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India Records Nearly 15,000 Free Speech Violations in 2025, Including Nine Killings
From gag orders and censorship to attacks, Free Speech Collective notes the targeting of journalists, activists, academics and artists involves physical attacks...
28,000 Cases Pending Before AFT, Backlog Increasing Incrementally
28,000 Cases Pending Before AFT, Backlog Increasing Incrementally
Three Months After Rains and Land Sinking, Reasi Families Remain Homeless
Even as land sinking leaves villages unsafe and its residents without their homes and lands, they are yet to get support
After touring J&K, CCG flags ‘dangerous drift’ and growing disillusionment
In their 11th fact-finding report after touring Jammu and Kashmir, members of the Concerned Citizens Group say fear, anger and disempowerment have intensified u...
Vast Gap in Waqf Records Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
Jammu and Kashmir shows 7,240 missing entries as national mismatch crosses 3.55 lakh
Abolished on paper, alive in reality: Bonded labour persists in India
Experts argue that the persistence of bonded labour reflects structural inequalities, poverty, caste, lack of formal work, and deep-rooted discrimination, which...
Gilgit Baltistan Diary: Election Bugle Raises Stakes in High Mountains
As the Gilgit Baltistan region completes the tenure of its third assembly, elections are once again approaching under the same provisional administrative struct...
Ladakh's Financial Powers Centralized Further Amid Political Unrest
Central Approval Mandate for All Projects Adds Bureaucratic Hurdles to Ladakh’s Development Amid Unrest.
Kashmir Times Office Raid Widely Condemned
Press Freedom Concerns Mount, Civil Society Groups See Action as unwarranted and motivated.
PCI Warns of Sweeping Powers Under New Data Law
Journalist bodies say Digital Personal Data Protection Rules could be weaponised against the media.
Journalist Nidhi Jamwal Wins 2025 Laadli Media Award for Her Kashmir Times Article on Women and Climate Resilience
The winning entry discusses how rural women transform their fields, forests, and villages into living laboratories of climate resilience, pioneering lessons in ...
Press Freedom Organisations, Journalists, Activists, Political Groups Condemn Police Raid on Kashmir Times
Widespread outrage over operating environment for journalists in Kashmir and the broader implications for democratic discourse in the region.
SIA Raids: Another Attempt to Silence Us
‘Kashmir Times’ statement following reported raids by State Investigative Agency (SIA) on its office
Deadly Srinagar Explosion; Nine Killed, 32 injured: 12 Questions About Safety Protocol
Explosion at Srinagar Police Station Calls For Urgent Review of Safety Protocols, Raises Concerns Over Handling of Seized Explosives.
Muzaffarabad Diary: Another Storm Brews in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
As rumors of a no-confidence motion intensify in Muzaffarabad, familiar political fault lines resurface, echoing Islamabad’s own power games and revealing deep ...
The Shrinking Space: With No Platforms, Young Journalists Struggle
While Kashmir's Media Industry Contracts, journalists navigate a challenging space of censorship, surveillance, and unprofessional newsmakers.
Gaza Tribunal Declares Israel Guilty of Genocide, Urges Global Action
Civil society jury calls for sanctions, UN action, and moral awakening after yearlong hearings across London, Sarajevo, and Istanbul.
Inside Gaza Tribunal: Witnesses, Memories Shaped Istanbul Verdict
As the final statement was read, the hall fell into absolute stillness, cameras clicked, translators paused, and some attendees wept quietly.
Pakistan-Afghanistan Talks Pivot Amid High Stakes, 3rd Day in Istanbul
A draft proposal from the Afghan side, fresh cross-border clashes, and a stern warning from Islamabad underscore how fragile the truce is as delegations seek a ...