In March 2026, Indian authorities continued to commit grave violations in Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian forces killed at least three people and injured at least eight. Indian authorities suppressed protests against attacks on Iran, detaining over 100 people and throttling communication services. Indian authorities continued their ongoing systematic campaigns of mass detention and collective punishment through raids, cordon-and-search operations and property expropriation. Indian authorities sentenced pro-self-determination activists Asiya Andrabi (life sentence), Sofi Fahmida and Nahida Nasreen (each, 30 years) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their pro-rights speech. Indian authorities forcibly closed Jamia Masjid, Srinagar and prevented Eid prayers for the seventh consecutive year.
Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Emblematic cases include those of human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for almost four and a half years (1,613 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for over three years (1,129 days), human rights lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom—illegally imprisoned for almost two years (667 days) and scholar Shafat Wani—illegally imprisoned for over a year (378 days).

In February 2026, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian forces killed at least six people. Indian authorities continued their ongoing systematic campaigns of mass detention and collective punishment through raids and cordon-and-search operations. Indian authorities continued to deny free expression, including through prosecutions for social media posts, and escalated their ongoing expropriation of land and related violations, including through a military base in a nature preserve, 43 new high-altitude military bases and four new railway lines.
Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Emblematic cases include those of human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for over four years (1,578 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for almost three years (1,094 days), human rights lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom—illegally imprisoned for almost two years (632 days) and scholar Shafat Wani—illegally imprisoned for almost one year (343 days). On February 24, 2026, India’s Supreme Court denied bail to Mian Abdul Qayoom.

In January 2026, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian forces killed at least one person. Indian authorities continued their ongoing systematic campaigns of mass detention and collective punishment through raids, cordon-and-search operations (CASOs) and employment terminations. Indian authorities escalated their crackdown on virtual private network (VPN) use, targeting at least 1,100 people. Indian authorities escalated their repression of Muslim religious institutions and people affiliated with them through a new, extensive surveillance program. Indian authorities continued to intimidate Kashmiri journalists for their reporting, summoning at least six for interrogations.
Thousands of Kashmiri political prisoners continue to be arbitrarily detained, including: human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for over four years (1,556 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for almost three years (1,072 days), human rights lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom—illegally imprisoned for over 20 months (610 days), and scholar Shafat Wani—illegally imprisoned for almost a year (321 days).

In December 2025, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian authorities continued their recently escalated, ongoing, systematic campaigns of mass detention and raids, conducting hundreds of additional raids and cordon-and-search operations and detaining several hundred additional people, including the prominent political activists Shakeel Bakshi and Javid Mir. Indian authorities materially enhanced their ongoing, systematic denial of free expression, including through banning Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and numerous detentions for using VPN applications. Indian authorities escalated their ongoing, systematic campaign of property expropriation through additional land seizures for railway and military infrastructure projects and for purposes of trans-national repression, specifically targeting activists Tony Ashai, Dr. G. N. Fai, Mubeen Shah and Rifat Wani for their advocacy work.
Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Emblematic cases include those of human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for over four years (1,523 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for almost three years (1,039 days), human rights lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom—illegally imprisoned for nineteen months (577 days) and scholar Shafat Wani—illegally imprisoned for over nine months (288 days).

In November 2025, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK). Indian forces killed at least two people. Indian authorities substantially escalated their ongoing systematic campaigns of mass detention, raids and property expropriations, conducting hundreds of raids and cordon-and-search operations and detaining thousands of people, targeting, among others, scholars, physicians, their families and associates as well as people and locations allegedly affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir. Indian authorities further escalated the suppression of press freedom through enhanced surveillance and data gathering on journalists and completed their longstanding crackdown on Kashmir Times.
Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Emblematic cases include those of human rights defender Khurram Parvez—illegally imprisoned for over four years (1,507 days), journalist Irfan Mehraj—illegally imprisoned for almost three years (1,023 days), human rights lawyer Mian Abdul Qayoom—illegally imprisoned for over a year and a half (561 days) and scholar Shafat Wani—illegally imprisoned for over nine months (272 days).