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Violence against the Press
Under threats of
violence from the terrorists, the circulation of national newspapers in
the valley has been banned. Frequently, such bans are also imposed on local
newspapers that are not seen to toe the line. Offices of the Srinagar-based
papers have been frequently subjected to attacks and bombings. By killing
the highly respected editor, of a local Srinagar Daily, 'Al Safa' and the
Director of the local television station, the lethal nature of these threats
was reinforced. The terrorists have thus tried to ensure that the Press
in the Valley is effectively gagged.
This is yet another example of the gross violation
of the rights to life, freedom, vocation and information in the Kashmir
Valley.
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Case No.: 1
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Date: 1.5.90
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Place: Srinagar
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Following threats of 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen' against
the circulation of National and Jammu newspapers in Kashmir, news agents
decided not to bring any paper for distribution in Valley.
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Case No.: 2
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Date: 2.10.90
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Place: Dalgate, Srinagar
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Explosion in the house of Sofi Ghulam Mohd, Editor,
Daily 'Srinagar Times'. Car and garage damaged.
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Case No.: 3
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Date: 5.10.90
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Place: Badshah Chowk, Srinagar
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Arson in the office of Daily 'Srinagar Times'. Extensive
damage was caused to the office building.
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Case No.: 4
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Date: 10.10.90
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Place: Badshah Chowk Srinagar
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Arson again in the office of 'Srinagar Times', causing
further extensive damage.
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Case No.: 5
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Date: 4.11.90
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Place: Gowkadal, Srinagar
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A powerful explosion damaged the printing press of
Daily 'Aftab', which also caused extensive damage to the press building.
Loss estimated to be Rs. 50,00,000.
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Case No.: 6
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Date: 20.12.90
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Place: Srinagar
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Pro-Pak extremist group imposed ban on the entry
of English dailies, 'Kashmir Times' and Excelsior', published from Jammu,
into the Valley. The ban was later lifted on February 10,1991.
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Case No.: 7
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Date: 1.3.91
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Place: Srinagar
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'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen' (Nasir-ul-Islam) threatened
the newspapers which were advocating the solution of the 'Kashmir issue'
on the basis of give and take.
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| Muhammad Shaban Vakil, Editor, daily 'Al Safa',
was killed by terrorists in Srinagar on April 23, 1991. |
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Case No.: 8
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Date: 23.4.91
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Place: Srinagar
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Mohd. Shaban Vakil, Editor, Daily 'Al-Safa', was
shot dead in his office.
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Case No.: 9
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Date: 15.5.91
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Place: Srinagar
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The'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen' (Nasir-ul-Islam) had imposed
restrictions on the publication of any statement of Dr. Farooq Abdullah
and Ghulam Rasool Kar and their other colleagues.
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Case No.: 10
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Date: 7.10.91
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Place: Srinagar
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'Mahaz-e-Islami' imposed ban on Delhi published Urdu
periodical 'Al Risala' for depicting Kashmiri terrorists as terrorists.
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Case No.: 11
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Date: 10.9.91
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Place: Pulwama
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Pro-Pak 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen' sent a letter to the
news agents of Pulwama district, threatening stern action for not
giving bold coverage to the activities of HuM.
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Case No.: 12
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Date: 18.2.92
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Place: Srinagar
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A grenade attack in the house of Yusuf Jameel, BBC
Correspondent. The outer wall of the house was damaged.
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Case No.: 13
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Date: 31.3.92
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Place: Srinagar
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A grenade attack in the house of Yusuf Jameel, BBC
Correspondent, resulting in some damage.
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Case No.: 14
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Date: 1.4.92
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Place: Srinagar
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Pro-Pak 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen' banned the entry of
Delhi edition of 'Indian Express' into Kashmir Valley for covering anti-terrorist
write-ups. The outfit further directed its correspondqnt George Joseph
to leave Kashmir within 48 hours for publishing 'anti-movement' articles.
He is now based at Jammu.
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Case No.: 15
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Date: 18.4.92
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Place: Srinagar
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J&K Liberation Army Force imposed a ban on the
publication of all Government/private advertisements in 'Srinagar Times'.
It also threatened to take action against 'Al Safa' news and imposed a
fine of Rs. 1,00,000 on these papers for defying its instructions.
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Case No.: 16
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Date: 2.5.92
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Place: Pampore, Pulwama
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Copies of the local Urdu daily 'Aftab', were set
ablaze by a group of terrorists, alleging that the paper was 'anti movement'.
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Case No.: 17
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Date: 2.5.92
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Place: Srinagar
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JKLF banned circulation of the 'Sunday' weekly published
from Calcutta, in the Valley on the ground that it projected JKLF as pro-Government.
The journalist Ms. Shiraz Sidhva was also barred from visiting the Valley
despite Shiraz writing several articles durlng 1991-92 putting forth the
terrorist point of view. (JKLF has since rescinded its order on Shiraz Sidhva).
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Case No.: 18
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Date: 14.5.92
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Place: Srinagar
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'Al Umar Mujahideen' imposed a ban on the entry of
periodical 'Sunday Times' into the Kashmir Valley.
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Case No.: 19
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Date: 16.10.92
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Place: Srinagar
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Syed Ghulam Nabi, Joint Director Information, J&K,
was kidnapped and held captive for four days and subjected to torture before
being killed.
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| Syed Ghulam Nabi, Joint Director of the Department
of Information, was shot dead by the terrorists. He had earlier been abducted
on October 16, 1992. |
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Case No.: 20
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Date: 23.10.92
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Place: Safakadal, Srinagar
Terrorists opened fire on a group of journalists.
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