Kashmiri filmmaker detained by ICE in United States
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 10:00 · Archive
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24.
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh, 42, director of Saffron Kingdom, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24. He was scheduled to appear on a panel discussion about art as resistance.
Advocacy groups have criticised the detention. Sheikh was due to appear before an immigration judge on Tuesday.
How it is being reported
- Advocates decry detention of Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh by ICE in USArfat Sheikh was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on September 24, advocacy group says.Al Jazeera · 7 Oct, 09:35
- Kashmiri filmmaker detained by ICE on way to ‘art as resistance’ panel discussionArfat Sheikh, 42, director of Saffron Kingdom , was due to appear before an immigration judge on TuesdayIndependent World · 6 Oct, 11:04
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