South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, 24 MAY 2014: Farooq Ahmad Shiekh, father of a victim Zahid Farooq has said that he was being pressurised by the senior officials to withdraw the court case wherein he is seeking punishment against the persons involved in his son’s killing.

Srinagar, 24 May 2014  : Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed appeal by the regime led by Omar Abdullah and Government of India against its Single Bench order directing them to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to a family whose two members were killed in custody by Indian Army. Muhammad Yahya Khan and his son Muhammad Shaban Khan were arrested by Indian Army 20-Grenadiers from their Nassalpora in Budgam, in 16/17, 1997 and killed them in custody.

Srinagar, May 21, 2014:The authorities had imposed curfew and strict restrictions in different parts of Srinagar city while all roads leading to the Martyrs Graveyard were sealed to prevent people from converging at the Eidgah. 

Srinagar, May 21, 2014: An Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force trooper harassed and forcing a woman to marry her daughter with him, said a complaint against him in Shopian district.  
Jammu and Kashmir police have registered harassment and intimidation case against a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force trooper after a woman from India's Orissa filed a complaint against him in south Kashmiris Shopian district.  

Srinagar, 19 May , 2014:A 7-year-old girl Simran Akhtar, was killed and two others including Fayaz Ahmed Parrey, 5 year,  were injured after the Indian Army’s leftover shell went off at Drang area of Tosa Maidan in Badgam, today.  Firing of the  Indian army has left at least seventy civilians dead and disabled hundreds.

Srinagar, May, 18  2014: Unidentified gunmen in an inhuman act had tied a 24-year old college student Abid Dar son Ghulam Nabi Dar to a tree trunk before shooting him in his head from a point blank range during the intervening night at Tarzoo in Sopore. Police said he was final year student of Govt Degree College Sopore identified as Abid Nabi Dar son of Ghulam Nabi.

Srinagar, May 17, 2014: A court in Srinagar reserved decision on a plea by a lady doctor for staying proceedings in the case against Congress leader and puppet former health minister Shabir Ahmad Khan accused of molesting the doctor in January 28 this year.
 The victim has sought stay of the proceedings on the ground that an SLP was pending disposal before the Supreme Court of India. The SLP seeks setting aside the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order granting bail to the accused.

Srinagar, May 17, 2014: A policeman of Indian Reserve Police (IRP) 13th Battalion raped  a girl  at Aadipora in Kunzer area of Baramulla district.

Srinagar: Friday, May 2nd, 2014: Several Kashmir journalists said that  police harassed and barred them from doing their professional duty during a protest in  Srinagar on Friday.
The journalists said that policemen hurled abused them and they were chased. “We went to Hyderpora in the afternoon. There were protests. But police stopped us from covering them. They abused us and also chased us,” Tauseef Mustafa, who works as a photographer with AFP said. He said police forced us to leave the spot.

Srinagar, May 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Young Journalist Association (JKYJA) in a statement to media have strongly condemned the act of government forces to stop the Journalists performing their duties. Taking strong notice of the forces Action the JKYJA has called for one hour sit in protest on the occasion of World Press Day to be observed on 03 May. 
The spokesman further said that apart from being the forth pillar of Democracy the Media is the voice of all corners of life, but unfortunately we are being barred on every occasion.