#kashmir — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #kashmir, aggregated by home.social.
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How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/28/how-social-media-lies-fuelled-a-rush-to-war-between-india-and-pakistan #SouthandcentralAsia #Warreporting #Digitalmedia #Socialmedia #Technology #Worldnews #ImranKhan #Pakistan #Kashmir #India #Media
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Will Arundhati Roy be arrested?
By targeting the celebrated author, Narendra Modi is determined to show that none of those who defy his regime are safe, writes Alpa Shah.
#ArundhatiRoy #SheikhShowkatHussain #kashmir #dissent #UAPA #DraconianLaws #BK16 #BhimaKoregaonCase #BJP #RSS #hindutva #FreeSpeech #india
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/india/2024/06/will-arundhati-roy-be-arrested
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Indian authorities set to prosecute author Arundhati Roy over Kashmir comments from ten years ago
"a clear case of political persecution by an authoritarian government," says Seven Stories Press
https://howtobe247.com/indian-authorities-prosecute-arundhati-roy-kashmir/
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Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches
Speeches that do not instigate violence should not be deemed unlawful activity.
#ArundhatiRoy #SheikhShowkatHussain #FreeSpeech #UAPA #DraconianLaws #kashmir #history #TheHinduEditorial #india
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How 2 Kashmiri Brothers Ran A 10-Day, Social-Media Campaign That Propelled Their Imprisoned Father To Parliament
The campaign for Sheikh Abdul Rashid, or Engineer Rashid, ran not on issues of roads, water or electricity but as ‘revenge’ for his incarceration, his sons promising that their father would be a voice for hundreds of Kashmiri youth imprisoned in jails nationwide.
#kashmir #baramulla #LokSabhaElection2024 #EngineerRashid #UAPA #NIA #DraconianLaws #india
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Arundhati Roy is being hounded by the Indian state. This is a test case for its democracy
That the author could be prosecuted for comments made 13 years ago is absurd – but also a deadly threat to freedom of speech, writes Meena Kandasamy. (Article from October 2023)
#ArundhatiRoy #FreeSpeech #UAPA #BJP #NDA #DraconianLaws #kashmir #india
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/20/arundhati-roy-india-author-freedom-of-speech
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Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA
Delhi LG gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under UAPA for 'provocative' speech at an event in 2010.
#delhi #DelhiLG #ArundhatiRoy #UAPA #VKSaxena #SheikhShowkatHussain #kashmir #dissent #FreeSpeech #DraconianLaws #india
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Five Army Soldiers, SPO injured in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda
The target of the militants in Doda apparently was the Indian Army’s Temporary Operating Base.
#jammu #doda #militancy #IndianArmy #CRPF #IndianArmedForces #KashmirMilitancy #kashmir #india
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Kashmir: The jailed victor, Engineer Rashid
Rashid’s victory is being seen as a clear expression of the popular public sentiment against the revocation of the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #kashmir #baramulla #EngineerRashid #AIP #OmarAbdullah #NIA #UAPA #article370abrogation #india
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Killing of LeT's Riyaz Ahmad Dar Marks End of One of Longest-Surviving Militant Commanders
Dar, who security forces killed today, kept a low profile and worked in the shadows while launching a number of alleged attacks on forces and civilians in south Kashmir, which made him a deadly figure for forces operating in the Valley.
#kashmir #pulwama #militancy #LET #RIyazAhmedDar #IndianArmedForces #india
https://thewire.in/security/lashkar-e-toiba-riyaz-ahmad-dar-killed-in-pulwama
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Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC
‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.
#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india
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Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar
In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.
#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india
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Five Years Since Govt Shut Down J&K Human Rights Commission, Victim Families Await Justice
Ever since the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission was disbanded in 2019, victims of human rights excesses in the valley are left in the lurch.
#kashmir #SHRC #HumanRights #NHRC #article370abrogation #IndianArmedForces #india
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J&K Police FIR Alleges Kupwara Army Unit Abducted Head Constable, Assaulted Four Cops
An official at the Kupwara Police Control Room told The Wire that many police personnel, including the SHO, had their phones either snatched or smashed into pieces by Army soldiers.
#kashmir #kupwara #JKPolice #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #militarisation #india
https://thewire.in/rights/jammu-kashmir-kupwara-fir-police-abduction-assault
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Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan Granted Bail After Years Behind Bars
Sultan was languishing in jail since August 2018 when he was arrested by the police for allegedly harbouring terrorists at his Srinagar residence.
#kashmir #AasifSultan #PressFreedom #UAPA #NIA #rights #DraconianLaws #india
https://thewire.in/rights/kashmiri-journalist-aasif-sultan-granted-bail-after-years-behind-bars
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1 Air Force personnel killed, 4 injured as convoy attacked by terrorists in Poonch
Search and cordon operations underway, attack comes as security forces are on alert for Lok Sabha polls.
#kashmir #poonch #TerrorAttack #militancy #IAF #IndianArmedForces #LokSabhaElection2024 #india
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NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur
The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.
#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india
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Why Kashmir’s activists are turning to the National Green Tribunal to save its forests and wetlands
From sharply reprimanding the government to fining construction companies, the green court has backed conservation efforts in the Union territory.
#kashmir #environment #NGT #mining #forests #wetlands #EnvironmentalImpact #UnionGovt #JKGovt #india
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'Violated Principles of Natural Justice': Caravan Files Petition Against Govt Order On Army Story
In its petition, The Caravan has underlined that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's order asking the magazine to take down its article on allegations of torture and murder against the Indian Army also violated the fundamental right to free speech and expression and the freedom of the press.
#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Use of pellet guns in farmers’ protests another milestone in shrinking space for dissent
Use of ‘non-lethal’ pellet guns in 2024 farmers protests, in Manipur in 2023 and Kashmir since 2010 has left many severely injured, and has been criticised by international humanitarian law and international human rights scholars.
#PelletGuns #FarmersProtest #kashmir #manipur #HaryanaPolice #IndianFarmers #IndianArmedForces #HumanRights #india
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Press Club of India, rights groups criticise I&B ministry’s article take down order to ‘The Caravan’
The article was about civilian deaths in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly in Army custody.
#PressClubOfIndia #TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Read: The Caravan's Article on Army Torture the Union Government Wants Taken Down
"For the affected families, the bundles of cash they received—Rs 10 lakh for the dead and lesser for the injured—were expected to replace their loved ones."
#TheCaravan #kashmir #PressFreedom #IndianArmy #torture #censorship #IndianArmedForces #UnionGovt #media #journalism #HumanRights #india
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Union Govt Uses IT Act to Attack Press Freedom, Asks Caravan to Take Down Report
The magazine was told that if it fails to take down an article on the Poonch killings from its website within 24 hours, the entire website would be taken down. Caravan has said it will be challenging the order.
#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Pune: Over 15 members of Hindutva group detained for protests outside screening film on Kashmir
The protestors opposed the screening of a film named ‘I Am Not The River Jhelum’, alleging that it portrayed the Indian Army in a bad light, the police said.
#maharashtra #pune #cinema #kashmir #IndianArmy #CinemasOfIndia #PrabhashChandra #militarisation #IndianArmedForces #article370abrogation #india
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Agniveer killed in J&K blast: His mother a domestic help, father a labourer: ‘Our son’s sacrifice deserves equal respect, dignity’
Coming from Scheduled Caste (SC) background, his father Charanjit Singh Kala worked as daily wage labourer before giving it up following ill health while his mother Laxmi alias Manjit Kaur works as a domestic help to make ends meet for the family.
#kashmir #rajouri #agniveer #militancy #jobs #economy #poverty #IndianArmedForces #india
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-agniveer-jk-labourers-son-9116921/
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In Poonch, deaths in Army custody leave tribal community with a bitter sense of betrayal
The three men who allegedly died of torture belong to the Gujjar-Bakarwal community, which has been an ally in the Army’s fight against militancy.
#kashmir #poonch #rajouri #bufliaz #IndianArmy #CustodyDeaths #militancy #gujjars #bakarwals #IndianArmedForces #india
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J&K: Anger in Poonch After Videos Allegedly Show Torture of Three Civilians In Army Questioning
After videos showing the alleged torture of detained civilians spread online, their death has triggered massive protests in Srinagar. News agencies say the internet has been shut down in the district.
#kashmir #poonch #srinagar #militancy #HumanRights #48RashtriyaRifles #torture #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #militarisation #india
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Two years on, human rights defender Khurram Parvez waiting for his human rights to be defended
As Khurram Parvez, perhaps the most prominent face of human rights work in Jammu and Kashmir, completes two years behind bars without trial today, activists call it a travesty.
#kashmir #KhurramParvez #HumanRights #activism #dissent #UAPA #DranonianLaws #JKCCS #IndianArmedForces #AFSPA #india
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J&K: Tribunal Sets Free Army Captain Held for 2020 Shopian Killings
'It is another July 18 for us. I feel that they have killed our children a second time,' the father of one of the three slain men said.
#kashmir #shopian #ArmedForcesTribunal #FakeEncounters #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #62RashtriyaRifles #jammu #rajouri #india
https://thewire.in/law/armed-forces-tribunal-shopian-killings-bhoopendra-singh
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Kashmir’s religious institutions are the Modi government’s latest battlefront
The Modi government and the BJP’s systematic push for control over mosques and madrassas in India-administered Kashmir is spilling over into communal conduct by the Indian armed forces.
https://www.himalmag.com/kashmir-waqf-jamia-masjid-bjp-darakhshan-andrabi-indian-army/
#kashmir #ReligiousFreedom #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #communalism #BJP #pulwama #muslims #mosques #madrassas #hindutva #india
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In a first, security forces rain pellets on protesters in Imphal
The Manipur police chief has formed a committee to investigate allegations of excesses by security forces.
https://scroll.in/article/1056770/in-a-first-security-forces-rain-pellets-on-protesters-in-imphal
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #PelletGuns #HumanRights #RAF #CRPF #IndianArmedForces #meiteis #kukis #kashmir #india
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“It was my dream to witness it.” After a 33-year ban, thousands of Shia Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir have been allowed to hold a procession to mark...
Shia Muslims hold Muharram procession in Kashmir after ban | Al Jazeera Newsfeed