South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

 New Delhi, July 21, 2013: Amnesty International has urged the Kashmir authorities to conduct a full, impartial and effective investigation into all instances of use of force by Indian troops and police that resulted in killing or injuring of protesters in Ramban district.

New York, July 20, 2013: The New York-based world rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged India to appoint an independent commission to promptly and transparently investigate the killing of protesters by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troops in Ramban  in Kashmir.

Posted by Kashmir Life on July 22, 2013 :In Gulshani Banat Hostel in Budgam’s Chadoora area, around 100 orphan girls are enrolled for learning. Some of these daughters have lost their parents to ill-timed fate, but most lost to ‘conflict’ back Valley. Kashmir Life’s Photojournalist, Bilal Bahadur tells visual story of orphan daughters of vale.

Srinagar, Thursday, 18 Jul 2013: Indian paramilitary forces have killed at least eight civilians and injured 42 others when Border Security Force (BSF) troopers fired at protesters in  Ramban district this morning.

Srinagar, May 07 Tuesday,2013 : Abdul Majid (40) sells ice cream and mobile recharge to devotees who visit the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), popularly known as Dastgeer Sahib, at Khanyar in downtown Srinagar. His shop is in the busy corner of the area next to the shrine, a public park and a graveyard. He prefers the world of escapism, but when someone asks him about that fateful day, he is forthcoming to tell his story.

Srinagar, May 08,2013:  Frisking and identification parades of the people by Indian troops continue in Kulgam district.  Locals told a daily english in Srinagar that they were being subjected to harassment and humiliation on the pretext of security by the personnel of Indian paramilitary 62 Rashtriya Rifles camped at Hatipora, Yaripora in the  district. 

Srinagar, 7 May 2013: Amid protest demonstrations, complete shutdown was observed on Tuesday in Wuyen Bala village of Pampore in South Kashmir against the establishment of another Indian Army camp in residential area.
Hundreds of people including women and students, came on roads, raised anti-Army and anti-government slogans, and demanded immediate withdrawal of Indian Army from the area.

On October 13, 1983, Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat alias Mushtaq-ul-Islam of Batamaloo, Srinagar was arrested by the police at cricket stadium in Srinagar for allegedly trying to dig the pitch during one day international match between India and West Indies.

By Martin Banks - 6th May 2013:  UK MEP Sajjad Karim has called for an investigation following the discovery of 'mass graves' in Kashmir.The centre right deputy has also condemned EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton for her "muted" response to demands that those responsible be brought to justice. His comments come with the launch of a petition to the EU designed to highlight the current situation in Kashmir, a mountainous region which has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for more than 60 years.

Srinagar May 03, 2013: The Jammu & Kashmir Young Journalists Association (JKYJA) has held an important meeting at its office situated at Lal Chowk Srinagar to celebrate the 20 th annual World Press Freedom Day Journalists  and remembered those fearless journalists  who have died for their cause.