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A scrap dealer is standing in his workshop that has been bulldozed by the Jammu & Kashmir revenue department as part of an ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Srinagar. Credit: Adil Abbas

23 May 2023 6 minute read

Kashmiris are living in fear of demolitions

A government policy to ‘reclaim’ state land has had dire consequences for many families in Kashmir, writes Kasturi...

Rohingya-built temporary shanties often persist in dilapidated conditions in Jammu. Picture credit. Kamran Yousuf.

31 Jul 2022 5 minute read

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Pushed out

A renewed crackdown on refugee camps in Kashmir is forcing Rohingya refugees out of India and back to Bangladesh and Myanmar...

6 Oct 2019 3 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

Radical readings on Kashmir

As Kashmir enters the 64th day of a communications blackout, Ammar Bukhari recommends a reading list on the...

30 Apr 2019 5 minute read

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Kashmir’s ever-present torture chambers

Umar Lateef Misgar reports on an alleged victim of the policing crackdown in Kashmir: a school teacher who...

4 Apr 2019 1 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

The depth of a scar: Kashmir’s PTSD crisis

A photo story by Faisal Magray explores the psychological toll of Kashmir’s decades-long conflict.

19 Apr 2018 4 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

Surreal scenes outside Modi visit

Rahila Gupta reports on this week’s pro and anti-Modi protests in London.

1 May 2017 1 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Kashmir's pashmina woes

Machine manufacturing of Pashmina scarves has saturated the market, leaving artisans without hope of a secure future, writes...

1 Nov 2016 6 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

A 'lawless law' stifles dissent in Kashmir

Police in Kashmir are taking hundreds of protesters in administrative custody using the Public Safety Act, report ...

22 Sep 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

When India’s soldiers return in body bags

As the country mourns its loss there is a proliferation of mindless patriotism, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara...

12 Jul 2016 3 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

From Kashmir and Chilcot to Black Lives Matter

Will opportunities to move society forward be lost? Mari Marcel Thekaekara asks.

1 Dec 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Arrest, harass… and counsel?

Uzma Falak questions police tactics in Kashmir.

21 Oct 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

‘Non-lethal’ weapon hospitalizes Kashmir boy

Nine-year-old Aamir is the latest victim of state violence and denial, reports Uzma Falak.

11 Aug 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Kashmir’s wave of ‘quality militancy’

Are new generations of armed youth challenging India’s dominance? Uzma Falak reports from the region.

9 Jul 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Kashmir: unsettling questions

Uzma Falak reports on state violence within the India-controlled region.

1 Jun 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Blinded in ‘paradise’

With India touting Kashmir as a dream tourist destination, Uzma Falak reports on the reality – and the...

14 May 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Dilemma of justice under Indian rule in Kashmir

Uzma Falak reports on a problem of powerlessness and the struggle against it.

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