SRINAGAR, April 22 — Three Kashmir journalists have been accused by Indian police of “anti-national” activities in what critics say is an attempt by authorities to intimidate media during the coronavirus epidemic. Tensions have been high in the restive Himalayan region since India revoked its...
A Kashmiri woman stands next to graffiti written on a wall during restrictions by the Indian government in Srinagar September 15, 2019. — Reuters pic
Freelance photographer Masrat Zahra was charged Monday under newly expanded anti-terror laws and questioned by police on Tuesday. Police claimed he falsely reported that coronavirus testing in Muslim-majority Kashmir was halted after kits were diverted to neighbouring Hindu-majority Jammu. The Editors Guild of India said the accusations against Zahra and Ashiq were a “gross misuse of power” meant to “strike terror into journalists”.
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