Screams in the night in Indian Kashmir
ahmed sabirThe soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of Kashmir who say they have been tortured…
The Largest Curfew in the known – history of human beings
By Zamir Awan No one knows exactly, what is happening in Kashmir. How many people have been killed, how many have been arrested, how many detained, how many women raped,…
What the last month has looked like for the media in Kashmir
In their heart of hearts, every journalist fears that this process of silencing Kashmiri voices may be irreversible By Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal Finally, after a month-long siege on communication, the…
Ground Report Kashmir’s blackout is triggering a new wave of mental health issues
On average, an adult living in the Valley has witnessed or experienced more than seven traumatic events during their lifetime, an MSF survey found By Swagata Yadavar & Athar Parvaiz…
You can threaten Kashmir’s
But you don't have the courage to look them in the eye By Apoorvanand While taking a decision, if you keep in the dark those very people whom it is…
No help from USA
When President Trump met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, we heard much about the friendship between the American and Indian peoples. However, there was a deafening silence…
1984 Punjab was the Template for 2019 Kashmir
By Andrew Korybko The draconian controls imposed in contemporary Kashmir and the slow-motion ethnic cleansing taking place there in response to its indigenous people's popular self-determination movement were first pioneered…
The ‘bulldozed earth’ policy will not work in J&K
By Lt Gen. (R) Zameer Uddin Shah I have culled the term 'Bulldozed Earth' from the 'Scorched Earth' Policy followed by USA in Vietnam and which ended in dismal failure…
The Indian troll army’s obsession with rape
By C J Werleman If you're a writer active on social media then you probably fight off 'trolls' every day. But if you question the Hindu nationalist government of India,…
Kashmir Caged: A Fact-Finding Report
Jean Drèze, Kavita Krishnan, Maimoona Mollah and Vimal Bhai We spent five days (9-13 August 2019) traveling extensively in Kashmir. Our visit began on 9 August 2019 four days after…