Reports

India’s press freedom record poor, deteriorating: Report

New Delhi, , May 02 (KMS): Press freedom in India has deteriorated in 2018 and three journalists have been killed in the first four months, media watchdog The Hoot said, stating that “journalists continue to be vulnerable”. The number of killings documented by The Hoot report for the first four …

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Troops target journalists in Kashmir with India’s consent: RSF

‘Deadly threat from Modi’s nationalism’, India titled Paris, April 26 (KMS): Reporters Without Borders also known as Reporters Sans Frontières(RSF), an international organization that defends freedom of the press across the globe, in its annual report said that coverage in Indian occupied Kashmir continues to be very difficult because Kashmiri …

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Media outlets pressured or harassed in India: US report

Washington, Apr 22 (KMS): The Trump administration has said that in India media outlets critical of the government were pressured or harassed in 2017. The US State Department in its annual Human Rights Report for the year 2017 said, “The Constitution (of India) provides for freedom of speech and expression, …

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Indian police to procure micro UAVs for operations in IOK

Jammu, March 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Indian police will procure micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) fitted with night vision equipment for operations in the territory. Police officials said that there was a need to have such UAVs for drills including siege and search operations, particularly in the Kashmir …

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IOK turning into news black hole: RSF

‘Press freedom situation worsening in India’ Paris, March 09 (KMS): The Paris-based media advocacy organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said that occupied Kashmir is turning into a news black hole and cited the detention of Kamran Yousuf, a 23-year-old Kashmiri photojournalist for the past six months. The RSF in …

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Thousands of women killed, molested in IOK since Jan 1989

Dozens including 16-year-old Insha Mushtaq blinded Islamabad, March 08 (KMS): As the world is observing the International Women’s Day, today, the miseries and victimization of Kashmiri women by Indian forces and police personnel continue unabated in occupied Kashmir. According to a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media …

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CRPF gets French armoured vehicle to be used in IOK

Srinagar, February 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has armoured itself with the French-made Renault Sherpa Light Scout Armoured Personnel Carrier in the wake of increasing attacks on its camps in the territory. Manufactured by Renault Trucks Defense, the Sherpa light vehicle – equipped …

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US travel advisory finds rape fastest growing crime in India

Washington, January 11 (KMS): The United States has issued a new travel advisory for countries including India, identifying crime and terrorism for Americans to exercise increased caution. The advisory urges US citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir. The State Department in its new travel advisory said, “Indian authorities …

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