By Sarwar Kashani and Shah Abbas Srinagar, India, Aug 18 (EFE).- India’s move to register up to 2.5 million outside voters in Kashmir has drawn angry reactions from locals, with experts warning that the controversial move may permanently alter the electoral rolls of the disputed region. Kashmiris are concerned that the move is part of …
By Sarwar Kashani and Shah Abbas Srinagar, India, Aug 18 (EFE).- India’s move to register up to 2.5 million outside voters in Kashmir has drawn angry reactions from locals, with experts warning that the controversial move may permanently alter the electoral rolls of the disputed region. Kashmiris are concerned that the move is part of …
The NCHRO condemns the arresting of Mandeep Punia and demands immediate release of locked up journalists 03.02.2021 - New Delhi, India. - Pressenza India Indian farmers protest , Singhu Border , Delhi , India. An ongoing protest against the three farm acts which were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. These acts have been described as anti-farmer laws by many farmer unions. Photo by Harvinder Chandigarh. Source: Wikimedia Commons
On January 30, 2021, the police at the Singhu border, where the protesting farmers are gathered, arrested a journalist who was merely doing his job at the site. The journalist, Mandeep Punia had been closely covering the farmers’ protests since last year and has been among the few voices presenting the truth amidst the pack of lies circulated by the mainstream media.