Kashmir
Kashmiri journalist arrest
Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan arrested and charged under draconian Public Safety Act

34-year-old Asif was first arrested from Srinagar’s Batamaloo on August 27, 2018, accused of “harboring militancy” in Kashmir. He has now again been picked up under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA)

Press freedom in Kashmir
Fear psychosis, arrests, and deafening silence in Kashmir 

The arrest of journalist Fahad Shah comes amid an intensified crackdown on human rights defenders, journalists and activists in Indian-administered Kashmir

Campaign calling for release of Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez gains momentum

Following the arrest of activist Khurram Parvez in November, a number of international human rights organizations have launched a solidarity campaign demanding his immediate and unconditional release.

Kashmir activist arrested
India’s anti-terror body arrests prominent Kashmir-based activist in a raid

Human rights activist Khurram Parvez was arrested and charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act following a raid at his Srinagar residence by the National Investigation Agency 

Kashmir journalists
Journalists and media organizations condemn crackdown on press in Kashmir

Local and international bodies have condemned the September 8 police raids in Srinagar targeting senior journalists Hilal Mir (44), Shah Abbas (50), Showkat Motta (52) and Azhar Qadri (34)

Father booked under anti-terror law in Kashmir for demanding teenage son’s dead body

Following the killing of his son along with two other young men in Srinagar, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, has been protesting for over a month demanding that his son’s dead body be handed over. On February 8, the police charged him and a few others under the draconian anti-terror law

Fake encounter Kashmir
Families of youth killed in fake encounter hold protest in Kashmir 

Ather Mushtaq, Ajaz Maqbool Ganai and Zubair Lone were killed in an encounter on December 30. Their bodies have not been handed over to the families yet

Houseboats in Kashmir’s Dal Lake: Once iconic, now neglected

The houseboat sector in Kashmir’s Dal Lake is facing a deep crisis due to a ban on repairs. The houseboats’ owners have appealed to the government to implement sustainable methods like bio-digester tanks

Families of youth killed in Kashmir claim they were civilians

The three youth, 24-year-old Ajaz Maqbool Ganai, teenager Athar Wani and 22-year-old Zubair Lone, were killed in a military operation that began on Tuesday and ended on Wednesday morning. They army claimed they were terrorists

Protest in Kashmir
Massive protests rock Kashmir’s Srinagar after security forces allegedly assault two youth

Protesters have demanded strict action against the personnel involved in the assault on two youth, 20-year-old Shahid Ahad and 21-year-old Auqib Dar

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Alleged custodial killing triggers protests in northern Kashmir

The family of 23-year-old Irfan Ahmad Dar said he was killed in cold blood while in police custody even as the police claim he escaped. The alleged custodial killing triggered protests in northern Kashmir

JKCCS report Kashmir
500,000 Kashmiri have lost their jobs because of digital apartheid, says JKCCS report

A report by the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society remarks that the multi-faceted and targeted denial of digital rights is a “systemic form of discrimination, digital repression and collective punishment” for the Kashmiri population