In Kashmir, Security Searches Lead to Sexual Abuse
India’s renewed Cordon and Search Operations are proving a nightmare for Kashmir’s women.
The Diplomat / August 2018
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India’s renewed Cordon and Search Operations are proving a nightmare for Kashmir’s women.
The Diplomat / August 2018
Sexual violence by the security forces in Kashmir has received little judicial and public scrutiny. Among the few cases that have received public attention, accounts of male survivors and forced sodomy are rare
The Caravan / July 2018
Chandro Tomar, the country's oldest sharpshooter who has won dozens of championships, now teaches young people.
Al Jazeera / May 2018
Shocking headlines from Delhi have failed to stop the dangers faced by women every day
The New Arab / March 2018
Villagers living near the Line of Control in Kashmir are bearing the brunt of a recent uptick in shelling.
The Diplomat / March 2018
Stone-pelters in the Valley want the event broadcast in real time, so that ‘people understand how stones are answered with bullets’.
Scroll / April 2017
The seeds of the massive cyber attack that disrupted hospitals across England and affected almost 100 countries including India on Friday were sown by a mysterious hacking group "Shadow Brokers" in April when it leaked a hacking tool called "Eternal Blue"
The Week / May 2017
In order to ward off growing cyber threats against the banking and finance sector, standardising security infrastructure is the key and deploying secure Cloud services is the first step towards that, a top State Bank of India (SBI) executive has emphasise
Business Standard / June 2017
At a time when serpentine queues continue to grow outside ATMs across the country following the demonetisation move, a top executive of Intel Security has warned that ATMs in India are susceptible to security breaches.
Financial Express / December 2016
A rash of videos showing security forces assaulting Kashmiri youth flooded social media on Friday, after internet services were restored in the valley following the Srinagar parliamentary by-poll.
Business Standard / April 2017
Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, the Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in a gunfight with security forces on Saturday in south Kashmir's Tral, turned to militancy in April 2015 after the killing of Khalid Muzaffar, the younger brother of slain militant Burhan Wani.
Business Standard / May 2017
Even as officials denied it was routine policing practice, dozens of incidents have been reported in recent weeks in which security forces have checked photos, videos and WhatsApp messages of civilians on their smartphones.
Economic Times / August 2017
بھارتی پارلیمان کے قریب جنتر منتر پر کسی ریلی کے انعقاد سے حکومت کو پریشانی ہو سکتی ہے لیکن بہت سے لوگ ایسے ہیں جو ان مواقع کا انتظار کرتے رہتے ہیں۔
BBC Urdu / March 2016
Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat knew trouble was imminent when he saw a couple of army jeeps roaming around at dawn in Dialgam village in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on July 1. He rushed home after offering his morning prayers but soon, the loudspeaker of the lo
The Wire / July 2017
Indian forces on May 27 killed eleven Kashmiris, including Sabzar Ahmad Bhat the successor of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, in Indian-occupied Kashmir. It is a huge death toll when the Muslim dominated-valley and the Kashmiri youth are already disturbed and frust
The Express Tribune / May 2017
उत्तर कश्मीर के सोपोर में हाल में हुए विधानसभा चुनाव के तीन दिन बाद पांच अज्ञात बंदूक़धारियों ने गांव के हेगाम इलाक़े के एक गांव के सरपंच को अग़वा कर लिया. अगली सुबह कश्मीर पुलिस को एक बाग़ से सरपंच की गोलियों से छलनी लाश मिली. बीबीसी ने ऐसे कुछ परिवारों
BBC Hindi / December 2014
भारत प्रशासित कश्मीर में गांदरबल ज़िले के कुछ गांवों में पख़्तून बहुल आबादी रहती है. बहुत पहले ही अफ़गानिस्तान और पाकिस्तान से आकर यहां बसे लोग अपनी भाषा, परम्पराओं और रहन-सहन को लेकर काफ़ी सतर्क हैं. कश्मीर में मतदान के दौरान भी यहां महिलाएं घर से नहीं न
BBC Hindi / November 2014
In spring, when all the farmers of the village tilled their lands and sowed crops, Hameed would do all the work himself. His wife helped him at some occasions but not when the work would be heavy and apt for men only. Hameed felt envious when he saw other
Kashmir Lit / August 2014
The night has fallen long ago and I won’t be stalking sleep tonight. Their guns have stopped to roar for a while, but they will resume again. They have difficulty in locating me in this dilapidated house at night and I am taking its benefit. But for how l
Raiot / May 2016
The Quint’s Susnata Paul illustrates poignant prose written by Qadri Inzamam about growing up in a conflict-ridden Kashmir valley.
The Quint / August 2016
On the footpath along the Dal lake, where the organizers of ‘Asia’s Longest Iftar Party’ had spread carpets, sat around 50-60 kids (later the number increased) – all orphans –morosely. I talked to many of them and it was obvious from their conversations t
Two Circles / July 2015
Cab drivers in Kashmir are often taken to ferry military or police. They dread nothing more
Kashmir Ink / November 2017
If you’re looking for some children’s literature at a bookshop in Kashmir, don’t be surprised to find nothing written by local authors. You may end up leaving with a children’s book written by foreign authors. Grimm’s Fairy Stories, for example
Kashmir Ink / April 2016
Resentment what is perceived to be a biased media has led to journalists being beaten up and being prevented from doing their jobs.
Scroll / August 2016
When you’ve been locked up in an unknown dingy cold room for a time, you realise that the difference between days and nights doesn’t mean much anymore. You don’t notice how the night swallows the bright day and how the day resurrects every morning. The da
Kindle Magazine / September 2015
Every night, in his bed, Altaf thinks about the mountain passes and the forests he has to pass through to return home. These musings are frightening but soothes him when he imagines himself in his home, in Srinagar. He has somehow managed to count the dis
Kindle Magazine / February 2014
In light of the recent killing of the Sarpanch of a village in Sopore, Haziq Qadri and Qadri Inzamam take a closer look at this recent phenomenon of unknown gunmen targeting members of the Panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir.
Kindle Magazine / December 2014
During a protest against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, a section of Kashmiri youth were heard raising pro-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) slogans. Qadri Inzamam, tries to study the effect of this new force, on the already complex dynamics o
Kindle Magazine / July 2014
He cuts a square-shaped piece of cloth from a long roll of white Dasterkhwan, then draws a crescent and a star on its one half and paints it green on the other, thus completing a Pakistani flag. Though the crescent and star on the flag are not neatly draw
The Kashmir Reader / September 2016
“Watching them fearlessly throwing stones at the signs of occupation sent a chill down my spine and I don’t remember how I grabbed a stone, ran forward and hurled it at the group of Indian forces.”
The Kashmir Reader / August 2016
The second time Sheema saw him, on a late afternoon, her heart started to beat faster – so much so that she could hear her chest throb. Her knees shook and she walked hurriedly. This was not her love for the man but disgust and fear.
The Express Tribune / December 2016
About an hour’s journey from Srinagar, Kashmir a road running between the vast paddy fields diverts towards a cluster of small villages called Gutlibagh. It is polling day in the village and men of different ages are gathered in small clusters in the vill
The Express Tribune / December 2014
Imagine a day without knowing where your loved one is. Now imagine a lifetime. But for the hundreds of families in Kashmir — whose sons, brothers, husbands and fathers have been missing for years — there is little left to imagine since this is a reality t
The Express Tribune / August 2014
As The Toll Mounts, Local Resentment Against Kashmiri Policemen Grows
The Caravan / July 2016
Shabir Ahamd Bhat is a star cricketer for Rahim Greens in Indian-administered Kashmir, but with only one leg his struggle to success has been real.
The New Arab / December 2017
Young men recount tales of horror in prison
Tribune Labs / April 2016
Tamana’s mother, Shameema, recalled that she was initially unable to fathom why her daughter’s eye was bleeding either. A little later, they realised that Tamana had been hit by a rubber pellet.
The Caravan / July 2016
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