Empty rooms, silenced voices: What remains of Kashmiri civil society’s valiant fight for justice
The painstaking work of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society highlighted the systemic violence and the repression of human rights. Freny Maneckshaw writes.
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The Work of Irfan Mehraj, a Fearless Journalist Who Offered Fresh Perspectives on Kashmir
Arrested by the NIA, Mehraj's work always stood out for attention to Kashmir’s politics, history, culture, and most importantly, its people.
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NIA arrests Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in alleged terror funding case
He had already been in prison since November 2021 in a separate terrorism-related case.
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India: Authorities must immediately release Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj
Responding to the arrest of Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, in Srinagar by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a “terror funding case”, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty International India, said:
“The arrest of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj under terror charges is a travesty. The arrest is yet another instance of the long-drawn repression of human rights and the crackdown on media freedoms and civil society in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. The stifling of the rights to freedom of expression and association continue unabated in Kashmir."
Full statement: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/03/india-authorities-must-immediately-release-kashmiri-journalist-irfan-mehraj/
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'Told to Come to Office for 5 Minutes,' Srinagar Journalist Irfan Mehraj Arrested by NIA
Incarcerated Kashmir human rights activist Khurram Parvez is also an accused in the same case. The NIA has accused some Kashmir-based non-profits of sponsoring activities 'prejudicial to the unity, integrity, sovereignty and security of India.'
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https://thewire.in/media/irfan-mehraj-kashmir-journalist-nia-arrest
Incarcerated Kashmir human rights activist Khurram Parvez is also an accused in the same case. The NIA has accused some Kashmir-based non-profits of sponsoring activities 'prejudicial to the unity, integrity, sovereignty and security of India.'
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