Kashmir Observer
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Editor | Sajjad Haider |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Srinagar |
| Website | kashmirobserver |
Kashmir Observer is a daily English language newspaper published from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir since 1996.[1] [2] Sajjad Haider, a past president of Kashmir Editors Guild, is its editor-in-chief.[3] [4] Besides the print and online formats, its stories are republished by other media outlets.[5] [6]
Controversies
[edit ]Police raided offices of several newspapers in Srinagar including Kashmir Observer in 2016, and halted printing presses, confiscated printed papers due for delivery, and briefly detained printing and delivery staff.[7] [8]
Auqib Javed, a reporter with Kashmir Observer, was questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2018 in the Asiya Andrabi case.[9] [10]
Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai, a reporter for Kashmir Observer, was thrashed and arrested by the police when he was out for work during COVID lockdown in 2020.[11] [12]
References
[edit ]- ^ Tripathi, Anurag (2016年10月03日). "J&K Govt Shuts Down Newspaper For Inciting Violence". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ "Besieged by threats and arrests, Kashmir's newspapers try to survive under Delhi's rule | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism". reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ "Viewpoint: 'Killing the truth' in Kashmir". BBC News. 2010年10月16日. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Lepeska, David (2023年05月31日). "'No thought, no progress'— when libraries began dying in Kashmir, educated started reading less". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Rashid, Abdul; Sultan, Farah (2021年07月28日). Know Your State Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9092-6.
- ^ "Kashmir Observer | Scroll.in". Kashmir Observer. 2020年02月21日. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Hameed, Mustafa (2016年07月18日). "Indian authorities shut down media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2016年07月16日). "Major crackdown on media in Kashmir: Police raid newspaper offices, block cable TV". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Joy, Shemin. "Kashmiri journalist questioned in Asiya Andrabi case". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ migrator (2018年07月15日). "NIA questions Auqib for 3 hours, summoned again today". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ Raza, Danish (2020年07月31日). "India arrests dozens of journalists in clampdown on critics of Covid-19 response". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023年12月04日.
- ^ "One more blow to press freedom in India". Frontline. 2021年08月13日. Retrieved 2023年12月04日.