India - News media and Internet totally censored in Kashmir

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's suppression of all news outlets – including TV news channels, newspapers and mobile Internet service – in the Kashmir Valley since 9 February, when Kashmiri militant Mohammad Afzal Guru's execution in New Delhi revived political tension in the troubled region. Arrested shortly after the December 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, Afzal Guru was hanged for his role in the attack as a member of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Kashmiri armed (...)

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