India-backed Kashmir administration bans 25 books, including works by Arundhati Roy and A.G. Noorani
Writers, scholars raise concerns over shrinking space for dissent in Kashmir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir…
On November 10th, Indian state banned entry and usage of at least nine properties including a yet to be functional school building belonging to socio-religious welfare organization Jamaat-e-Islami, following instructions by the notorious State Investigation Agency. The directions have been issued under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The Government of India has already declared the Jamaat-e-Islami as an “unlawful association”, detained many of their activists, and shut down many schools for the needy and the destitute that the organization used to run.[6]