Digital access: Kashmir internet blackouts hinder health services, contact tracing
ATHAR PARVAIZ, reports from Thomson Reuters Foundation from Srinigar…
Schools deserted in Indian Kashmir as parents fear more unrest
Srinigar, IndiaReuters Schools reopened in Indian Kashmir’s main city on Monday but most classrooms were empty as parents kept their children home, fearing unrest over the government’s decision two weeks ago to revoke the region’s autonomy. About 200 primary schools were set to open in Srinagar in a sign of normality returning to Muslim majority […]
Thousands protest in Indian Kashmir over new status despite clampdown
Srinigar, IndiaReuters Indian police used tear gas and pellets to fight back at least 10,000 people protesting Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir state in its main city of Srinagar on Friday, a police official and two witnesses said. The demonstration soon after Friday prayers was the largest since authorities locked […]