This brief summarizes recent instances of Indian transnational repression targeting Kashmiris for defending the human rights of the people of Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK) or otherwise dissenting from Indian policies or narratives.

This brief summarizes the recent, systematic escalation of violations of freedom of religion and in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK).

This brief summarizes Indian disinformation tactics that have systematically manipulated narratives and perceptions of Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK).

In August 2023, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK).Indian forces killed at least eight people in IAK. The Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out multiple raids, seizures, and cordon-and-search operations in IAK, resulting in at least five deaths and numerous arbitrary detentions. Media censorship and repression targeting journalists continued, including through the Indian government’s forcible silencing and closure of The Kashmir Walla. The Jammu and Kashmir administration expanded the already extensive system of physical and digital surveillance in IAK through a new identification system. The administration also continued to escalate forced demographic change in theregion through the construction of 6,000 transit accommodations for “migrants” employed by the government. Indian authorities’ broad denial of the right to free expression continued, including through the suspension of a public sector teacher for testifying in a case before India’s Supreme Court challenging the 2019 “abrogation” of Article 370 of India’s constitution and the commencement of criminal proceedings against people protesting new, discriminatory laws favored by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In July 2023, Indian authorities continued to commit grave human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir (IAK). Indian forces killed at least twelve people in IAK, including an infant Rohingya refugee. The Jammu & Kashmir administration continued to crack down on free expression, including by continuing to terminate public sector employees who purportedly hold dissenting or disfavored views and eliminating celebrated Kashmiri literature from university curricula. The administration also continued to target human rights defenders and dissenters in IAK, including through the cancellation of passports. The administration continued to escalate forced demographic change in the region, including through the announced distribution of public land to 199,000 people. Numerous Kashmiri journalists, human rights defenders, political activists and dissenters continue to be arbitrarily detained. Indian authorities continue to use the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as tools for persecution, including through preventative, prolonged and repeated detentions. In a case emblematic of the repression of Kashmiri journalists, Aasif Sultan, arbitrarily detained on August 27, 2018, remains illegally imprisoned. As of the date of this publication, Sultan has been detained for 1,814 days. In a case emblematic of the repression of Kashmiri human rights defenders and civil society, Khurram Parvez, arbitrarily detained on November 22, 2021, remains illegally imprisoned in a maximum-security facility in New Delhi. As of the date of this publication, Parvez has been detained for 631 days.