Tag: press freedom in kashnmir

By M M Special Correspondent New Delhi: International right defenders Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government for trying to gag the voice of media and concerned for deteriorating space for freedom of press. It said”the intimidation, harassment and detention of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, by the state, threatens basic freedom of expression norms”. “What we are witnessing in the valley is a new form of censorship where journalists are detained for doing their job. The recent arrest of Kashmir-based journalist Aasif Sultan and the subsequent suspension...