Kashmir Reader
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Haji Hayat Mohammad
Founder(s)Haji Hayat Mohammad
News editorBilal Bhat
FoundedMay 15, 2012
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSrinagar
Websitekashmirreader.com

Kashmir Reader is an English-language daily newspaper published from Srinagar, and is owned by the Helpline Group. It was launched in May 2012[1] with the motto of "Nothing But News".

Kashmir Reader[2] has published articles by well-known Kashmiri writers and journalists, including Gautam Navlakha, Hilal Ahmad Mir, Abdul Mohamin, Yasir Ashraf, Moazum Mohammad Bhat, Bilal Bhat.

Newspaper ban

Kashmir Reader was indefinitely banned for 'inciting violence'[3] by Indian authorities on September 30 during 2016 Kashmir uprising.[4] It was asked to stop publication on the evening of Sunday, October 2.[5] The daily was accused of publishing material that "tends to incite acts of violence" and "disturb public peace and tranquility".[6] Human rights group Amnesty International said the ban was a "setback to free speech" and that the government "cannot shut down a newspaper simply for being critical of the government," calling on authorities to revoke the order.[7][8] The "order does not specifically mention any news items in Kashmir Reader that incited violence," said Aakar Patel, executive director, Amnesty International India.[9] On 28 December, the newspaper resumed publication after the government lifted the ban after nearly three months.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Kashmir Reader. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. ↑ "Till 'Azadi' comes". The Indian Express. 2016-05-30. Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Kashmir newspaper banned for 'inciting violence'". Al Jazeera English. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kashmir newspaper banned to prevent anti-India violence". Fox News. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Hilal, Mir (October 5, 2016). "Kashmir: By banning our newspaper, government is only looking for scapegoats". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kashmir newspaper banned for 'inciting violence'". Al Jazeera English. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech". Amnesty International. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kashmiri newspaper banned for being 'critical of India'". Pakistan Today. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Gov't bans Kashmir newspaper, fearing anti-India violence". Associated Press. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kashmir Reader: Newspaper printing again after ban lifted". BBC News. December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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