Jammu and Kashmir

Fifteen media persons were on Sunday injured when they were allegedly assaulted by security personnel while moving around to report events in curfew-bound Srinagar, Hindustan Times has reported. The Srinagar-based mediapersons working for local, national and international news organisations had to face the wrath of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who refused to "honour" the curfew...

The South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) has condemned the harassment of journalist Iftikhar Gilani, reportedly by intelligence agents disguised as officials of the income tax department. SAMC also demanded that the Indian government conduct a fair investigation into the harassment. According to a press release Wednesday, SAMC condemned the Indian government’s actions, which it said had been under...

Srinagar, May 19: In a sheer act of revenge, an Army Major on Saturday evening barged into the house of GK Reporter for Varmul Altaf Baba and subjected his family to harassment. “Troops led by Major Khanna barged into my house after a soldier was shot dead near police station Varmul and harassed my family. The troops burnt identity card of my father Ghulam Jeelani Baba who is a journalist and...

Srinagar, May 6: Unidentified gunmen in civvies, suspected to be personnel of Special Operations Group, abducted and beat up a prominent journalist and human rights activist of Doda district, Naseer Khora, on Saturday evening. Police has registered a case. “I was picked up by gunmen in civvies near Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station around 8:30 pm. They bundled me into a white Mahindra vehicle and...

Reporters Without Borders has urged the Indian authorities, particularly Home minister Shivraj Patil, to provide clear and objective information about the detention of Abdul Rouf, a journalist on the Srinagar News, and his wife Zeenat Rouf. "The rule of law should be guaranteed in Kashmir as elsewhere in India. It is unacceptable that the security forces arrest, detain and charge journalists in...

Reporters Without Borders today denounced India’s security services for their persecution of photojournalist Muhammad Maqbool Khokar (better known as Maqbool Sahil), who has been imprisoned since 18 September 2004 under an emergency security law, and called for the country’s journalists to campaign to free him. Requests by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and the National Human Rights...

Journalist Shujaat Bukhari, who escaped after being kidnapped here by two men last night, has said one of his abductors tried to shoot him but the weapon malfunctioned. Bukhari, a special correspondent for The Hindu, said this was the third attempt on his life in the past four years but he had not sought police protection even after yesterday's abduction. "As of now, I have no idea of the motive...

Srinagar, June 10: Traffic policemen allegedly assaulted a senior journalist and his wife at Regal Chowk on Saturday. Local news agency CNS said the traffic cops stopped the vehicle of videographer of Associated Press (AP) Mehrajuddin and asked him to show its documents. Quoting Mehrajuddin, the CNS said the traffic policeman asked him unrelated questions and slapped him without any provocation...

Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about threats by separatist groups against cable TV operators in Kashmir during the past week that led operators to suspend some entertainment channels. "Over the years, armed separatist groups have become more and more threatening towards the media in Kashmir," the organisation said. "We call on all the separatist movements to stop intimidating...

Srinagar, May 13: Despite assurances by defence spokesman, Greater Kashmir’s Kupwara reporter was once again harassed by Army authorities for reporting from the spot the molestation of a woman and subsequent demonstrations and firing by Rashtriya Rifles soldiers of 30 RR in Aishpora, Handwara on Friday. The testimonies of the protesters reported were narrated by the people to Superintendent of...