Three Kashmiris booked under Public Safety Act and arrested
On April 8th, three Kashmiri civilians were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for their alleged involvement in pro-freedom…
Laylat al-Qadr prayers barred in Kashmir by India
On April 6th, the historic Jamia mosque in Srinagar was closed ahead of the Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) as India disallowed the special…
India disallows Jumu’at Al-Wida prayer in Srinagar’s historic Jamia mosque
On April 5th, India shut down the historic Jamia Masjid, the center of religious life for Kashmiri Muslims, on the last Friday of Ramadan. …
Kashmiri religious leader prevented from delivering a sermon by India
On 28th March, prominent Kashmiri socio-religious leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under illegal house arrest by India. Mirwaiz was put under house arrest…
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…