'Don't Gag Media' and 'Down with Media Policy 2020' journalist carried banners in IOK.

ISLAMABAD -- Dozens of journalists carrying banners that read 'Don't Gag Media' and 'Down with Media Policy 2020' the protesters shouted slogans against media restrictions in the territory, in Indian Occupied Kashmir.

According reporter the journalists gathered under the banner of 'J and K Media Guild' outside Press Club in Srinagar and demanded immediate rollback of the so-called policy.

'The new media policy is aimed at gagging journalists in Kashmir. The framers of the policy must understand that we are a pillar of democracy and importantly as equally as three other pillars,' they said.

'The media policy is against all newspapers, news channels and all other news platforms. The policy makes it binding a...

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