Kanika Gupta

Kanika Gupta is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker from Delhi, currently based in Berlin. She reports on human rights, geopolitics and gender from Southasia.

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Arjun Daware, a fisherman who returned from Pakistan after three-and-half years breaks down with tears of joy after seeing his 4-year-old daughter and family members, at Aamgaon, in Palghar district. In 2023, almost 500 Indian fishermen held in Pakistani prisons for years on charges of illegal fishing along the disputed International Maritime Boundary Line were released. While the release itself made headlines, less discussed was how these fishermen gained their freedom.

The fight to release detained fishermen from India and Pakistan

09 Sep 2024

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