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{{short description|English daily newspaper published from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| logo = Kashmir reader.jpg
| image =
| caption = Front page of Daily edition of Kashmir Reader dated 15 August 2021
| type = Daily Newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| owners = Haji Hayat Mohammad
| founder = Haji Hayat Mohammad
| assoceditor =
| maneditor =
| newseditor = Bilal Bhat
| foundation = May 15, 2012
| language = English
| headquarters = [[Srinagar]]
| sister newspapers =
| ISSN =
| website = {{url|www.kashmirreader.com}}
}}

<b> Kashmir Reader </b> is an English daily newspaper published from [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], by Helpline Group. It was launched in May 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kashmirreader.com/about/|title=About Us|website=Kashmir Reader|language=en-us|access-date=2016-05-29}}</ref> with a motto "Nothing But News".

''Kashmir Reader''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/upsc-result-kashmir-students-athar-aamir-ul-shafi-khan-ias-till-azadi-comes-2824906/|title=Till 'Azadi' comes|date=2016-05-30|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> has published articles by well-known [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] writers and journalists, including [[Gautam Navlakha]], Hilal Ahmad Mir, Abdul Mohamin, Yasir Ashraf, Moazum Mohammad Bhat, Bilal Bhat.

== Newspaper ban ==
''Kashmir Reader'' was indefinitely banned for being ‘critical of India’<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmiri newspaper banned for being 'critical of India'|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/10/05/kashmiri-newspaper-banned-for-being-critical-of-india/|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=[[Pakistan Today]]|date=October 5, 2016|ref=“The government has a duty to respect the freedom of the press, and the right of people to receive information,” Amnesty International said in a statement. “It cannot shut down a newspaper simply for being critical of the government.”}}</ref> by Indian authorities on September 30 during [[2016 Kashmir unrest|2016 Kashmir uprising]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir newspaper banned to prevent anti-India violence|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/04/kashmir-newspaper-banned-to-prevent-anti-india-violence.html|access-date=25 January 2017|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> It was asked to stop publication on the evening of Sunday, October 2.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hilal|first1=Mir|title=Kashmir: By banning our newspaper, government is only looking for scapegoats|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/jk-govt-bans-valley-newspaper-kashmir-reader-3065628/|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=October 5, 2016|ref=‘Kashmir Reader’, a small English daily published from Srinagar, was asked to stop publication on the evening of Sunday, October 2. The government order announcing the ban was dated September 30.}}</ref> The daily was accused of publishing material that "tends to incite acts of violence" and “disturb public peace and tranquility”.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir newspaper banned for 'inciting violence'|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/kashmir-newspaper-banned-inciting-violence-161003061348246.html|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English]]|date=October 3, 2016|ref=According to the court order, a portion of which was published on ''Kashmir Reader''{{'}}s website, the newspaper was banned because it contained "such material and content which tends to incite acts of violence and disturb public peace and tranquillity".}}</ref> Human rights group [[Amnesty International]] said the ban was a "setback to free speech" and called on authorities to revoke the order.<ref>{{cite news|title=Closure Of Kashmir Newspaper A Setback To Free Speech|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/closure-of-kashmir-newspaper-a-setback-to-free-speech|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=October 4, 2016|ref=Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir must revoke an order to stop the printing and publication of Kashmir Reader, a Srinagar-based English daily, Amnesty International India said today.}}</ref> The "order does not specifically mention any news items in Kashmir Reader that incited violence," said Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gov't bans Kashmir newspaper, fearing anti-India violence|url=https://apnews.com/635ba0d50ae74d53aab45ee09d17cf6c/Gov%27t-bans-Kashmir-newspaper,-fearing-anti-India-violence|access-date=25 January 2017|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 4, 2016|ref=The "order does not specifically mention any news items in ''Kashmir Reader'' that incited violence," said Aakar Patel, who heads the Indian chapter of Amnesty International.}}</ref> On 28 December, the newspaper resumed publication after the government lifted the ban after nearly three months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir Reader: Newspaper printing again after ban lifted|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38448891|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|www.kashmirreader.com}}
* [http://epaper.kashmirreader.net/ ''Kashmir Reader'' e-paper]

[[Category:Daily newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:English-language newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Publications established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Mass media in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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imported>Amigao at 23:58, 18 August 2021