{"id":2786,"date":"2025-11-20T15:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:38:20","slug":"police-raid-kashmir-times-media-office-in-jammu-reports-freedom-of-the-press-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2786","title":{"rendered":"Police raid Kashmir Times media office in Jammu: Reports | Freedom of the Press News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Kashmir Times says raid in Indian-administered Kashmir marks \u2018yet another attempt to silence\u2019 its reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have raided an office of the Kashmir Times, local news outlets are reporting, fuelling concerns about a deepening crackdown on press freedom in the disputed territory.<\/p>\n<p>The State Investigation Agency, a branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, carried out searches at the office in Jammu on Thursday, The Hindu newspaper and other outlets reported.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The police agency did not immediately release a statement on the raid, The Hindu said.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear what prompted the incident, but some news outlets said authorities have accused the Kashmir Times of promoting activities against the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Kashmir Times rejected that allegation, describing the raid on its office as \u201cyet another attempt to silence us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bizarre allegations against us are baseless,\u201d the news outlet said in a statement shared on its website on Thursday.\u00a0\u201cCriticising the government is not the same as being inimical to the state. In fact, it is the very opposite,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA robust, questioning press is essential to a healthy democracy. Our work of holding power to account, investigating corruption, amplifying marginalised voices strengthens our nation. It does not weaken it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a global press freedom organisation, also raised concerns about the raid and called on police to return any documents or other property that was seized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe raid on the Kashmir Times office is deeply troubling and raises concerns about increasing pressure on media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d Kunal Majumder, CPJ\u2019s Asia-Pacific programme coordinator, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthorities must clearly explain the legal basis for this action and ensure that any investigation is conducted with transparency and full respect for due process. News outlets should not face punitive action simply for doing their journalistic work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, India revoked the special status for Indian-administered Kashmir, which had given the area a degree of autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian government also bifurcated Kashmir into two regions \u2013 Jammu and Kashmir in the west and Ladakh in the east \u2013 to be ruled directly from New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>The population of Kashmir is overwhelmingly Muslim. Pakistan controls the northern and western portions, namely Azad Kashmir, Gilgit and Baltistan, while India controls the southern and southeastern parts, including the Kashmir Valley and its biggest city, Srinagar, as well as Jammu and Ladakh.<\/p>\n<p>India and Pakistan have fought wars over Kashmir since the end of British colonial rule, and the partition in 1947 led to the creation of Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. Both countries continue to assert claims to the entire region of Kashmir.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe raid on the Kashmir Times office is deeply troubling and raises concerns about increasing pressure on media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d said CPJ\u2019s Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder. \u201cAuthorities must clearly explain the legal basis for this action and ensure\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CPJ Asia (@CPJAsia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPJAsia\/status\/1991431091270611320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kashmir Times says raid in Indian-administered Kashmir marks \u2018yet another attempt to silence\u2019 its reporting. 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