Kashmir Activist and Journalist Freed From Jail but Blocked From Going Home

A Kashmiri rights activist and a journalist were freed from a New Delhi jail on July 22, 2026, after a judge granted bail — a court order letting someone go free while awaiting trial. The High Court barred both from traveling to Kashmir while the government appeals. Arrested in 2021 and 2023 on charges of funding terrorism they deny, the activist drew a UN body's condemnation of his detention as punishment for his human rights work.