Topic: Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir: Police fire pellet guns on Muharram procession
Indian police have fired shotgun pellets to disperse hundreds of Shia Muslims participating in a Muharram procession in Kashmir, injuring dozens in Kashmir on Saturday.
CPJ, 400 journalists and academics call for release of journalist Aasif Sultan
On 27 August, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international body for protection of journalists, has emailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi the letter...
Queers in Kashmir say without internet, they are completely isolated
"But as part of the LGBTQ+ community, we are already marginalised, so this lockdown is one more layer of that oppression. It is just pushing our community to the wall."
Restore high-speed internet in Kashmir, international organisations repeat their demand
More than 25 international and national non-profit organisations and civil society groups voice their concerns urging the Jammu and Kashmir Government to restore high speed internet access in the region.
Killings by Indian Army of three Kashmiris must be independently investigated: Human Rights Watch
The Indian authorities should immediately order an independent, impartial investigation into the killings by security forces of three people in July 2020 in Jammu and Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
Kashmir sees the unedited Kashmir
One year has passed and the impact of the revocation has been disastrous as the education, industries, mental health, and life of Kashmiris has crippled. The complete closure of schools, universities, no access to distance learning, and no proper internet connectivity to take part in the online academic adventures of the institutions, only designed and well-crafted for the privileged class has isolated and alienated the people of Kashmir from the world.
