Kashmir Observer
| Format | Broadsheet |
|---|---|
| Editor | Sajjad Haider |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Srinagar |
| Website | kashmirobserver |
Kashmir Observer is an Indian 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 (2016-10-03). "J&K Govt Shuts Down Newspaper For Inciting Violence". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "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 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Viewpoint: 'Killing the truth' in Kashmir". BBC News. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Lepeska, David (2023-05-31). "'No thought, no progress'— when libraries began dying in Kashmir, educated started reading less". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Rashid, Abdul; Sultan, Farah (2021-07-28). Know Your State Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9092-6.
- ^ "Kashmir Observer | Scroll.in". Kashmir Observer. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Hameed, Mustafa (2016-07-18). "Indian authorities shut down media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2016-07-16). "Major crackdown on media in Kashmir: Police raid newspaper offices, block cable TV". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Joy, Shemin. "Kashmiri journalist questioned in Asiya Andrabi case". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ migrator (2018-07-15). "NIA questions Auqib for 3 hours, summoned again today". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Raza, Danish (2020-07-31). "India arrests dozens of journalists in clampdown on critics of Covid-19 response". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "One more blow to press freedom in India". Frontline. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2023-12-04.