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Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail, under tight curbs
The agency says several NGOs collected and diverted funds for terror-related activities, and it urged the court to hear the appeal immediately.
- On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court refused to stay the bail granted to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj, rejecting the National Investigation Agency's appeal of a July 18 trial court order.
- The NIA arrested both men under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act , alleging that their organization, the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society , diverted charitable funds toward alleged "secessionist and separatist activities" in Kashmir.
- Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan deemed the allegations "extremely serious" but allowed release under strict conditions, requiring both to report to NIA headquarters twice weekly and avoid circulating "anti-national material."
- Following their release late Wednesday from a New Delhi jail, the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organization Against Torture denounced the proceedings as "trumped-up charges" and called for dropping all charges.
- The High Court scheduled the NIA's appeals for hearing in August while the accused remain under court-imposed restrictions, unable to travel outside New Delhi as legal proceedings continue in the coming weeks.
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Independent EspañolNEW DELHI (AP) — A prominent Kashmiri human rights activist and a well-known journalist were released on bail after years of imprisonment on charges of financing terrorism in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir.
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Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj freed on bail, under tight curbs
NEW DELHI (AP) — A prominent Kashmiri human rights activist and a renowned journalist have been released on bail after years of imprisonment on allegations of financing terrorism in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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