Topic: Jammu and Kashmir
In pictures | One year of longing in Kashmir
A year has passed since Firdausa’s eldest child was killed. In the living room, she looks at her other children, and says “I have four more children, but there is a hole in my heart that longs for him.”
“We are being punished by the law,” say Kashmiris to Amnesty International
In the three years since 5 August 2019, the Indian government has drastically intensified the repression of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, including journalists and human rights defenders by subjecting them to multiple human rights violations, said Amnesty International in a newly released report.
Kashmiris denounce India’s plan to add 2.5 million new voters
The decision to allow voting rights to any Indian citizen living temporarily in Kashmir led to anger and fear amongst political parties and locals in the Valley as it is being seen as yet another attempt by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to change the demography of the Muslim-dominated region.
BJP-led Jammu admin renames Muslim localities, opposition leaders protest
In June, Jammu Municipal Corporation passed a resolution to rename Sheikh Nagar in Jammu to be called Shiv Nagar, and Amphalla Chowk could be...
“Our daughter keeps asking where her baba is”: Aasif Sultan’s wife on her husband’s incarceration
“Areeba keeps asking us where her ‘Baba’ is. What all to explain to a 4-year-old?” says Sabina Akhter, wife of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan who has been in jail for over 1,400 days now.
My family and I have been harassed by police for reporting on media crackdown: Kashmiri journalist
A statement by The Caravan’s multimedia reporter, Shahid Tantray, on facing harassment and intimidation from Jammu and Kashmir Police. The statement was shared by The Caravan through its official Twitter handle.
