by freespeechcollective | May 19, 2020 | Internet Control
Despite pleas by doctors and students, the people of Kashmir are still denied full restoration of Internet. A Supreme Court order on a petition filed by the Fountation for Media Professionals and the Private Schools others, merely said that a high powered committee...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 27, 2020 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists
(Reprinted with permission from The Kashmirwalla) Journalist Qazi Shibli spent nine months in Bareilly jail, after being picked up under PSA on July 27, 2019 for a story on troop movements in Kashmir preceding the revocation of Art 370 on Aug 5, 2019. He spoke to...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 26, 2020 | Commentaries
Sajad Rasool, founder editor of community news platform ‘Kashmir Unheard’, writes about the experience of setting up a vibrant online site, only to come to a grinding halt due to the Internet shutdown with the abrogation of Art 370 on Aug 5, 2019....
by freespeechcollective | Apr 20, 2020 | National Security - Journalists
By Geeta Seshu On what basis has the Srinagar Cyber police applied draconian provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code for a facebook post by Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra? Two days ago, Masrat Zahra was summoned to the...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 13, 2020 | Arrests - Others
While the world is engaged in the biggest struggle for survival in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, while all of us are under the most unprecedented lockdown in our history, officers of the Indian government are very busy, making every effort possible to ensure that...
