ABSTRACT

The communication restrictions in Indian administered Kashmir has come to an end on 5 February 2021, the ban on high-speed internet was going on since 5 August 2019 when Narendra Modi led government stripped Article 370 of the Indian constitution that provides quasi-autonomy to the region. Though Kashmiris are very much used to these kinds of blackouts but what makes it unprecedented is the duration of this longest ever communication blockade [550 days] in the history of any democracy. These challenges, coupled with intimidation, threats and movement restrictions by the state make it too difficult for the media to operate freely in the region. This paper is an attempt towards analysing the events after the abrogation of Article 370 and the impact it has on press freedom in the region. Also, an effort has been made to understand the perception of local journalists reporting from ground zero post August 2019.

摘要

印控克什米尔的通信限制已于 2021 年 2 月 5 日结束，自 2019 年 8 月 5 日纳伦德拉·莫迪 (Narendra Modi) 领导的政府废除了印度宪法第 370 条规定的准自治权以来，高速互联网禁令仍在继续地区。尽管克什米尔人非常习惯这种停电，但让这种情况史无前例的是这种有史以来最长的通信封锁持续时间 [550 天]，这在任何民主国家的历史上都是如此。这些挑战，加上国家的恐吓、威胁和行动限制，使媒体在该地区自由运作变得非常困难。本文试图分析第 370 条废除后的事件及其对该地区新闻自由的影响。还，