NC Condemns Assault On Journalists At Nowhatta
SRINAGAR: National Conference on Saturday condemned the thrashing of journalists by police at Jamia Masjid Nowhatta saying the impunity with which such attacks are taking place in Kashmir is ominous and reflective of the everyday reprisals faced by them in their line of duty.
“The reports of police action against two journalists Saqib Majid and Shafat Farooq, who were covering protests at Jamia Masjid, are distressing and condemnable,” said Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar while slamming the incident. “Such unwarranted attacks on journalists have become a norm now. It is not for the first time that such an incident has taken place. Earlier at various instances, the local press fraternity had been subjected to such undue police action. After every such attack, we only get to hear half-hearted assurances from police on stopping such attacks from recurring. Had the administration, in particular, the police reined earlier,
Two Scribes Assaulted In Nowhatta
SRINAGAR: Two journalists were assaulted by the police after protests were witnessed following the culmination of Friday congregation prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
Screengrab of the viral video in which journalists were seen talking police outside the gate of Jamia Masjid Srinagar after two scribes were assaulted.
The two photojournalists identifying themselves as Shafat Farooq, working Cameraperson for BBC and Saqib Majeed, a reputed Freelance photographer said that many media persons had gathered outside Jamia Masjid after protests were reported from the venue ahead of the anticipated release of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.
Kashmir: FIR Against Journalist After Tehsildar Vows Revenge Over Demolition Drive Report
The tehsildar of Hajin, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, has reportedly taken several steps to harass and intimidate reporter Sajad Gul.
Sajad Gul, a freelance journalist in north Kashmir. Photo: By arrangement
Rights22/Feb/2021
Srinagar: A freelance reporter Sajad Gul, based in north Kashmirâs Bandipora district, has been booked for “rioting, trespassing, and assault” after reporting on an alleged demolition drive in Bandipora district for
The Kashmir Walla.
Speaking to
The Wire, Gul says that on February 9, he reported on a demolition drive carried out by the tehsildar of Hajin, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, from an area where the locals had alleged that the officer in question was “harassing and threatening” them, and had also used abusive language against them while conducting the drive.
Condolences Pour In Over Editor Ghulam Nabi Shaida’s Demise
Ghulam Nabi Shaida
KEG
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) expresses grief over the demise of veteran Journalist and Editor Ghulam Nabi Shaida. Shaida was the Owner, Printer and Publisher of Urdu daily ‘Wadi ki Awaaz’.
Shaida Sahab who was not keeping in good health for some time breathed his last at his Srinagar residence during the night.
He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Goripora village of Pulwama district.
Ghulam Nabi Shaida was a fearless and an upright Journalist who would always be unbiased in his work as a journalist.
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