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Boys ride past a police camp in the Pulwama district of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who frequently worked in this region, was arrested on accusations of stone throwing. (Reuters/Danish Ismail)

Indian authorities detain local photojournalist, accuse him of throwing stones

September 11, 2017 6:06 PM EDT

New Delhi, September 11, 2017–Indian authorities should immediately release Kamran Yousuf, a freelance photojournalist who was working in the Jammu and Kashmir region and has been held without charge since September 4, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.