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<image:caption>A fallen tree in the Shopian Forest Range of Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A forest-dwelling family lives in a house deep inside the dense forests along the Mughal Road, near Shopian in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A vehicle passes through dense forests on both sides of the Mughal Road, near Shopian, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A boundary marker at Hirpora, Shopian, marks the beginning of the Wildlife Forest Range, near Shopian in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A signboard displaying wildlife species stands inside a protected forest under the Wildlife Department in the Shopian Forest Range in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Timber in the Forest, Scarcity at Home: A Long Wait For Wood in Kashmir</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/does-bail-mean-freedom-unfinished-liberty-of-khurram-and-irfan</loc>
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<image:caption>Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist-researcher Irfan Mehraj.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-04T11:53:38.071Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Does Bail Mean Freedom? Unfinished Liberty of Khurram and Irfan</news:title>
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