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…
House of incarcerated Kashmiri religious preacher raided
The State Investigation Agency carried out a raid at the residence of religious preacher and cleric Sarjan Barkati in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on…
India expanding its surveillance and control over Kashmiri lives through “census”
Since the beginning of this year, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces have been demanding the residents of Kashmir to fill up…