Sajad Gul is not the only Kashmiri journalist to face police action – but he was the most vocal

The Kashmir police claim Gul has been arrested for his social media presence, not his journalism.

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· Jan 12, 2022 · 06:30 am

Families of Srinagar men killed in Hyderpora gunfight allege holes in police investigation

In the press conference held in December, the police contradicted statements they had made in November, the families say.

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· Jan 04, 2022 · 09:00 am

Kashmir 2021: How the Valley changed after the killings of religious and ethnic minorities

Militant groups have expanded their targets. Security forces have launched a very public crackdown. Citizens live with a new sense of siege.

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· Dec 30, 2021 · 09:00 am

Are two decades of human rights activism in Kashmir drawing to a close?

The arrest of activist Khurram Parvez, a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition for Civil Society, does not bode well for the territory.

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· Dec 02, 2021 · 06:30 am

What explains the push to rename schools, colleges and roads in Jammu and Kashmir?

Government colleges are now named after soldiers killed in action. Regional politicians have been superseded by writers and singers.

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· Nov 27, 2021 · 06:30 am

‘Terror associates’ or ‘human shields’? Three men killed in a recent Srinagar gunfight

Public anger has compelled authorities to exhume two of the bodies and order a time-bound investigation.

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· Nov 20, 2021 · 06:30 am

Was this the ‘Ambani’ deal that Satyapal Malik said he cancelled as governor of Jammu and Kashmir?

In 2018, government employees were forced to pay a premium for a medical insurance scheme provided by Anil Ambani’s Reliance General Insurance.

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· Oct 31, 2021 · 06:30 am

As killings mount in Kashmir, police move migrant workers to security camps

A flurry of conflicting police statements did the rounds on Sunday evening, soon after gunmen killed two Bihari workers in Kulgam district.

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· Oct 18, 2021 · 04:41 pm

After killings, minorities in Kashmir ask why there are no public protests condemning them

While quiet olive branches have been extended between communities, there have been no major demonstrations.

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· Oct 17, 2021 · 06:30 am

The Resistance Front have claimed responsibility for civilian killings in Kashmir. Who are they?

The group surfaced in the aftermath of August 5, 2019, when Kashmir lost special status under Article 370.

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· Oct 11, 2021 · 09:45 am

What is driving the spate of civilian killings in Kashmir?

The family of ML Bindroo, a popular pharmacist shot dead on Tuesday, believes it is the phobia around ‘demographic change’ in the Valley.

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· Oct 07, 2021 · 02:28 pm

‘Not a militant’: Three alleged gunfights in Kashmir that left a trail of questions

Youth with no police record of militancy were killed in these incidents.

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· Sep 17, 2021 · 06:30 am