Human Rights
Reports, violations, and peace efforts in the region.
Reports Emerge of Heavy Operation and Drone Strikes in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir’s Bagh District
Social media and local reports allege multiple drone strikes and civilian casualties in Pindi, South Bagh, amid security operations following a long-march announcement. Unverified reports and videos shared across social media on October 29, 2026, pointed to a heavy security operation, intense gunfire, and alleged drone strikes in the Pindi area of South Bagh in […]
Maryum Batool Ainee Leads Women’s Economic Empowerment in Gilgit-Baltistan Through Entrepreneurship
From Skardu's pioneering professional beautician to chamber founder, Maryum Batool Ainee is expanding vocational education and economic opportunities for women across Gilgit-Baltistan. SKARDU — Over the past two decades, Maryum Batool Ainee has emerged as a prominent figure in women's entrepreneurship and vocational training across Gilgit-Baltistan. Recognized as the region's first professional beautician, she has […]
A Sister’s Open Letter After Rawalakot Killing Shines Light on Civilian Cost of Unrest
Seventeen years after her brother’s childhood note, a grieving sister in Rawalakot shares an...
HRCP Fact-Finding Mission Visits Gilgit Press Club to Review Press Freedom and Digital Rights
A six-member Human Rights Commission of Pakistan delegation met with local journalists in Gilgit...
Journalist Azra Alam’s Family Detained After Police Raid Home in Attock Release
Following journalist Azra Alam's release after 40 days in Attock Jail, police reportedly raided...
A Daughter of Kashmir Falls: Questions of Justice and Media Recklessness in Fariha Ibrahim Case
Dateline: BAGH / LAHORE – The death of 22-year-old Dr. Fariha Ibrahim, a final-year medical student from the mountainous district of Bagh in Azad...
Families Seek Answers as Two Kashmiri Men Disappear After Alleged Detention in Rawalpindi
Muzaffarabad / Rawalakot — Serious concerns have emerged over the reported disappearance of two young men from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, who were allegedly taken into...
Kashmiri Pilgrim Off-Loaded from Islamabad Flight Despite Complete Documentation
Muzaffarabd: The troubling practice of off-loading pilgrims from flights at Islamabad International Airport continues, raising concerns over procedural fairness and accountability. Despite holding valid...
Kashmiri Pro-Independence Leader Offloaded from Islamabad Airport While En Route for Umrah, Raising Serious Questions Over Religious Freedom and Travel Rights
Kotli, Pakistan-administered Kashmir: The offloading of a Kashmiri political leader from Islamabad International Airport, preventing him from performing Umrah, has triggered renewed concern over...
Arrest of Journalist Sohrab Barkat Sparks Outrage Across Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Muzaffarabad: The arrest of young journalist Sohrab Barkat from Rawalakot has triggered widespread outrage across Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PAJK), with senior members of the...
Parallel Chains: How Schedule IV and PSA Tighten the Grip on Kashmir
On opposite sides of the Line of Control, Kashmiris live under the shadow of two strikingly similar laws that shape their daily existence. In...
Senior Advocate Withdraws From MLA Mehraj Malik’s PSA Case Amid Controversy
Senior Advocate Nirmal K. Kotwal has officially withdrawn from representing Doda MLA Mehraj Malik in the ongoing Public Safety Act (PSA) case, after videos...
Doda Under Restrictions for Fifth Day as PSA Detention of MLA Mehraj Malik Sparks Unrest
Doda (Indian Administered Kashmir) – For the fifth consecutive day, restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS) remained in force across...
Kashmir Tensions Rise: Father of Jailed AAP MLA Mehraj Malik Hospitalized in Jammu as Protests Intensify
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator, Mehraj Malik, has been detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), sparking days of...
‘He Was Not a Criminal’: Gujjar Youth Shot Dead by Police in Jammu, Family Demands Justice
Jammu | Indian administered Jammu Kashmir: A young tribal man from the Gujjar community was shot dead by police in Jammu on Thursday, sparking...
“Dragged, Beaten, and Silenced”: Tribal Communities in Indian-administered Kashmir Accuse Army of Brutality and Land Grabbing
Srinagar, Dhokmanpura, Indian-administered Kashmir: In a harrowing account emerging from the high-altitude summer pastures known locally as Dhoks in Indian-administered Kashmir, dozens of tribal...
Courts Begin Secretly Charging Kashmiri Activists as State Escalates Crackdown on Rights Movement
Special Correspondent | Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir — July 2025: In Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have quietly begun presenting court charges (chalans)...
Kashmiri Doctor Stopped by Pakistani Authorities From Boarding US-Bound Flight
Muzaffarabad/Washington, D.C. — July 21, 2025 | The Azadi Times: In a disturbing development raising serious concerns about civil liberties in Pakistan, a Kashmiri-origin...
Kashmir’s Democratic Rebirth: Tanveer Ahmed’s Vision for a Truly Representative Government in 2025
Muzaffarabad | The Azadi Times | July 7, 2025] — An unprecedented political transformation is quietly reshaping Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), where a...