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 emotional response following his fatal shooting during June protests.
Months after 26-year-old Fahad Barkat was shot...
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...
J&K Democratic Party Chairperson Nabila Irshad Detained in Islamabad, Rawalpindi Home Raided
Advocate Nabila Irshad was reportedly taken from her Islamabad residence, while police raided the Rawalpindi home of vlogger and activist Azra Alam, according to family and local reports. Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Party Chairperson and lawyer Nabila Irshad was reportedly detained by police from her residence in Islamabad late last night, while security personnel also […]
Human Rights Council Condemns Inspector General’s Behavior Toward Journalist in Islamabad
HRC-AJK expresses deep concern over the Azad Kashmir police chief's conduct toward journalist Haider...
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...
Kashmiri Youth Detained by Indian Army: Mental Health Ignored, Humanity Questioned
Arib Ahmed’s Arrest Raises Alarm Over Civilian Rights in Kashmir’s Disputed Zones
Datote, Kotli (Pakistan-administered Kashmir), June 30, 2025 — The recent arrest of Arib...
Kashmiri Singer Asif Hashmi’s Wife’s Brother Held Hostage
Bagh, AJ&K (Pakistan administered Kashmir) — In a deeply troubling development, Nusrat Qureshi, member of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and the wife of...