Kashmir independent press club shut down in media crackdown
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi from World news | The Guardian on (#5V3QC)
Authorities close organisation after pro-government journalists and police storm its premises
The future of press freedom in Indian-administered Kashmir has been thrown into question after pro-government journalists and police officers forcibly took over its independent press club, which the authorities later shut down.
The incident, which follows the harassment and detention of dozens of journalists in Kashmir in recent months, is the latest attack on independent journalism in the region, which is disputed between India and Pakistan.
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