Kashmir: 'I could land up in jail if I express myself freely'
On 5 August last year India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, split it into two federally-run territories and imposed an unprecedented lockdown. Jehangir Ali reports from Srinagar on why the move has come as a blow to freedom of expression in the valley.
Ms Bano believes that security forces picked up her son. The Indian army has always denied such charges. "I tried to capture the pain of separation. It could be an expression of a mother's longing for her son, or of lovers or friends who were separated due to the lockdown," said Mr Kawa. As the lockdown was imposed, Mr Naqshbandi couldn't draw. He had to deal with the anxieties of his seven-year-old son who kept asking questions about not being able to go to school or play with his friends. He resumed work only months later.
In February, Outlook magazine journalist Naseer Ganai was questioned by police for reporting on a statement by an outlawed separatist group.
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