Media freedom in Kashmir after Art.370 abrogation

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Last Updated on July 16, 2024 by freespeechcollective

What is the state of media freedom in Kashmir after the abrogation of Art.370 on Aug 4, 2019? On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 2023, here is a glimpse – culled from articles, reports and research papers published in Free Speech Collective from August 8, 2019 till date:

Why has the NIA arrested Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a ‘terror funding’ case?
March 22, 2023

Delhi police cancels public meeting, still afraid of the “K” word!
March 17, 2023

New Tales in Kashmir’s New Order : The Forgotten Stories
February 28, 2023

When Story-tellers Are Criminalised : New Tales in Kashmir’s New Order
February 27, 2023

#JournalismIsNotACrime but can Kashmir’s Journalism Students Take the Risk?

February 28, 2022

CPJ, rights groups, and publications call for release of Fahad Shah and other Kashmiri journalists
February 25, 2022

Kashmirwalla editor Fahad Shah still in police custody
February 14, 2022

Fahad Shah and the saga of revolving door arrests
September 20, 2022

Journalist Qazi Shibli : “… it was like they were constantly snatching books and pens from me ”
April 27, 2020

One Year in the Abyss: Voices from Kashmir
August 4, 2020

Intimidation, curbs on movement and Internet severely restricted information flow in Kashmir
July 29, 2020

Still no full Internet restoration in Kashmir: SC order
May 19, 2020

As free journalism disappears from Kashmir, its stories remain buried
April 26, 2020

Kashmir police intimidate media: UAPA against photojournalist Masrat Zahra and fake news charge against Peerzada Ashiq
April 20, 2020

Majority of the government’s ‘whitelist’ sites for Kashmiris unusable!
January 28, 2020

Kashmir Internet ban to continue, Nodal officers to check usage on a daily basis
January 15, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Kashmir: Long road to press freedom
January 13, 2020

काटेरी तारेच्या पलीकडल्या बातम्या – काश्मीरमधील माहिती-बंदी
November 20, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 6 (अंतिम)
October 9, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 5
October 7, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 4
October 2, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 3
September 30, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 2
September 28, 2019

कंटीली तारों से घायल खबर : कश्मीर की सूचनाबंदी – 1
September 24, 2019

50th Day of Communication Blockade in Kashmir!
September 23, 2019

Demand to lift communication and press curbs in Jammu and Kashmir
September 13, 2019

Video: News Behind the Barbed Wire – Voices From Behind Kashmir’s Information Blockade
September 9, 2019

NEWS BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE : Kashmir’s Information Blockade
September 4, 2019

Press Council of India must intervene to rescind the ban on communication in Kashmir, say journalists
August 24, 2019

Restore Internet in Kashmir and #KeepItOn
August 20, 2019

Information Blackout in Kashmir: Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin PIL on media curbs
August 11, 2019

End the Lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, restore communication forthwith, demands Free Speech Collective
August 8, 2019

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