hilal Mir (27 August 2020). "Activists demand detained Kashmiri journalist's release". Turkey: Anadulu Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "UAPA case against Kashmiri photojournalist for 'anti-national posts'". The Indian Express. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ Azaan Javid (24 August 2019). "Jailed Kashmiri journalist who won US media award was arrested after Burhan Wani profile". theprint.in. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Crouch, Erik (11 April 2022). "Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan granted bail, then re-arrested under preventative detention law". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ PTI. "Kashmiri journalist arrested for 'providing support to militants' released after 5 years". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2024.