Crushing freedom of expression: Kashmiri activists slam India's censorship in IIOJK.

ISLAMABAD -- Kashmiri activists and International Muslim women have criticized the Indian government for its repressive policies aimed at criminalizing freedom of expression and using new censorship methods to stifle critical voices in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The allegations, made during an interactive dialogue hosted by the World Muslim Congress, in partnership with international Muslim women have raised concerns over human rights violations in IIoJK.

The interactive session held in Geneva was attended and addressed by Kashmir Institute of International Relations Chairman Altaf Hussain Wani , Sardar Amjad Yousaf , Dr. Waleed Rasool, Fahim Akram Kayani, Syed Faiz Naqshbandi, Dr. Shugafta Ashraf and others.

Briefing the international audience about the Indian government's massive crackdown-campaign to criminalize freedom of opinion and expression,they highlighted the government's crackdown on dissenting voices through censorship, arbitrary detentions, and attacks on journalists.

The speakers pointed out that since August 2019, the denial of access to information, censorship, and harassment had become alarmingly frequent, and even journalists, civil society activists, and rights defenders were booked under sedition charges for raising their voice against repression and use of excessive force by the Indian occupied forces.

The speakers also noted that the media freedom in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir had been deteriorating since Modi took the reins of power in New Delhi, with undue restrictions imposed under...