{"id":181697,"date":"2025-08-20T12:09:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181697"},"modified":"2025-08-20T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:09:40","slug":"forum-france-slams-indian-ban-on-25-books-on-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/20\/forum-france-slams-indian-ban-on-25-books-on-kashmir.html","title":{"rendered":"Forum France slams Indian ban on 25 books on Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-181700\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/08\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"214\" \/>Mirpur: Paris-based Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Forum France, Chaudhry Naeem Akhtar, has strongly condemned the ban imposed by India on 25 prominent authors\u2019 books on Kashmir in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, in a statement, Naeem stated that censorship and restrictions on democratic freedoms continued in the region.<br \/>\nHe expressed these views during a media talk.<\/p>\n<p>Terming the ban on books as irrational, unfortunate, and contrary to democratic values, he said, \u201cWe fail to understand what it is in these books that threatens the occupying Indian forces.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned, if the situation was truly normal, then why resort to censorship? He further added that history bears witness that bans on books often lead to their increased popularity. Ideas that are suppressed tend to become more deeply ingrained in public consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>Akhter also stated that this decision to ban books was a tyrannical attack on democratic rights and intellectual freedom. Particularly, the fact that this ban was imposed on the day marking six years since the abrogation of Article 370, makes it yet another symbol of injustice towards the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n<p>He remarked that banning books was a failed attempt to erase history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mirpur: Paris-based Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Forum France, Chaudhry Naeem Akhtar, has strongly condemned the ban imposed by India on 25 prominent authors\u2019 books on Kashmir in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a statement, Naeem stated that censorship and restrictions on democratic freedoms continued in the region. 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