India arrests Kashmiri civilian for social media post
On 27th March, a man was arrested and booked for uploading posts on social media in Pulwama district of Kashmir valley. A Kashmiri social…
Ban on Kashmiri resistance leader Yasin Malik’s political group extended
On March 16th, the Hindu-nationalist Modi Government declared Kashmiri pro-freedom leader Yasin Malik’s nonviolent and political group, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), as…
Indian government bans another pro-freedom Kashmiri political party
On 13th March, the BJP-led Indian government banned a non-violent pro-freedom political party, Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF), led by incarcerated pro-freedom leader Nayeem…
Man crushed to death by vehicle of Indian army in Kashmir
On 9th March, an elderly man was killed after being crushed to death by an Indian armed forces’ vehicle in Gulshan Chowk area of…
Kashmiris forced to welcome Modi on his visit to valley
On March 7th, Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kashmir on his first visit to the valley after the abrogation of Article 370…
In Conversation with Kashmiri Pandit scholar Mona Bhan
An interview with Mona Bhan by Ather Zia, first published at Kashmir Lit Tell us a little bit about your childhood in Kashmir? I have…
Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan released after 5 years of illegal detention only to be re-arrested again
A Kashmiri Journalist Asif Sultan was released on 29th February from a district jail in Uttar Pradesh, after spending more than five years in…
India continues banning socio-religious and political organizations in Kashmir
On 29th February, the Home Ministry of India declared both factions of Muslim Conference, a nonviolent pro-freedom political organization in the Kashmir valley, headed…
India incentivizes spying against self-determination movement in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Police announced rewards to the persons for sharing information regarding pro-Kashmiri self-determination activities on February 12th. The police issued a long…
Kashmir’s leading religious leader barred from Friday prayers yet again
On February 9th, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief Muslim preacher of Kashmir, was placed under house detention in order to prevent him from leading…