In February 2022, Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir Walla, was taken into police custody for reporting on civilian deaths, charged with spreading fake news.
Since India's revocation of Article 370 in 2019, Kashmiri journalists have faced background checks, press pass revocations, and accusations of terrorism.
Similarly, Pakistani and Chinese authorities employ censorship, intimidation, and erasure across the Line of Control.
The question remains: what does it mean for journalism when truth becomes criminal?
what does it mean for journalism when truth itself becomes criminal?
This is a global conflict, where national security is used against press freedom, echoing in places like Palestine.
It exposes the hypocrisy of democracies, like Australia, that claim to defend free speech but turn a blind eye when it matters most.
Author's summary: Journalism is under attack globally.