The practice, employed against at least three journalists in the restive region, is being used to limit free speech and chill news reporting, activists say.
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Fury in Kashmir After Deadly Police Raid at Shopping Complex
Saying that the men killed in a gun battle were separatist militants or “terrorist supporters,” security forces initially refused to return the bodies to their families, but later relented and gave back two.
Kashmir Seeing Surge in Militant Attacks, Two Teachers Are the Latest Victims
The killings on Thursday were the latest in a series of attacks largely targeting Hindu and Sikh civilians in Kashmir, where tensions are high after India revoked the region’s autonomy two years ago.
In Kashmir’s Stillness, Hopes Wither and Houseboats Sink
The turbulent region has long weathered violence and political strife, but India’s security crackdown and the coronavirus have brought life in the tourist-dependent region to a near halt.
Babar Qadri, Lawyer and Defender of Kashmir, is Murdered
The attorney won fame as a human rights advocate and a vocal defender of his homeland in the Indian media. His killer remains unidentified.
Inside Kashmir, Cut Off From the World: ‘A Living Hell’ of Anger and Fear
A firsthand look inside Kashmir, the contested region the Indian government has all but cut off from the outside world, found a population that is feeling besieged and furious.
Photos Emerge From Kashmir, a Land on Lockdown
Indian photographers managed to work around a communication blockade to publish their images.
‘Everything Went Black’: Attack Rattles a Tense Jammu and Kashmir
A grenade blew up at a crowded bus stand, killing one person and wounding many, on the same day that a video spread of two Indian men beating Kashmiri street vendors.