Two days after a group of journalists accompanied by armed forces forcibly took over the Kashmir Press Club, authorities shut the club citing deregistration of the body.
Two days after a group of journalists accompanied by armed forces forcibly took over the Kashmir Press Club, authorities shut the club citing deregistration of the body. The incident which many say was carried out like a military-style coup was widely condemned by journalists and journalist bodies in India. Many see this and the subsequent action by the government as part of a larger crackdown to silence journalists in the region.