Attacked by both sides: journalists caught in the crossfire between the Indian government and militant groups fighting for India-controlled Kashmir’s independence by AlasdairPal fayazbukhari
SRINAGAR - Most nights in recent weeks, journalist Asif Qureshi’s phone vibrates with a message from a known number of Jaish-e-Mohammed , a Pakistan-based militant group that killed 40 Indian paramilitary policemen in a suicide attack in Kashmir in February: “Allah always keeps you in safety and security”.
Both sides are making increasing attempts to control the flow of information, journalists say, after the conflict in Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region claimed by both India and Pakistan, escalated dramatically over the past few months. Many reporters say that self-censorship is often the only option to keep working safely in the region.Srinagar’s Press Enclave, where many newspapers and TV channels have offices, has been under armed guard since Shujaat Bukhari, the editor of several newspapers and a high-profile moderate in Kashmir, was shot dead outside his office by unknown gunmen in June 2018. No one has been charged in connection with the crime.
“We have written to the government of India for a reason, but so far they have not provided it,” said Sajjad Ansari, the vice president of the Guild and editor of the Kashmir Observer, another leading newspaper. Gulzar Ahmed Shabnam, the director of information for Jammu & Kashmir state, declined to comment on the withdrawal of advertising.
Qureshi said locals often become aggressive when they saw the ABP News badge on his equipment, recognising it as a national outlet.
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