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Press Crackdown Intensifies in Kashmir

200-plus journalists reportedly summoned by police since 2019

Our Correspondent
Jan 23, 2026
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In what is regarded as an attempt to suppress press freedom in India’s troubled Kashmir region, several journalists including two reporting for national media have been summoned by authorities over their reporting without being told why, earning international criticism from national and international press organizations.

Over the past w…

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