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Kashmir no more enjoys dry drab lectures
By Gowhar Geelani There was a time when one of the senior most leaders of the pro-freedom alliance, All Parties Hurriyat Conference [APHC], had remarked in his passion arousing speech in a mosque in Srinagar, during the early 1990s, that “the dawn of freedom has arrived” and that “only the formal announcement was to be [...]
India \ jammu and kashmir \ Kashmir \ law and order \ psa \ public safety act \ repeal psa \ Srinagar
Repeal PSA, amendments not enough: Amnesty International
This is the statement issued by the Amnesty International. Amnesty International reiterates its call on the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to end the persistent practice of administrative detentions in the state, and repeal the Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA). A legal team, deputed by Amnesty International to review progress since its March 2011 [...]
Supreme court judgment in the Pathribal case emboldens the armed forces: JKCCS
This is the statement of Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society after the Supreme Court judgment in the Pathribal case. The recent Supreme Court judgment in the Pathribal case is very disappointing. Fake encounters, along with various other human rights violations, have been a reality for the people of Jammu and Kashmir over the last [...]
Amnesty International \ Indian Army \ Kashmir \ pathribal fake encounter \ Supreme Court
Pathribal ruling a setback for justice in Jammu and Kashmir: Amnesty International
This is the statement issued by the Amnesty International. Special powers that allow India’s armed forces suspected of involvement in extra-judicial killings to sidestep the civilian courts have been reinforced in a disappointing court ruling over the notorious killings of five Kashmiri civilians 12 years ago. India’s Supreme Court has contradicted a reported statement by [...]
crackdown of facebook users \ Facebook \ facebook activists \ India \ jk police \ Kashmir
I was asked to name the admins of Aalaw: Swiss woman
As the state police started a crackdown on the social media activists of Kashmir when five of the 35 administrators of Facebook pages identified by it as “anti-India” were summoned. A national newspaper reported that police is also monitoring a Swiss woman who has been “coordinating the activities of such administrators” in Kashmir. “Police say [...]
ghost journalists \ IUST \ journalists in kashmir \ Kashmir \ kashmir journalism \ university of kashmir
The ghost journalists of Kashmir
By Ishfaq Ahmad Shah News is an obtainable version of truth and as a student of journalism I learnt that it is a crime if we, intentionally or unintentionally, hide the truth or a part of the obtained truth. A good journalist will try to highlight all the versions of an issue that concerns a [...]
jehlum \ Kashmir \ kashmir poetry
The Jhelum snakes its way
The Jhelum snakes its way. Silent, silent, ever so silent, through a city cold and beautiful- so red, so red, ever so red. A city so red from the blood of kin. A city so red from the anger within. A city so red from the love in hearts. A city so red from [...]
India \ Kashmir \ kashmir journalism \ newspapers in kashmir
Debate on Kashmir journalism after senior journalist’s views
“Young journalists should fight for their rights” As long as sub-editors cum government servants continue to rule Kashmir journalism, we will continue to lose promising journalists to the government. By Naseer Ganai Response to the above article (via The Hoot) I believe there is a mafia wearing the robes of journalists and editors who want [...]
journalism in kashmir \ Kashmir \ kashmiri journalists \ newspapers of kashmir
“Young journalists should fight for their rights”
As long as sub-editors cum government servants continue to rule Kashmir journalism, we will continue to lose promising journalists to the government. This long era of government journalism in the Valley has to end, says NASEER A GANAI Try to interact with journalists working with local newspapers in Srinagar, and you will come to know [...]
delhi bomb blasts \ delhi courts \ Delhi police \ journalist arrested \ journalist kazmi \ syed kazmi
Syed Kazmi Solidarity Committee demands release of Journalist Kazmi
Editor’s Note: This is the statement, along with an application written by Syed Kazmi to the courts, circulated by the Syed Kazmi Solidarity Committee in a meeting organized at Delhi’s Press Club. Eminent journalists Sukumar Muralidharan, Seema Mustafa and John Cherian along with Kazmi’s wife Jahanara Kazmi, academic Manisha Sethi of the Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association and [...]
2010 protests in kashmir \ CRPF \ India \ Kashmir \ kashmir protests
Sep 20, 2010: A page of my diary
By Aadil Langoo Today the All Party Delegation of Indian politicians arrived in Srinagar, Indian-held-Kashmir, with both hope and despair. Hope that somehow they will revive the peace, resolve the unresolved, and heal the festered wounds. Despair, as they carry the same cold nationalist look they have been carrying over the years. The day passed [...]
izhar wani \ kashmir afp journalist \ Srinagar
Obituary: ‘Good Bye Izhar, You Expressed Love; Hope!’
Good Bye Izhar, You Expressed Love; Hope! Our hapless Kashmir Valley is deprived of a gem; noble soul, humble being, humorist, matured man, seasoned journalist, good human being, well-wisher and a dear friend. Izhar Wani, we are hearing, is no more present amongst us in a physical sense. He has breathed his last on 4th [...]
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