UN criticises 'disturbing' arrest of rights activist in Indian Kashmir


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  • Tuesday, 23 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: Barbed wire is seen laid on a deserted road during restrictions in Srinagar, August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Rights groups including the United Nations have criticised the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian-administered Kashmir on terror funding charges.

Khurram Parvez was arrested late on Monday by India's federal National Investigation Agency (NIA), an Indian official briefed on the situation told Reuters.

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